W. WING YIP (LONDON) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2M
+21.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
-77.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
136
-5.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.2M
-19.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £85,964,000 | £81,322,000 | £80,085,000 | -1.5% | |
| Operating profit | £6,093,000 | £3,850,000 | £2,442,000 | -36.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,359,000 | £5,228,000 | £4,216,000 | -19.4% | |
| Net profit | £4,827,000 | £5,893,000 | £3,637,000 | -38.3% | |
| Cash | £5,959,000 | £1,807,000 | £2,189,000 | +21.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £46,018,000 | £50,769,000 | £11,603,000 | -77.1% | |
| Net assets | £44,976,000 | £50,769,000 | £11,603,000 | -77.1% | |
| Equity | £44,976,000 | £50,769,000 | £11,603,000 | -77.1% | |
| Average employees | 138 | 144 | 136 | -5.6% | |
| Wages | £3,285,000 | £3,506,000 | £3,302,000 | -5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £213,000 | £169,000 | £94,000 | -44.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 4.7% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 7.2% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.2% | 7.6% | 21.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.01x | 1.67x | 2.09x | |
| Interest cover | 8.08x | 4.92x | 6.48x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The construction of a new cold store facility at the Birmingham site is due to be completed and commissioned in March 2026.”
- “In December 2025 the Group opened its first "convenience" store in Watford and is currently advanced in plans to open two more early in 2026.”
- “The acquisition of two freeholds which have been achieved since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, Joseph Richard | Secretary | 2018-09-13 | — | — |
| BATES, Joseph Richard | Director | 2018-09-13 | Nov 1956 | British |
| HENDLEY, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2020-10-01 | Nov 1965 | British |
| LARMOUTH, Philip Malcolm | Director | 2017-07-03 | Jan 1982 | British |
| POTTS, Nicola Jane | Director | 2023-09-06 | Nov 1989 | British |
| SHEK, Yat Fung | Director | 2013-04-01 | Feb 1977 | British |
| YIP, Albert Sze Yuen Wing | Director | 2005-01-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| YIP, Brian John Sze Hain Wing | Director | 2015-12-10 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITTAIN, Robert Alan | Secretary | — | 2018-08-30 |
| FERNANDEZ, Ray Martin | Director | 2023-09-06 | 2026-05-20 |
| NEWPORT, Michael James | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2018-06-15 |
| TORBE, Christopher Doylah Sigmund | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2014-08-29 |
| WONG, Kok-Sing | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2019-12-12 |
| YAP, Git Ying | Director | — | 2015-12-06 |
| YAP, Hon Yuen | Director | 2003-01-07 | 2018-03-08 |
| YAP, Lee Sing | Director | — | 2008-12-01 |
| YIP, David Simon Szeshing Wing | Director | 2019-04-02 | 2024-06-30 |
| YIP, Woon Wing | Director | — | 2019-07-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Wing Yip & Brothers Trading Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-08 | Active |
| Mr Woon Wing Yip | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-10 |
| Mr Hon Yuen Yap | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.