WATLING STREET FILLING STATION LIMITED
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Cash
£450K
-42.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.3M
+21.8% vs 2024
Employees
14
+7.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£541K
-14.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-29
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-29 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,425,000 | £12,387,000 | -7.7% | |
| Operating profit | £631,000 | £542,000 | -14.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £631,000 | £541,000 | -14.3% | |
| Net profit | £473,000 | £403,000 | -14.8% | |
| Cash | £787,000 | £450,000 | -42.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,583,000 | £2,285,000 | -11.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,852,000 | £2,255,000 | +21.8% | |
| Equity | £1,852,000 | £2,255,000 | +21.8% | |
| Average employees | 13 | 14 | +7.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.4% | 23.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.4% | 16.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.85x | 2.18x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After considering issues outlined in detail in the going concern note on page 9 of the accounts, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Tebay Gorge Services Limited sold its 50% shareholding in Dieselbank Limited for a cash consideration on 31 March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN, Neil | Director | 2023-02-09 | Dec 1975 | British |
| DUNNING, Sarah Beatrice | Director | 2022-03-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| SUBUH, Nabil Subhi Khalil | Director | 2022-03-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE, Kenneth | Secretary | — | 1993-09-03 |
| SPROULE, Norman James | Secretary | 1993-09-03 | 2008-09-12 |
| ATKINSON, John Harrison | Director | — | 2013-11-17 |
| ATKINSON, Tobias | Director | — | 1999-05-25 |
| DUNNING, John Carter | Director | — | 2022-03-01 |
| STEADMAN, William Bradford Kirkbride | Director | — | 1999-07-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tebay Gorge Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-01 | Active |
| Mr John Carter Dunning | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-01 |
| M6 Truck Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.