HEYWOOD WILLIAMS COMPONENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.8m
-70.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£11m
-43.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
62
-29.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9m
+203.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,672,000 | £25,845,000 | £25,280,000 | -2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,062,000 | £1,221,000 | £1,585,000 | +29.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,531,000 | £626,000 | £1,900,000 | +203.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,684,000 | £431,000 | £1,401,000 | +225.1% | |
| Cash | £1,000 | £12,612,000 | £3,752,000 | -70.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,451,000 | £21,339,000 | £12,693,000 | -40.5% | |
| Net assets | £19,333,000 | £19,764,000 | £11,165,000 | -43.5% | |
| Equity | £19,333,000 | £19,764,000 | £11,165,000 | -43.5% | |
| Average employees | 102 | 88 | 62 | -29.5% | |
| Wages | £4,523,000 | £4,545,000 | £3,077,000 | -32.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £463,000 | £507,000 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.4% | 4.7% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | 8.2% | 1.7% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.3% | 5.7% | 12.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.9% | 24.8% | 39.1% | |
| Current ratio | 4.26x | 4.91x | 2.77x | |
| Interest cover | 8.90x | 16.28x | 23.31x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- HEYWOOD WILLIAMS COMPONENTS LIMITED 1993-12-14 → present
- DOUBLE QUICK SUPPLIES LIMITED 1991-09-17 → 1993-12-14
- SOLARPROFIT LIMITED 1990-07-18 → 1991-09-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Burgis & Bullock
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that, if required, ASSA ABLOY Limited will be able to provide financial support to the Company until the end of the going concern period, being 31 December 2027, noting the financial position of the Group. Accordingly, the Directors are satisfied that they have a reasonable basis upon which to conclude the Company is able to meet its liabilities as they fall due in the foreseeable future, and it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “As part of a wider ASSA ABLOY Group restructuring programme undertaken during the year, on 18 December 2025, the Company's immediate parent undertaking became ASSA ABLOY Limited. As part of this restructuring, a dividend of £10,000,000 was declared and paid.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Neil James | Secretary | 2025-02-25 | — | — |
| BROMLEY, Richard Graham | Director | 2022-06-17 | Dec 1965 | British |
| BROWNING, Christopher David | Director | 2022-06-17 | Jun 1965 | British |
| BURGESS, Oliver Dyson | Director | 2005-09-06 | Sep 1970 | British |
| MCFARLAND, Jeanette | Director | 2022-06-17 | Apr 1961 | British |
| WARRENDER, Harry John | Director | 2022-06-17 | Feb 1978 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALBI, Rachel Helen | Secretary | 2018-04-10 | 2025-02-25 |
| BARRON, Ian | Secretary | 1993-10-05 | 2004-07-02 |
| MARTIN, Terence John | Secretary | — | 1993-10-05 |
| WILD, Mark Steven | Secretary | 2004-07-02 | 2018-04-10 |
| ANDERSON, Jason Mark | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2006-10-03 |
| ATTWOOD, Rachel | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2015-09-01 |
| BALBI, Rachel Helen | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2022-06-17 |
| BARR, Robert George Anthony | Director | 2004-07-07 | 2016-04-04 |
| BROADHEAD, Michael Robinson | Director | 1993-01-04 | 2000-03-31 |
| BUTLER, Mervyn Thomas | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2009-08-20 |
| CAMPBELL, Laurence James | Director | 2000-02-28 | 2004-09-17 |
| CARPENTER, Stuart Timothy | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2008-01-31 |
| CASSIDY, Paul | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| COOKE, David | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2015-09-25 |
| COOKE, Tristan Lee | Director | 2015-08-11 | 2023-05-25 |
| DAVIDSEN, Michael Ludvig | Director | 1997-06-24 | 2008-08-31 |
| DICKENSON, Simon John | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2012-07-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Raymond | Director | — | 1998-09-30 |
| GYDE, Richard Michael | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2024-04-15 |
| HORTON, David John | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2005-12-31 |
| JEFFERSON, Ian David | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2005-03-31 |
| LEWIS, Roger Maxwell | Director | — | 2001-02-27 |
| LORD, Christopher John | Director | — | 1995-08-31 |
| MARTIN, Terence John | Director | 1993-10-05 | 2000-02-28 |
| MUMFORD, Martin James | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| NUCKEY, Samantha | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2022-11-17 |
| PARKER, Alan Thomas | Director | 2001-06-07 | 2008-01-08 |
| PARKER, Terence | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2002-10-28 |
| RICHARDS, Michael James Russell | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2022-06-17 |
| TARRAN JONES, Martin | Director | — | 1997-02-20 |
| TONGUE, Nigel Charles Ellis | Director | 1997-06-24 | 2001-01-29 |
| WARD, David John | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2005-07-31 |
| WARDHAUGH, Martin | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2022-06-17 |
| WARE, John James | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| WHITING, Richard Antony | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2007-09-06 |
| WILD, Mark Steven | Director | 2001-06-07 | 2020-01-01 |
| WREFORD, Peter Jonathon | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| WRIGHT, Susan Jane | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2004-04-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assa Abloy Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-19 | Active |
| Arran Isle Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 285 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.