WIRTGEN LIMITED
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Cash
£5.1m
-44.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£21m
+15.1% vs 2023
Employees
106
+8.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3.7m
-11% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-07-31.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £122,317,817 | £116,310,539 | -4.9% | |
| Operating profit | £4,966,452 | £4,622,938 | -6.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,110,671 | £3,657,008 | -11% | |
| Net profit | £3,090,346 | £2,773,045 | -10.3% | |
| Cash | £9,190,656 | £5,111,038 | -44.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,089,532 | £20,938,187 | +15.7% | |
| Net assets | £18,381,353 | £21,154,398 | +15.1% | |
| Equity | £18,381,353 | £21,154,398 | +15.1% | |
| Average employees | 98 | 106 | +8.2% | |
| Wages | £5,829,224 | £6,162,201 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £877,055 | £659,216 | -24.8% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.5% | 22.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.2% | 68.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | 5.34x | 3.83x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- WIRTGEN LIMITED 1995-09-08 → present
- DE FACTO 401 LIMITED 1995-02-24 → 1995-09-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Streets Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and will continue to have group support if and when needed. For these reasons the adoption of the going concern basis for producing the financial statements is considered appropriate.”
Significant events
- “During the year the company sold its 35% holding in Emex Control Systems Limited for £350,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Samantha Lauren | Secretary | 2025-07-18 | — | — |
| ALLSOPP, Richard John | Director | 2018-03-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| HOLMES, Paul Frederek | Director | 2013-10-01 | May 1971 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Samantha Lauren | Director | 2025-07-01 | Apr 1993 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAINBRIDGE, John | Secretary | 1996-08-01 | 2025-07-18 |
| FIELD, Paul Fenton | Secretary | 1995-08-30 | 1996-08-01 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-02-24 | 1995-08-30 |
| BAINBRIDGE, John | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2025-07-18 |
| FIELD, Paul Fenton | Director | 1995-08-30 | 2013-10-15 |
| FOX, Mervyn | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2007-03-01 |
| HAINES, Stuart Maurice | Director | 2016-08-08 | 2018-02-28 |
| HIGGINSON, Philip John | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| HIGGINSON, Philip John | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2007-03-01 |
| SMITH, Richard | Director | 1995-08-30 | 2003-06-18 |
| WIRTGEN, Stefan | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2011-10-21 |
| TRAVERS SMITH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-02-24 | 1995-08-30 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-02-24 | 1995-08-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deere & Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-12-01 | Active |
| Wirtgen Group Holding Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2017-12-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-15 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2019-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.