W F HOWES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
-27.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£24m
+14.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
34
+6.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4m
-14% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,869,378 | £12,674,337 | £13,493,402 | £16,730,090 | £16,115,432 | -3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £4,234,863 | £4,019,165 | £2,976,815 | £4,659,038 | £6,002,354 | +28.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,231,894 | £4,018,232 | £2,979,288 | £4,678,456 | £4,021,471 | -14% | |
| Net profit | £3,419,206 | £3,243,464 | £2,242,872 | £3,417,228 | £3,022,036 | -11.6% | |
| Cash | £988,413 | £5,201,644 | £864,221 | £1,553,797 | £1,121,356 | -27.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,822,178 | £16,061,352 | £18,071,874 | £21,486,643 | £24,514,083 | +14.1% | |
| Net assets | £12,786,604 | £16,030,068 | £18,052,119 | £21,469,347 | £24,491,383 | +14.1% | |
| Equity | — | — | £18,052,119 | £21,469,347 | £24,491,383 | +14.1% | |
| Average employees | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 34 | +6.3% | |
| Wages | £1,280,537 | £1,418,800 | £1,710,685 | £1,736,675 | £1,898,366 | +9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £228,968 | £221,091 | £285,766 | £294,781 | £376,906 | +27.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £34,499 | £35,534 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £251,267 | £294,781 | £357,294 | +21.2% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 32.9% | 31.7% | 22.1% | 27.8% | 37.2% | |
| Net margin | 26.6% | 25.6% | 16.6% | 20.4% | 18.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.0% | 25.0% | 16.5% | 21.7% | 24.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -6.5% | -1.8% | 14.2% | 15.0% | 13.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 5.86x | 5.66x | 6.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 3.02x |
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
- KLSA LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The directors have considered the principle risks and uncertainties that apply to the business, profit and cashflow forecasts prepared at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements”
Significant events
- “Disposals during the year represent the derecognition of software assets following a review of the Company's software portfolio... software with a gross carrying amount of £604,717 and an equivalent amount of accumulated amortisation of £604,717 was removed from the intangible asset balance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTON, Bharvi Manojkumar Ladha | Secretary | 2025-10-27 | — | — |
| BOOTON, Bharvi Manojkumar Ladha | Director | 2025-10-27 | Feb 1982 | British |
| STEVENS-HOARE, Miles Edward | Director | 2017-02-23 | Sep 1967 | British |
| WILSON, Daniel John | Director | 2026-08-04 | Mar 1964 | American |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAUER, Michael | Secretary | 2019-04-03 | 2024-11-27 |
| MOODY, Ronald | Secretary | 1998-11-05 | 2004-04-16 |
| PRASAD, Sanjay | Secretary | 2024-11-27 | 2025-10-27 |
| STRUBLE, Michael | Secretary | 2014-01-31 | 2015-07-31 |
| TRESS, Neil | Secretary | 2015-07-31 | 2019-04-02 |
| TRESS, Neil | Secretary | 2004-04-16 | 2014-01-31 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-11-05 | 1998-11-05 |
| BAGARIA, Anup | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2015-07-31 |
| BAUER, Michael | Director | 2019-04-03 | 2024-11-27 |
| BERSET, David | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2007-10-24 |
| CRECCA, Paul Joseph | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2011-11-17 |
| FREESE, Richard | Director | 2014-02-04 | 2016-02-11 |
| FREESE, SR, Richard Curtiss | Director | 2011-11-17 | 2014-01-31 |
| MACISAAC, Tom | Director | 2016-08-04 | 2024-01-31 |
| MOODY, Ronald | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2004-04-16 |
| PAULL, Michael Daniel | Director | 2024-08-14 | 2025-10-27 |
| PRASAD, Sanjay | Director | 2024-11-27 | 2025-10-27 |
| QUANDT, Peter | Director | 2004-04-16 | 2007-08-24 |
| SIBLEY, Shaun Ronald | Director | 2014-02-04 | 2017-02-28 |
| SIBLEY, Shaun Ronald | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| STRUBLE, Michael | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2015-07-31 |
| TRENTMAN, Henry | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2000-08-18 |
| TRESS, Neil | Director | 2014-02-04 | 2019-04-02 |
| TRESS, Neil | Director | 2001-07-09 | 2014-01-31 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-11-05 | 1998-11-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opus Pond Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-11-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.