WORKWEAR EXPRESS LIMITED
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Cash
£386k
-94.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.7m
-5.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
256
-4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7m
+7% highest 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,823,244 | £45,023,073 | £45,547,133 | +1.2% | |
| Operating profit | £5,350,098 | £6,287,792 | £6,730,103 | +7% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,591,312 | £6,555,809 | £7,013,321 | +7% | |
| Net profit | £4,340,288 | £5,008,959 | £5,242,107 | +4.7% | |
| Cash | £1,900,593 | £6,645,618 | £385,671 | -94.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,690,702 | £3,151,863 | £2,920,602 | -7.3% | |
| Net assets | £3,207,146 | £2,816,105 | £2,658,212 | -5.6% | |
| Equity | £3,207,146 | £2,816,105 | £2,658,212 | -5.6% | |
| Average employees | 252 | 267 | 256 | -4.1% | |
| Wages | £7,146,585 | £8,116,649 | £8,037,909 | -1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.5% | 14.0% | 14.8% | |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 11.1% | 11.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 145.0% | 199.5% | 230.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.6% | 79.3% | 79.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 1.12x | 1.10x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Board has concluded that the going concern assumption is appropriate in preparing these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRINKWORTH-BELL, Laura Michelle | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| CRINNEGAN, Sean Gerard | Director | 2023-12-14 | Jun 1982 | British |
| HILL, Laurence Walter | Director | 2021-10-26 | Oct 1980 | British |
| STOKES, Dale David | Director | 2024-06-30 | Aug 1978 | British |
| WAKEMAN, Christopher George | Director | 2021-10-26 | Oct 1973 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERIES, Suzanne Isabel | Secretary | 2022-01-24 | 2025-09-01 |
| WARD, Andrew John | Secretary | 1999-03-31 | 2021-10-26 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-03-30 | 1999-03-31 |
| TEDBURY, Andrew James | Director | 2021-10-26 | 2024-06-30 |
| WARD, Andrew John | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2021-10-26 |
| WARD, Angela Marie | Director | 1999-03-31 | 2018-03-09 |
| WRIGHT, Adam David | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-09-11 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-03-30 | 1999-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunzl Holding Wwe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-26 | Active |
| Mr Andrew John Ward | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-26 |
| Angel Homes (Durham) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-26 |
| Mrs Angela Marie Ward | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-15 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-09-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.