WRING GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7M
+44.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£8.9M
+9.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
77
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£768K
+196.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £11,538,771 | £12,963,438 | £15,469,862 | +19.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | £322,342 | -£668,266 | -£302,571 | +54.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £229,349 | -£795,187 | £767,899 | +196.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,212,407 | £295,432 | -£530,362 | £767,899 | +244.8% | |
| Cash | £2,924,425 | £3,165,175 | £2,561,488 | £3,706,628 | +44.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £11,444,646 | £11,228,641 | £11,121,842 | -1% | |
| Net assets | — | £8,612,702 | £8,082,340 | £8,850,239 | +9.5% | |
| Equity | £6,077,838 | £8,612,702 | £8,082,340 | £8,850,239 | +9.5% | |
| Average employees | — | 66 | 72 | 77 | +6.9% | |
| Wages | — | £2,634,936 | £3,129,577 | £3,412,109 | +9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £301,431 | £270,850 | £359,467 | +32.7% |
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 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.8% | -5.2% | -2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.6% | -4.1% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.8% | -6.0% | -2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 39.8% | 44.1% | 45.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.12x | 1.72x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.30x | -3.26x | -1.51x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- ML Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given the level of cash held by the group, the high levels of reserves and the continued support of the shareholders, the directors consider that the group has adequate resources in place to continue trading for the foreseeable future and withstand any reasonably foreseeable challenges.”
Group structure
- WRING GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Wring's Units Limited 50%
Significant events
- “Following significant investment in the business last year, the group has been successful in building on their operations as evidenced by their strengthened cash reserves at the year end.”
- “The group is subject to regulatory compliance risk which can arise from a failure to comply with the relevant applicable laws and regulations, mainly involving health and safety laws and environmental laws such as those relating to asbestos. The group remains committed to embracing the standards set within ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRING, John Matthew | Secretary | 2000-01-01 | — | British |
| WRING, Dean Stuart | Director | 2000-01-10 | Mar 1970 | British |
| WRING, John Matthew | Director | 1999-12-21 | Nov 1965 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-21 | 2000-01-10 |
| RUDALL, Duncan | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2010-09-01 |
| WALLACE, Alec Christopher | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2013-04-30 |
| WRING, John Edwin | Director | 2000-01-10 | 2010-09-01 |
| BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-12-21 | 2000-01-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Matthew Wring | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Dean Stuart Wring | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| J E Wring Discretionary Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.