WHITBY WOOD LIMITED
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Cash
£2.7M
+162.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3.5M
+46.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
115
+26.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3M
+2% highest in 3 filed years
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
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £7,867,521 | £9,967,645 | £14,784,043 | +48.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £541,494 | £1,256,856 | £1,269,818 | +1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £528,299 | £1,244,805 | £1,270,097 | +2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £548,368 | £1,300,008 | £1,104,255 | -15.1% | |
| Cash | £447,216 | £179,490 | £334,779 | £422,192 | £1,011,605 | £2,655,511 | +162.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £141,328 | £265,317 | £670,588 | £1,204,093 | £2,482,043 | £3,567,468 | +43.7% | |
| Net assets | £141,328 | £248,694 | £530,065 | £1,078,433 | £2,378,470 | £3,482,725 | +46.4% | |
| Equity | £141,328 | £248,694 | £530,065 | £1,078,433 | £2,378,470 | £3,482,725 | +46.4% | |
| Average employees | 51 | 57 | 63 | 76 | 91 | 115 | +26.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 6.9% | 12.6% | 8.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 7.0% | 13.0% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 45.0% | 50.6% | 35.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.67x | 2.13x | 2.18x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 41.04x | — | 93.79x |
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
- WHITBY WOOD LIMITED 2017-07-13 → present
- WHITBY AND MOHAJER LIMITED 2011-09-26 → 2017-07-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Significant events
- “In May 2025, the London office relocated to a new building on Blackfriars Road, with 55% larger floor space. Regional offices in Bristol, Leeds, and Milan also grew during the year.”
- “Since the financial year end, a management buyout of Singapore business, Whitby Wood Mills Pte Ltd, was agreed. In December 2025, shareholding was transferred to Whitby Wood Group Limited, owned by the directors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNINGHAM, Timothy James | Secretary | 2023-01-03 | — | — |
| BAALHAM, Alexander Nigel | Director | 2020-05-05 | Feb 1976 | British |
| CUNNINGHAM, Timothy James | Director | 2023-01-03 | Dec 1984 | British |
| HARRISON, Kelly Joanne | Director | 2022-07-01 | Feb 1985 | British |
| LEWIS, Scott | Director | 2022-07-01 | Sep 1984 | British |
| MURRAY, Christopher Stuart | Director | 2020-05-05 | Oct 1980 | British |
| WHITBY, Mark | Director | 2011-09-26 | Jan 1950 | British |
| WOOD, Sebastian John | Director | 2016-02-15 | Mar 1977 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THORP, Andrew | Secretary | 2019-06-25 | 2023-01-03 |
| WHITBY, Mark | Secretary | 2011-09-26 | 2020-01-15 |
| MOHAJER, Peyman | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2017-02-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitby Wood Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-12-03 | Active |
| Mr Sebastian John Wood | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-02-21 | Ceased 2025-12-03 |
| Mr Mark Whitby | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-01-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.