CWE DONALDSON LIMITED
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Cash
£62k
-71.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£35k
+64.9% vs 2024
Employees
3
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£69k
-61% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Utilities 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 | £292,455 | £408,391 | £376,705 | £643,518 | £505,170 | -21.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£201,669 | £99,969 | £26,940 | £245,814 | £133,812 | -45.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£286,350 | £45,046 | -£38,647 | £176,087 | £68,687 | -61% | |
| Net profit | -£221,311 | £33,941 | -£27,120 | £131,976 | £51,234 | -61.2% | |
| Cash | £81,722 | £93,479 | £38,292 | £216,379 | £61,868 | -71.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,122,992 | £3,385,561 | £3,115,130 | £2,996,381 | £2,830,816 | -5.5% | |
| Net assets | -£212,059 | -£7,689 | -£175,222 | -£99,280 | -£34,845 | +64.9% | |
| Equity | -£212,059 | -£7,689 | -£175,222 | -£99,280 | -£34,845 | +64.9% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -69.0% | 24.5% | 7.2% | 38.2% | 26.5% | |
| Net margin | -75.7% | 8.3% | -7.2% | 20.5% | 10.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.5% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 8.2% | 4.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.05x | 1.88x | 2.57x | |
| Interest cover | -2.38x | 1.82x | 0.39x | 3.30x | 1.82x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently after making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements and therefore the directors believe it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRENCH, Timothy Paul | Director | 2022-11-16 | Jun 1983 | British |
| HUBBARD, Matthew Richard | Director | 2026-02-19 | Aug 1987 | British |
| MYERS, Sarah Jane Louise | Director | 2023-03-20 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKERS-DOUGLAS, Dominic Lovett | Director | 2016-01-08 | 2021-10-07 |
| BIRD, James | Director | 2021-10-07 | 2022-09-08 |
| HUTT, Bruce John Alexander | Director | 2016-01-08 | 2025-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cwe Wh Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 57 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2022-12-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-20 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-12-20 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2022-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.