WIGHT SHIPYARD COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6m
+540.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£310k
+508.5% first positive since 2021
Employees
122
-5.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£53k
+101.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-29 | 2021-09-29 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,012,055 | £7,928,068 | £9,997,618 | £19,500,045 | £20,198,212 | +3.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£971,224 | -£1,108,120 | -£6,886,105 | -£2,682,221 | £171,206 | +106.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,118,720 | -£1,677,338 | -£7,206,363 | -£2,907,074 | £53,053 | +101.8% | |
| Net profit | -£1,008,897 | -£1,079,763 | -£5,928,264 | -£2,436,064 | £258,763 | +110.6% | |
| Cash | £1,581,394 | £115,128 | £48,627 | £257,086 | £1,646,262 | +540.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,528,219 | £6,005,690 | £9,248,003 | £7,015,105 | £7,395,725 | +5.4% | |
| Net assets | -£1,478,824 | -£2,558,587 | £886,954 | £50,890 | £309,653 | +508.5% | |
| Equity | -£1,478,824 | -£2,558,587 | £886,954 | £50,890 | £309,653 | +508.5% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 30 | 112 | 129 | 122 | -5.4% | |
| Wages | £1,429,307 | £1,178,047 | £4,260,383 | £5,235,910 | £3,816,372 | -27.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £81,267 | £84,532 | £173,437 | £97,333 | £100,414 | +3.2% |
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 | 2020-09-29 | 2021-09-29 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.5% | -14.0% | -68.9% | -13.8% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | -6.7% | -13.6% | -59.3% | -12.5% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -17.6% | -18.5% | -74.5% | -38.2% | 2.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.37x | 0.84x | 0.66x | |
| Interest cover | -4.63x | -1.64x | -21.50x | -11.51x | 1.13x |
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
- Alliott Wingham Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The company disposed of its interest in the joint venture post year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-06-30 | — | — |
| HOULBERG, Kenneth Mark Torben | Director | 2022-06-30 | Nov 1967 | British |
| JOASSARD, Roland Philippe | Director | 2022-06-30 | Jun 1959 | French |
| MORTON, Peter | Director | 2016-08-17 | Apr 1953 | British |
| MUMFORD, Toby Daniel | Director | 2024-01-01 | Sep 1990 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALY, Joanna | Director | 2016-08-17 | 2022-06-30 |
| ROWE, Richard Graham | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2023-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roland Philippe Joassard | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-12 | Active |
| Mr Peter Morton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-08-17 | Ceased 2022-09-12 |
| Sir Charles Dunstone | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-08-17 | Ceased 2022-09-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 46 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-02-17 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-09-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.