WWY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Cash
£19M
-24.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£78M
-8.3% vs 2024
Employees
337
-1.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.5M
-33.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £184,681,000 | £171,888,000 | £176,514,000 | +2.7% | |
| Operating profit | £12,034,000 | £11,096,000 | £7,499,000 | -32.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £11,861,000 | £9,848,000 | £6,541,000 | -33.6% | |
| Net profit | £9,056,000 | £8,995,000 | £4,213,000 | -53.2% | |
| Cash | £29,743,000 | £25,432,000 | £19,139,000 | -24.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £93,137,000 | £93,466,000 | £86,911,000 | -7% | |
| Net assets | £77,249,000 | £85,329,000 | £78,215,000 | -8.3% | |
| Equity | £77,249,000 | £85,329,000 | £78,215,000 | -8.3% | |
| Average employees | 346 | 342 | 337 | -1.5% | |
| Wages | £8,803,000 | £9,402,000 | £9,397,000 | -0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £740,000 | £1,410,000 | £1,439,000 | +2.1% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 6.5% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 5.2% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.9% | 11.9% | 8.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.25x | 1.26x | 0.98x | |
| Interest cover | 7.73x | 6.09x | 5.39x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties related to going concern.”
Group structure
- WWY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- WWYC (Holdings) Limited 100%
- WWYC Limited 100%
- W. Wing Yip & Brothers Trading Group Ltd 100%
- W. Wing Yip PLC 100%
- W. Wing Yip (London) Limited 94%
- W. Wing Yip (Manchester) Limited 75%
- WY Didi Limited 100%
- Priority Cold Store (Midlands) Limited 100%
- W. Wing Yip (Mail Order) Limited 100%
- W. Wing Yip (International Trading) Limited 100%
- W. Wing Yip and Brothers (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Nature's Charm UK Limited 50%
Significant events
- “Construction of a new cold store facility at the Birmingham site is due to be completed and commissioned in March 2026. In December 2025 the Group opened its first "convenience" store in Watford. Plans are advanced to open two more early in 2026, followed by other opportunities. Acquisition of two freeholds since the year end. The joint venture project with an oriental vegan food producer has continued. Since the year end, the Group has drawn down £8,000,000 under its HSBC loan facility and purchased two freehold properties for total consideration of £6,214,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, Joseph Richard | Director | 2019-12-10 | Nov 1956 | British |
| HENDLEY, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2020-10-01 | Nov 1965 | British |
| LARMOUTH, Philip Malcolm | Director | 2019-12-10 | Jan 1982 | British |
| POTTS, Nicola Jane | Director | 2023-09-06 | Nov 1989 | British |
| YIP, Albert Sze Yuen Wing | Director | 2019-12-10 | Apr 1974 | British |
| YIP, Brian John Sze Hain Wing | Director | 2018-10-23 | Jun 1975 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brian John Sze Hain Wing Yip | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-10-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 34 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-24 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-01-20 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-12 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.