W & R BARNETT TRADING LIMITED
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Cash
£11k
-15.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.9m
-55.7% vs 2024
Employees
32
+23.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.5m
+14.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £368,740,655 | £383,316,289 | +4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,366,180 | £2,811,004 | +18.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,178,122 | £2,485,492 | +14.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,487,697 | £2,096,420 | +40.9% | |
| Cash | £13,026 | £11,029 | -15.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,968,492 | £8,245,046 | -54.1% | |
| Net assets | £17,783,670 | £7,877,540 | -55.7% | |
| Equity | £17,783,670 | £7,877,540 | -55.7% | |
| Average employees | 26 | 32 | +23.1% | |
| Wages | £829,836 | £1,384,537 | +66.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £264,155 | £400,771 | +51.7% |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.2% | 34.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.88x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | 12.54x | 8.62x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- W & R BARNETT TRADING LIMITED 2006-06-21 → present
- W & R BARNETT (TRADING) LIMITED 2006-06-07 → 2006-06-21
- L&B (NO 106) LIMITED 2006-01-20 → 2006-06-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (Northern Ireland) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's Directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis which assumes that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company's financial position shows net assets have decreased from £17,783,670 to £7,877,540 primarily as a result of profit after tax of £2,096,420 during the year, together with dividends paid of £12,008,369.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERON, Claudine Jane | Director | 2012-07-25 | Aug 1975 | British |
| KENNEDY, Peter John | Director | 2006-07-10 | Jan 1970 | British |
| MCALLISTER, Charles Patrick Michael | Director | 2024-11-29 | Dec 1976 | Irish |
| MCAULEY, Ryan Morton | Director | 2006-07-10 | Sep 1971 | British |
| QUINN, Grainne Caitriona | Director | 2026-02-20 | Jan 1984 | Irish |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN, Geoffrey William, Mr. | Secretary | 2006-07-10 | 2021-06-03 |
| L&B SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-01-20 | 2006-07-10 |
| BARNETT, William Bingham | Director | 2006-07-10 | 2020-11-11 |
| DUNNE, Vanessa Louise | Director | 2024-09-04 | 2025-02-28 |
| EAKIN, Adrian | Director | 2006-01-20 | 2006-07-10 |
| MCAREE, Michael Joseph | Director | 2006-07-10 | 2018-09-03 |
| MCBRIDE, Paul Martin | Director | 2006-01-20 | 2006-07-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W&R Barnett Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.