W.D. IRWIN & SONS (PORTADOWN) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3M
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.2M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
222
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£957K
Period ending 2025-09-28
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-24 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £46,625,082 | £32,220,561 | £30,233,876 | — | |
| Operating profit | £692,854 | £1,724,649 | £1,145,962 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £301,596 | £1,403,798 | £957,046 | — | |
| Net profit | £609,786 | £2,653,798 | £519,445 | — | |
| Cash | £1,897,282 | £1,567,162 | £1,255,952 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,918,199 | £3,982,051 | £7,297,063 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,266,346 | £3,920,144 | £5,192,063 | — | |
| Equity | £1,266,346 | £3,920,144 | £5,192,063 | — | |
| Average employees | 263 | 232 | 222 | — | |
| Wages | £10,482,717 | £7,295,050 | £7,117,930 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £116,180 | £83,118 | £302,799 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-24 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 5.4% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 8.2% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.1% | 43.3% | 15.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 1.23x | 1.84x | |
| Interest cover | 1.77x | 5.38x | 6.07x |
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
- W.D. IRWIN & SONS (PORTADOWN) LIMITED 2013-03-12 → present
- MOYNE SHELF COMPANY (NO. 317) LIMITED 2013-02-07 → 2013-03-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (Northern Ireland) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. 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.”
Group structure
- W.D. IRWIN & SONS (PORTADOWN) LIMITED · parent
- W.D. Irwin & Sons Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group experienced a fire whereby a cooler in the bakery was damaged and had to be replaced.”
- “The group experienced an incident impacting their IT systems which temporarily impacted operations resulting in a loss of sales to the group and increased costs in the form of professional fees, IT and other related costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JARVIS, Christopher | Secretary | 2025-02-01 | — | — |
| IRWIN, Brian Herbert | Director | 2013-02-25 | Feb 1954 | British |
| IRWIN, Kathleen Elizabeth | Director | 2022-04-27 | May 1956 | British |
| JARVIS, Christopher | Director | 2025-02-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| MURPHY, Michael | Director | 2025-02-01 | Dec 1967 | Irish |
| RUSK, Samuel William John | Director | 2022-04-27 | Nov 1952 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREER, Caroline | Secretary | 2013-02-25 | 2013-07-04 |
| IRWIN, Brian Herbert | Secretary | 2013-07-04 | 2025-02-01 |
| MOYNE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-02-07 | 2013-02-25 |
| FULTON, Richard | Director | 2013-02-07 | 2013-02-25 |
| IRWIN, Robert Kenneth Niall | Director | 2013-02-25 | 2018-12-16 |
| KEARNS, John Joseph | Director | 2013-02-07 | 2013-02-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Samuel William John Rusk | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-04-14 | Active |
| Mrs Kathleen Elizabeth Irwin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2020-10-17 | Active |
| Mr Robert Kenneth Irwin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-02-07 | Ceased 2018-12-16 |
| Mr Brian Herbert Irwin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-02-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 68 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-01-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-04 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-01-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.