BARR + WRAY LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Barr + Wray Holdings Limited, the company provides water collection, treatment, and supply services.
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Cash
£31k
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£11m
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
54
lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£865k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,191,402 | £13,400,224 | £13,004,362 | £13,950,491 | £13,170,563 | £14,526,071 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£31,729 | £1,220,863 | £849,656 | £708,483 | £775,140 | £533,755 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£27,551 | £1,201,996 | £858,908 | £907,155 | £1,037,568 | £864,947 | — | |
| Net profit | -£72,531 | £981,312 | £702,110 | £714,869 | £784,723 | £705,165 | — | |
| Cash | £1,508,503 | £1,717,889 | £2,142,024 | £2,843,043 | £2,220,127 | £30,791 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,047,870 | £6,288,476 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £4,335,279 | £6,158,361 | £7,932,021 | £8,446,400 | £9,254,873 | £10,556,288 | — | |
| Equity | £4,335,279 | £6,158,361 | £7,932,021 | £8,446,400 | £9,254,873 | £10,556,288 | — | |
| Average employees | 73 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 54 | — | |
| Wages | £2,643,646 | £2,574,548 | £2,433,546 | £2,581,646 | £2,769,524 | £3,371,148 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £397,415 | £377,726 | £386,277 | £401,626 | £397,373 | £386,179 | — |
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 15 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.3% | 9.1% | 6.5% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | -0.6% | 7.3% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.5% | 19.4% | — | — | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 22.5% | 11.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.90x | 2.12x | 2.39x | |
| Interest cover | -31.79x | 64.71x | 65.97x | — | — | — |
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
- BARR + WRAY LIMITED 2004-11-02 → present
- BARR & WRAY LIMITED 1964-09-14 → 2004-11-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dains Audit (Scotland) 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 relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on 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.”
Group structure
- BARR + WRAY LIMITED · parent
- Barr + Wray FZE 100%
Significant events
- “The ordinary share capital of the ultimate parent company, Barr + Wray Group Limited, was acquired by Kohler Co. on 5 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTGOMERIE, Ian Morton | Secretary | 2004-07-19 | — | British |
| KENNEDY, Lorne James | Director | 2019-09-27 | Mar 1975 | British |
| MONTGOMERIE, Ian Morton | Director | 2004-07-19 | Jul 1967 | British |
| PEGGRAM, Samantha Jane | Director | 2024-12-05 | Sep 1978 | British |
| ROCK, Phillip Sebastian | Director | 2024-12-05 | Feb 1980 | German |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUS, John Graham | Secretary | — | 1995-04-01 |
| JENKINS, Robin | Secretary | 1995-04-01 | 2004-06-30 |
| AITKEN, Robert Armour | Director | — | 2005-06-30 |
| BARTON, Derek | Director | 2019-09-27 | 2024-12-05 |
| CAREY, Graeme Campbell | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| CAVEN, Ian Brown | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
| FERGUS, John Graham | Director | — | 1997-06-25 |
| GUNN, David | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2016-12-16 |
| JENKINS, Robin | Director | 1997-06-25 | 2004-06-30 |
| JOHNSON, Marion | Director | 2019-09-27 | 2024-12-05 |
| MACDONALD, Alexander Alister | Director | 2005-01-12 | 2024-12-05 |
| MACDONALD, Neil | Director | 1997-06-25 | 2015-11-20 |
| MCCLURE, Iain | Director | 2019-09-27 | 2024-12-05 |
| STEWART, Derek Vincent | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2002-09-30 |
| TAYLOR, Michael | Director | 1994-01-17 | 1998-07-17 |
| WATTS, Derek James | Director | — | 1990-09-30 |
| WRAY, Ian Alexander | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr + Wray Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-09-10 | Active |
| Mr Ian Morton Montgomerie | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-10-21 | Ceased 2024-09-10 |
| Mr Alexander Alister Macdonald | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-12-16 | Ceased 2019-10-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.