William Warman & Guttridge Limited
Registered name: WILLIAM WARMAN & GUTTRIDGE LIMITED
William Warman & Guttridge Limited made £51.8m revenue and £2.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
William Warman & Guttridge Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £51.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.1m profit and 34 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 68 yrs · since 1957
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £47.7m | £43.9m | £45.9m | £51.8m |
| Cost of sales | £39.2m | £39.8m | £41.3m | £47.8m |
| Gross profit | £8.5m | £4.1m | £4.5m | £4m |
| Operating profit | £4.9m | £397k | £1.2m | £2.6m |
| Profit before tax | £4.9m | £395k | £1.2m | £2.8m |
| Profit after tax | £3.9m | £239k | £940k | £2.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.9m | £239k | £940k | £2.1m |
| Staff costs | £1.9m | £2m | £2m | £2.2m |
| Employees (average) | 37 | 33 | 31 | 34 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 8.2% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 4.1% |
| Gross margin | 17.8% | 9.4% | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.5m |
| Profit per employee | £106k | £7.3k | £30.3k | £62.9k |
| Cash conversion | −48.1% | −1214% | −120.3% | 55.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼8% | ▲4.5% | ▲13% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼93.9% | ▲292.9% | ▲127.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼10.8% | ▼6.1% | ▲9.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.3m | £6.5m | £3.5m | £3.2m |
| Net assets | £6.6m | £6.6m | £4.2m | £6.1m |
| Fixed assets | £475k | £178k | £1.2m | £2.8m |
| Current assets | £11.3m | £10.8m | £8.3m | £8.6m |
| Debtors | £3.8m | £3.4m | £3.8m | £4.3m |
| Deferred income | £216k | £127k | £56.3k | — |
| Cash from operations | −£2.3m | −£4.8m | −£1.4m | £1.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Reports and Financial Statements · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.5m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £62.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 55.3%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.4%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲44%
- Now £6.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼8%
- Now £3.2m
- Headcount
- ▲10%
- Now 34
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲138%
- Now £2.8m
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Sources
Latest figures from Reports and Financial Statements for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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