W M H Transmissions Limited
Registered name: W M H TRANSMISSIONS LIMITED
Part of Nova Acquisition Limited groupW M H Transmissions Limited made £6.4m revenue and £34.5k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
W M H Transmissions Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £6.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £34.5k profit and 32 employees. The company is classified under “machining” and is based in Wilnecote; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wilnecote, West Midlands
- Age
- 39 yrs · since 1987
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £6.2m | £6.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | −£4.1m | −£4.4m |
| Gross profit | — | £2.1m | £2m |
| Operating profit | — | £76.8k | £31.1k |
| Profit before tax | — | £76.4k | £35.4k |
| Profit after tax | — | £62.4k | £34.5k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £62.4k | £34.5k |
| Employees (average) | 33 | 35 | 32 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 1% | 0.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 33.5% | 31.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £176k | £200k |
| Profit per employee | — | £1.8k | £1.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼44.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.1% | ▼8.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £245k | £188k | — |
| Net assets | £3.4m | £3.3m | — |
| Fixed assets | £360k | £401k | — |
| Current assets | £4.6m | £3.9m | — |
| Debtors | £966k | £682k | — |
| Deferred income | £45.7k | £44.5k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 31.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £200k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼9%
- Now 32
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Nova Acquisition Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- W M H Transmissions Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Lamond & Murray LimitedRev. £5.3m · Profit −£42.2k
- Apex Transmissions LtdRev. £969k · Profit −£29.9k
- Hayley 247 Engineering Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £34.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026
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