W Howard Group Ltd
Registered name: W HOWARD GROUP LTD
Part of W Howard Group Holdings Limited groupW Howard Group Ltd made £1.1m revenue and £134k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text
W Howard Group Ltd’s revenue fell 7% to £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £134k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Warrington; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Warrington, North West
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2001
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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. From the filing: “The parent undertaking is W Howard Group Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. W Howard Group Holdings Limited prepares consolidated financial statements and is the parent of bo”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.2m | £1.1m |
| Cost of sales | £836k | £920k |
| Gross profit | £374k | £200k |
| Operating profit | £295k | £326k |
| Profit before tax | £606k | £185k |
| Profit after tax | £560k | £134k |
| Profit (best available) | £560k | £134k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £498k |
| Employees (average) | — | 1 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 46.3% | 11.9% |
| Gross margin | 30.9% | 17.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £1.1m |
| Profit per employee | — | £134k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼7.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼76.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £1.6m | £1.1m |
| Net assets | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Fixed assets | £2.8m | £3.1m |
| Current assets | £3m | £3.3m |
| Debtors | £79.5k | £259k |
| Deferred income | £12.8k | £235k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £134k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 278%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 21%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 23.1%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £1.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼29%
- Now £1.1m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- ▲1739%
- Now £235k
- Fixed assets
- ▲11%
- Now £3.1m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- W Howard Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- W Howard Group Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £134k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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