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witherslack group limited Company Information

Company Number

03579104

Next Accounts

May 2025

Directors

Richard Wilkins

Stephen Bacon

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Shareholders

witherslack group (holdings) ltd

Group Structure

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Industry

General secondary education

Registered Address

lupton tower lupton, carnforth, lancashire, LA6 2PR

Website

www.witherslackgroup.co.uk

witherslack group limited Estimated Valuation

£398.4m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED at £398.4m based on an EBITDA of £42.8m and a 9.31x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Witherslack Group Limited is a live company located in lancashire, LA6 2PR with a Companies House number of 03579104. It operates in the primary education sector, SIC Code 85200. Founded in June 1998, it's largest shareholder is witherslack group (holdings) ltd with a 100% stake. Witherslack Group Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £172.8m with high growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Witherslack Group Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

7 Strong

1 Regular

4 Weak

Size

annual sales of £172.8m, make it larger than the average company (£4.9m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 22%, show it is growing at a faster rate (5.6%)

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Witherslack Group Limited's latest turnover from August 2023 is £172.8 million and the company has net assets of £160.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, Witherslack Group Limited has 2,334 employees and maintains cash reserves of £7.4 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Aug 2021	Aug 2020	Aug 2019	Aug 2018	Aug 2017	Aug 2016	Aug 2015	Aug 2014	Aug 2013	Aug 2012	Aug 2011	Aug 2010	Aug 2009
Turnover	172,827,591	134,754,590	113,169,644	95,191,820	75,069,319	64,777,035	50,547,562	44,141,875	39,151,213	34,726,775	29,793,988	25,476,956	24,040,718	22,876,123	19,502,288
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	95,257,084	75,653,294	66,152,024	53,885,800	41,692,189	35,071,378	26,838,900	24,082,830	22,349,799	20,074,823	16,921,144	14,349,956	13,042,352	12,460,749	15,601,830
Gross Profit	77,570,507	59,101,296	47,017,620	41,306,020	33,377,131	29,705,657	23,708,662	20,059,045	16,801,414	14,651,952	12,872,844	11,127,000	10,998,366	10,415,374	3,900,458
Admin Expenses	41,915,304	27,549,905	21,466,320	21,572,462	22,702,154	19,712,070	19,225,945	14,601,943	11,240,687	9,247,987	8,398,106	7,461,218	8,554,698	7,586,435	2,666,077
Operating Profit	35,655,203	31,551,391	25,551,300	19,733,558	10,674,977	9,993,587	4,482,717	5,457,102	5,560,727	5,403,965	4,474,738	3,665,782	2,443,668	2,828,939	1,234,381
Interest Payable	67,277	57,246	69,997	52,818	48,932	39,988	36,893	29,786	19,615	14,531	15,606	21,896	135,247	285,066	272,530
Interest Receivable													8,955	1,230	107,791
Pre-Tax Profit	35,587,926	31,494,145	25,481,303	19,680,740	10,626,045	9,953,599	4,421,866	5,389,657	5,525,792	5,389,434	4,459,132	3,643,886	2,308,421	2,545,103	1,069,642
Tax	-766,989	-3,678,598	-4,810,161	-1,649,029	-1,210,724	-1,099,706	-37,351	-184,296	-343,906	-1,130,908	-917,304	-491,255	-533,401	-831,863	-446,585
Profit After Tax	34,820,937	27,815,547	20,671,142	18,031,711	9,415,321	8,853,893	4,384,515	5,205,361	5,181,886	4,258,526	3,541,828	3,152,631	1,775,020	1,713,240	623,057
Dividends Paid													2,238,570	500,000	2,100,000
Retained Profit	34,820,937	27,815,547	20,671,142	18,031,711	9,415,321	8,853,893	4,384,515	5,205,361	5,181,886	4,258,526	3,541,828	3,152,631	-463,550	1,213,240	-1,476,943
Employee Costs	98,150,200	72,502,335	65,113,828	54,485,819	45,327,656	38,911,426	32,318,408	26,679,369	22,887,778	20,344,880	17,983,260	15,035,842	14,877,741	14,339,497	12,447,676
Number Of Employees	2,334	1,818	1,726	1,569	1,293	1,140	958	829	730	641	592	496	478	524	459
EBITDA*	42,798,185	39,891,573	30,310,211	23,668,259	14,250,276	13,254,882	6,894,708	7,510,408	7,403,672	6,974,284	5,790,630	4,706,443	3,287,915	3,735,410	2,010,493

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Aug 2021	Aug 2020	Aug 2019	Aug 2018	Aug 2017	Aug 2016	Aug 2015	Aug 2014	Aug 2013	Aug 2012	Aug 2011	Aug 2010	Aug 2009
Tangible Assets	131,151,217	112,430,699	96,907,072	86,872,505	72,210,237	61,228,210	53,754,665	46,479,281	37,467,376	32,838,569	26,024,626	21,255,446	14,985,694	14,633,040	11,634,952
Intangible Assets	20,271,585						475,316	497,016	530,586	572,636	614,686	657,254	684,576	895,551	984,044
Investments & Other	11,558,342	28,565,871	6,875,900	6,875,900	6,875,900
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	162,981,144	140,996,570	103,782,972	93,748,405	79,086,137	61,228,210	54,229,981	46,976,297	37,997,962	33,411,205	26,639,312	21,912,700	15,670,270	15,528,591	12,618,996
Stock & work in progress	25,342	32,022	23,527	25,313	23,416	19,895	19,643	21,857	11,946	20,071	24,602	21,404	14,780	14,360	12,414
Trade Debtors	49,412,693	27,157,110	19,575,122	19,513,358	9,788,200	7,437,407	5,894,505	3,076,866	4,430,916	3,646,039	2,817,708	2,177,743	2,661,175	1,134,325	915,241
Group Debtors	18,973,653	13,657,005	14,798,771	955,264	70,000	271,073	3,597,304	1,700	3,712,201	3,563,406	1,022,800	522,800	152,800
Misc Debtors	2,183,894	1,495,430	1,256,292	991,373	784,722	876,128	769,611	533,360	336,111	307,353	267,567	238,585	196,079	102,494	358,576
Cash	7,362,032	4,755,354	23,559,744	6,455,053	6,080,282	6,196,725	2,173,995	3,235,497	2,714,408	805,614	1,803,432	1,813,674	1,161,436	2,420,485	1,996,373
misc current assets
total current assets	77,957,614	47,096,921	59,213,456	27,940,361	16,746,620	14,801,228	12,455,058	6,869,280	11,205,582	8,342,483	5,936,109	4,774,206	4,186,270	3,671,664	3,282,604
total assets	240,938,758	188,093,491	162,996,428	121,688,766	95,832,757	76,029,438	66,685,039	53,845,577	49,203,544	41,753,688	32,575,421	26,686,906	19,856,540	19,200,255	15,901,600
Bank overdraft													90,827	1,067,947	1,167,474
Bank loan
Trade Creditors	5,720,022	6,218,618	3,064,434	4,805,230	2,162,185	2,893,736	1,773,398	2,101,540	1,102,049	1,578,070	1,062,345	888,072	425,986	460,866	261,341
Group/Directors Accounts	8,133,364	3,447,215	16,398,491	3,479,247	5,762,381		2,758,046		14,476,575					70,966
other short term finances												22,687		60,417	60,417
hp & lease commitments	1,099,879	702,252	833,491	780,509	745,872	604,457	530,213	472,760	333,024	194,670	177,393	36,576	51,168	273,746	193,168
other current liabilities	61,970,968	50,988,929	43,159,549	34,623,071	27,410,994	22,657,734	21,034,886	15,069,200	14,468,924	12,943,210	11,789,852	9,688,921	8,372,524	8,439,506	7,689,931
total current liabilities	76,924,233	61,357,014	63,455,965	43,688,057	36,081,432	26,155,927	26,096,543	17,643,500	30,380,572	14,715,950	13,029,590	10,636,256	8,940,505	10,373,448	9,372,331
loans										13,584,019	10,539,345	10,565,290	8,422,948	6,081,057	4,887,690
hp & lease commitments	1,269,201	520,479	673,408	600,193	662,809	509,867	454,018	425,589	304,161	240,044	118,087	276,539	388,047	197,110	316,463
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions	2,600,829	1,909,373	2,375,977	1,580,580	1,300,291	1,013,092	636,569	661,844	549,600	425,100	357,100	218,100	265,700	244,500	232,966
total long term liabilities	3,870,030	2,429,852	3,049,385	2,180,773	1,963,100	1,522,959	1,090,587	1,087,433	853,761	14,249,163	11,014,532	11,059,929	9,076,695	6,522,667	5,437,119
total liabilities	80,794,263	63,786,866	66,505,350	45,868,830	38,044,532	27,678,886	27,187,130	18,730,933	31,234,333	28,965,113	24,044,122	21,696,185	18,017,200	16,896,115	14,809,450
net assets	160,144,495	124,306,625	96,491,078	75,819,936	57,788,225	48,350,552	39,497,909	35,114,644	17,969,211	12,788,575	8,531,299	4,990,721	1,839,340	2,304,140	1,092,150
total shareholders funds	160,144,495	124,306,625	96,491,078	75,819,936	57,788,225	48,350,552	39,497,909	35,114,644	17,969,211	12,788,575	8,531,299	4,990,721	1,839,340	2,304,140	1,092,150

	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Aug 2021	Aug 2020	Aug 2019	Aug 2018	Aug 2017	Aug 2016	Aug 2015	Aug 2014	Aug 2013	Aug 2012	Aug 2011	Aug 2010	Aug 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	35,655,203	31,551,391	25,551,300	19,733,558	10,674,977	9,993,587	4,482,717	5,457,102	5,560,727	5,403,965	4,474,738	3,665,782	2,443,668	2,828,939	1,234,381
Depreciation	7,142,982	8,340,182	4,758,911	3,934,701	3,320,595	2,787,229	2,391,541	2,019,736	1,800,895	1,528,269	1,273,224	1,019,189	802,897	817,978	715,808
Amortisation					254,704	474,066	20,450	33,570	42,050	42,050	42,668	21,472	41,350	88,493	60,304
Tax	-766,989	-3,678,598	-4,810,161	-1,649,029	-1,210,724	-1,099,706	-37,351	-184,296	-343,906	-1,130,908	-917,304	-491,255	-533,401	-831,863	-446,585
Stock	-6,680	8,495	-1,786	1,897	3,521	252	-2,214	9,911	-8,125	-4,531	3,198	6,624	420	1,946	12,414
Debtors	28,260,695	6,679,360	14,170,190	10,817,073	2,058,314	-1,676,812	6,649,494	-4,867,302	962,430	3,408,723	1,168,947	-70,926	1,773,235	-36,998	1,273,817
Creditors	-498,596	3,154,184	-1,740,796	2,643,045	-731,551	1,120,338	-328,142	999,491	-476,021	515,725	174,273	462,086	-34,880	199,525	261,341
Accruals and Deferred Income	10,982,039	7,829,380	8,536,478	7,212,077	4,753,260	1,622,848	5,965,686	600,276	1,525,714	1,153,358	2,100,931	1,316,397	-66,982	749,575	7,689,931
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	691,456	-466,604	795,397	280,289	287,199	376,523	-25,275	112,244	124,500	68,000	139,000	-47,600	21,200	11,534	232,966
Cash flow from operations	24,952,080	40,042,080	18,922,725	21,335,671	15,286,625	16,951,445	5,822,346	13,895,514	7,279,654	4,176,267	6,115,385	6,010,373	900,197	3,899,233	8,461,915
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-46,135,085	-23,863,809	-14,793,478	-18,596,969	-14,557,326	-9,643,423	-8,890,490	-11,031,641	-6,429,702	-8,342,212	-6,042,504	-7,283,091	-1,255,923	-3,829,240	-2,313,356
Change in Investments	-17,007,529	21,689,971			6,875,900
cash flow from investments	-29,127,556	-45,553,780	-14,793,478	-18,596,969	-21,433,226	-9,643,423	-8,890,490	-11,031,641	-6,429,702	-8,342,212	-6,042,504	-7,283,091	-1,255,923	-3,829,240	-2,313,356
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts	4,686,149	-12,951,276	12,919,244	-2,283,134	5,762,381	-2,758,046	2,758,046	-14,476,575	14,476,575				-70,966	70,966
Other Short Term Loans											-22,687	22,687	-60,417		60,417
Long term loans									-13,584,019	3,044,674	-25,945	2,142,342	2,341,891	1,193,367	4,887,690
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	1,146,349	-284,168	126,197	-27,979	294,357	130,093	85,882	261,164	202,471	139,234	-17,635	-126,100	-31,641	-38,775	509,631
other long term liabilities
share issue	1,016,933				22,352	-1,250	-1,250	11,940,072	-1,250	-1,250	-1,250	-1,250	-1,250	-1,250	2,569,093
interest	-67,277	-57,246	-69,997	-52,818	-48,932	-39,988	-36,893	-29,786	-19,615	-14,531	-15,606	-21,896	-126,292	-283,836	-164,739
cash flow from financing	6,782,154	-13,292,690	12,975,444	-2,363,931	6,030,158	-2,669,191	2,805,785	-2,305,125	1,074,162	3,168,127	-83,123	2,015,783	2,051,325	940,472	7,862,092
cash and cash equivalents
cash	2,606,678	-18,804,390	17,104,691	374,771	-116,443	4,022,730	-1,061,502	521,089	1,908,794	-997,818	-10,242	652,238	-1,259,049	424,112	1,996,373
overdraft												-90,827	-977,120	-99,527	1,167,474
change in cash	2,606,678	-18,804,390	17,104,691	374,771	-116,443	4,022,730	-1,061,502	521,089	1,908,794	-997,818	-10,242	743,065	-281,929	523,639	828,899

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WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED group structure

Witherslack Group Limited has 11 subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

WORDSWORTH TOPCO LTD

#0062936

WITHERSLACK GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

07449888

2 parents

WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED

03579104

11 subsidiaries

EAGLE HOUSE GROUP LIMITED

06201243

CEDAR HOUSE SCHOOL AND LOWGATE HOUSE LIMITED

04490419

WITHERSLACK GROUP OF SCHOOLS LIMITED

03167972

WITHERSLACK WILTSHIRE LIMITED

03848120

BELLE VUE HOUSE ASSESSMENT CENTRE LIMITED

07183277

CHILWORTH SCHOOLS LIMITED

05468590

WITHERSLACK CARE LIMITED

04874778

PATRAMUS LIMITED

04911718

WITHERSLACK TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

04899348

WITHERSLACK HALL SCHOOL LIMITED

04489821

PONTVILLE SCHOOL LIMITED

04489820

WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED Shareholders

witherslack group (holdings) ltd

100%

Witherslack Group Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Richard Wilkins (Sep 2019) and Mr Stephen Bacon (Aug 2020).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Richard Wilkins	England	56 years	Sep 2019	-	Director
Mr Stephen Bacon	England	59 years	Aug 2020	-	Director
Mr Stephen Bacon	England	59 years	Aug 2020	-	Director
Mrs Tracey Fletcher-Ray	England	60 years	Nov 2022	-	Director
Mr Mark Bowes	England	49 years	Aug 2023	-	Director
Ms Jennifer Morris	England	43 years	Sep 2023	-	Director

P&L

August 2023

turnover

172.8m

+28%

operating profit

35.7m

+13%

gross margin

44.9%

+2.34%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

August 2023

net assets

160.1m

+0.29%

total assets

240.9m

+0.28%

cash

7.4m

+0.55%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

03579104

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

87900 - Other residential care activities

85310 - General secondary education

85200 - Primary education

incorporation date

June 1998

ultimate parent company

WORDSWORTH TOPCO LTD

previous names

james bowers education limited (June 2012)

westmorland education services limited (October 2002)

address

lupton tower lupton, carnforth, lancashire, LA6 2PR

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