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the widd group limited Company Information

Company Number

03616413

Next Accounts

Jun 2025

Directors

Gary Williams

Shareholders

w p holdings ltd

Group Structure

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Industry

Manufacture of electric lighting equipment

Registered Address

maserati house, gelderd road, leeds, yorkshire, LS12 1AS

Website

http://widdsigns.co.uk

the widd group limited Estimated Valuation

£9.1m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of THE WIDD GROUP LIMITED at £9.1m based on Net Assets of £5m and 1.8x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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The Widd Group Limited is a live company located in leeds, LS12 1AS with a Companies House number of 03616413. It operates in the manufacture of electric lighting equipment sector, SIC Code 27400. Founded in August 1998, it's largest shareholder is w p holdings ltd with a 100% stake. The Widd Group Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £9.3m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded The Widd Group Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

4 Strong

5 Regular

3 Weak

Size

annual sales of £9.3m, make it in line with the average company (£11.2m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 7%, show it is growing at a faster rate (3.1%)

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The Widd Group Limited's latest turnover from September 2023 is estimated at £9.3 million and the company has net assets of £5 million. According to their latest financial statements, The Widd Group Limited has 47 employees and maintains cash reserves of £3.4 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Sep 2016	Sep 2015	Sep 2014	Sep 2013	Sep 2012	Sep 2011	Sep 2010	Sep 2009
Turnover	9,328,334	6,769,237	4,249,602	7,566,601	8,429,277	7,770,419	6,898,312	6,076,014	5,443,412	4,209,702	2,048,674	4,809,149	3,128,191	4,278,240	2,606,243
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	6,052,924	4,378,038	2,906,537	5,109,970	5,719,379	5,435,434	4,705,804	4,149,504	3,536,585	2,709,243	1,339,862	3,202,203	2,017,678	2,791,240	1,508,839
Gross Profit	3,275,410	2,391,198	1,343,065	2,456,631	2,709,898	2,334,985	2,192,508	1,926,510	1,906,828	1,500,460	708,812	1,606,946	1,110,513	1,487,000	1,097,404
Admin Expenses	2,786,947	2,064,854	909,926	2,021,720	2,321,907	1,911,399	1,773,273	1,264,335	949,543	1,047,337	563,779	1,281,277	1,693,702	1,280,699	1,070,284
Operating Profit	488,463	326,344	433,139	434,911	387,991	423,586	419,235	662,175	957,285	453,123	145,033	325,669	-583,189	206,301	27,120
Interest Payable															1,137
Interest Receivable	146,546	65,760	3,589	2,791	19,781	22,012	7,157	7,611	11,730	7,496	4,932	2,056	1,041	773
Pre-Tax Profit	635,009	392,104	436,728	437,702	407,772	445,598	426,391	669,786	969,015	460,619	149,965	327,725	-582,148	207,074	25,983
Tax	-158,752	-74,500	-82,978	-83,163	-77,477	-84,664	-81,014	-133,957	-193,803	-96,730	-34,492	-78,654		-57,981	-16,770
Profit After Tax	476,257	317,604	353,750	354,539	330,295	360,934	345,377	535,829	775,212	363,889	115,473	249,071	-582,148	149,093	9,213
Dividends Paid
Retained Profit	476,257	317,604	353,750	354,539	330,295	360,934	345,377	535,829	775,212	363,889	115,473	249,071	-582,148	149,093	9,213
Employee Costs	2,144,980	1,739,282	1,725,368	2,570,930	2,616,783	2,530,077	2,238,326	1,389,218	1,314,477	980,079	503,334	1,077,219	788,476	1,199,063	707,051
Number Of Employees	47	39	43	60	63	62	53	36	36	28	15	32	24	39	26
EBITDA*	506,195	345,025	452,768	457,144	410,379	423,586	446,546	689,512	977,249	462,759	153,457	330,902	-578,011	214,282	35,980

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Sep 2016	Sep 2015	Sep 2014	Sep 2013	Sep 2012	Sep 2011	Sep 2010	Sep 2009
Tangible Assets	45,121	47,208	57,180	74,883	93,585	103,448	121,949	137,736	132,871	134,440	128,426	35,093	27,161	32,339	34,716
Intangible Assets
Investments & Other
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	45,121	47,208	57,180	74,883	93,585	103,448	121,949	137,736	132,871	134,440	128,426	35,093	27,161	32,339	34,716
Stock & work in progress	61,697	59,978	40,280	28,410	36,803	41,208	28,335	26,459	19,429	30,098	49,441	15,240	10,670	104,380	108,430
Trade Debtors	2,744,111	2,122,992	1,167,172	1,991,514	2,448,040	2,276,440	1,719,797	1,825,240	984,117	914,572	321,540	1,117,429	837,677	1,206,057	423,903
Group Debtors		922,895	17,707	81,216	435,966										750,259
Misc Debtors	76,733	35,907	381,341	32,766	31,051	30,608	44,730	52,140				144,003			1,579
Cash	3,384,145	2,198,569	3,646,750	3,531,851	2,050,147	3,224,735	2,645,126	3,080,265	3,008,600	1,683,325	1,315,193	657,515	164,953	251,523	57,701
misc current assets
total current assets	6,266,686	5,340,341	5,253,250	5,665,757	5,002,007	5,572,991	4,437,988	4,984,104	4,012,146	2,627,995	1,686,174	1,934,187	1,013,300	1,561,960	1,341,872
total assets	6,311,807	5,387,549	5,310,430	5,740,640	5,095,592	5,676,439	4,559,937	5,121,840	4,145,017	2,762,435	1,814,600	1,969,280	1,040,461	1,594,299	1,376,588
Bank overdraft
Bank loan
Trade Creditors	348,383	187,309	150,557	202,385	371,104	589,882	594,819	550,935	2,163,449	1,553,869	971,904	1,262,804	585,747	556,723	349,668
Group/Directors Accounts	95,835	64,844	90,000	468,321		584,571	165,689	1,333,666			1,162
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities	826,537	570,363	822,329	1,179,036	1,178,622	1,284,715	939,768	719,262							139,551
total current liabilities	1,270,755	822,516	1,062,886	1,849,742	1,549,726	2,459,168	1,700,276	2,603,863	2,163,449	1,553,869	973,066	1,262,804	585,747	556,723	489,219
loans
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions	9,859	10,097	10,212	7,316	16,823	18,523	21,847	25,540	24,960	27,170	24,027	4,442	1,751	2,465	1,351
total long term liabilities	9,859	10,097	10,212	7,316	16,823	18,523	21,847	25,540	24,960	27,170	24,027	4,442	1,751	2,465	1,351
total liabilities	1,280,614	832,613	1,073,098	1,857,058	1,566,549	2,477,691	1,722,123	2,629,403	2,188,409	1,581,039	997,093	1,267,246	587,498	559,188	490,570
net assets	5,031,193	4,554,936	4,237,332	3,883,582	3,529,043	3,198,748	2,837,814	2,492,437	1,956,608	1,181,396	817,507	702,034	452,963	1,035,111	886,018
total shareholders funds	5,031,193	4,554,936	4,237,332	3,883,582	3,529,043	3,198,748	2,837,814	2,492,437	1,956,608	1,181,396	817,507	702,034	452,963	1,035,111	886,018

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Sep 2016	Sep 2015	Sep 2014	Sep 2013	Sep 2012	Sep 2011	Sep 2010	Sep 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	488,463	326,344	433,139	434,911	387,991	423,586	419,235	662,175	957,285	453,123	145,033	325,669	-583,189	206,301	27,120
Depreciation	17,732	18,681	19,629	22,233	22,388		27,311	27,337	19,964	9,636	8,424	5,233	5,178	7,981	8,860
Amortisation
Tax	-158,752	-74,500	-82,978	-83,163	-77,477	-84,664	-81,014	-133,957	-193,803	-96,730	-34,492	-78,654		-57,981	-16,770
Stock	1,719	19,698	11,870	-8,393	-4,405	12,873	1,876	7,030	-10,669	-19,343	34,201	4,570	-93,710	-4,050	108,430
Debtors	-260,950	1,515,574	-539,276	-809,561	608,009	542,521	-112,853	893,263	69,545	593,032	-939,892	423,755	-368,380	30,316	1,175,741
Creditors	161,074	36,752	-51,828	-168,719	-218,778	-4,937	43,884	-1,612,514	609,580	581,965	-290,900	677,057	29,024	207,055	349,668
Accruals and Deferred Income	256,174	-251,966	-356,707	414	-106,093	344,947	220,506	719,262						-139,551	139,551
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	-238	-115	2,896	-9,507	-1,700	-3,324	-3,693	580	-2,210	3,143	19,585	2,691	-714	1,114	1,351
Cash flow from operations	1,023,684	-1,480,076	491,557	1,014,123	-597,273	120,214	737,206	-1,237,410	1,331,940	377,448	753,341	503,671	-87,611	198,653	-774,391
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-15,645	-8,709	-1,926	-3,531	-12,525	18,501	-11,524	-32,202	-18,395	-15,650	-101,757	-13,165		-5,604	-43,576
Change in Investments
cash flow from investments	-15,645	-8,709	-1,926	-3,531	-12,525	18,501	-11,524	-32,202	-18,395	-15,650	-101,757	-13,165		-5,604	-43,576
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts	30,991	-25,156	-378,321	468,321	-584,571	418,882	-1,167,977	1,333,666		-1,162	1,162
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities
share issue															876,805
interest	146,546	65,760	3,589	2,791	19,781	22,012	7,157	7,611	11,730	7,496	4,932	2,056	1,041	773	-1,137
cash flow from financing	177,537	40,604	-374,732	471,112	-564,790	440,894	-1,160,820	1,341,277	11,730	6,334	6,094	2,056	1,041	773	875,668
cash and cash equivalents
cash	1,185,576	-1,448,181	114,899	1,481,704	-1,174,588	579,609	-435,139	71,665	1,325,275	368,132	657,678	492,562	-86,570	193,822	57,701
overdraft
change in cash	1,185,576	-1,448,181	114,899	1,481,704	-1,174,588	579,609	-435,139	71,665	1,325,275	368,132	657,678	492,562	-86,570	193,822	57,701

Very Low Risk70 - 100

Low Risk50 - 70

Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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THE WIDD GROUP LIMITED group structure

The Widd Group Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

W. P. HOLDINGS LIMITED

01872858

1 parent

THE WIDD GROUP LIMITED

03616413

THE WIDD GROUP LIMITED Shareholders

w p holdings ltd

100%

The Widd Group Limited currently has 1 director, Mr Gary Williams serving since Apr 2002.

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Gary Williams	United Kingdom	58 years	Apr 2002	-	Director

P&L

September 2023

turnover

9.3m

+38%

operating profit

488.5k

gross margin

35.2%

-0.6%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

September 2023

net assets

+0.1%

total assets

6.3m

+0.17%

cash

3.4m

+0.54%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

03616413

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

27400 - Manufacture of electric lighting equipment

incorporation date

August 1998

ultimate parent company

W. P. HOLDINGS LIMITED

previous names

solmez limited (September 1998)

address

maserati house, gelderd road, leeds, yorkshire, LS12 1AS

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