
Company Number
09877671
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
mr ben wheatcroft
mr edward wheatcroft
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Industry
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered Address
eastgate house moreton road, longborough, GL56 0QJ
Website
rhinooffice.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of WENTFORTH ASSOCIATES LIMITED at £32.6m based on a Turnover of £36.2m and 0.9x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WENTFORTH ASSOCIATES LIMITED at £15.4m based on an EBITDA of £2.3m and a 6.6x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WENTFORTH ASSOCIATES LIMITED at £27.3m based on Net Assets of £12.8m and 2.13x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Wentforth Associates Limited is a live company located in longborough, GL56 0QJ with a Companies House number of 09877671. It operates in the other business support service activities n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 82990. Founded in November 2015, it's largest shareholder is mr ben wheatcroft with a 39% stake. Wentforth Associates Limited is a established, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £36.2m with high growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Wentforth Associates Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
6 Strong
3 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of £36.2m, make it larger than the average company (£4.8m)
£36.2m - Wentforth Associates Limited
£4.8m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 28%, show it is growing at a faster rate (6.6%)
28% - Wentforth Associates Limited
6.6% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 28%, this company has a higher cost of product (38.3%)
28% - Wentforth Associates Limited
38.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 5.3% make it as profitable than the average company (5.7%)
5.3% - Wentforth Associates Limited
5.7% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 102 employees, this is above the industry average (27)
102 - Wentforth Associates Limited
27 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £59.8k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£54k)
£59.8k - Wentforth Associates Limited
£54k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £354.9k, this is more efficient (£171.4k)
£354.9k - Wentforth Associates Limited
£171.4k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 68 days, this is later than average (42 days)
68 days - Wentforth Associates Limited
42 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 35 days, this is close to average (32 days)
35 days - Wentforth Associates Limited
32 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 58 days, this is more than average (33 days)
58 days - Wentforth Associates Limited
33 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 32 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (22 weeks)
32 weeks - Wentforth Associates Limited
22 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 42.2%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (62.5%)
42.2% - Wentforth Associates Limited
62.5% - Industry AVG
Wentforth Associates Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £36.2 million and the company has net assets of £12.8 million. According to their latest financial statements, Wentforth Associates Limited has 102 employees and maintains cash reserves of £4.3 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2016 | |
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Turnover | 36,199,915 | 33,962,481 | 42,238,577 | 17,403,233 | 19,559,592 | 18,027,253 | 13,578,981 | |
Other Income Or Grants | ||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 26,071,911 | 24,647,651 | 31,163,904 | 11,733,660 | 13,980,269 | 13,624,057 | 9,267,384 | |
Gross Profit | 10,128,004 | 9,314,830 | 11,074,673 | 5,669,573 | 5,579,323 | 4,403,196 | 4,311,597 | |
Admin Expenses | 8,201,010 | 6,435,243 | 4,706,634 | 4,203,025 | 5,067,832 | 4,475,848 | 3,502,626 | |
Operating Profit | 1,926,994 | 2,879,587 | 6,368,039 | 1,466,548 | 511,491 | -72,652 | 808,971 | |
Interest Payable | 189,153 | 80,322 | 16,581 | 5,566 | 11,554 | 9,480 | 6,500 | |
Interest Receivable | 2,359 | 31 | 213 | 296 | 412 | 360 | 1,734 | |
Pre-Tax Profit | 1,740,200 | 2,799,296 | 6,351,671 | 1,461,278 | 500,349 | -81,738 | 804,205 | |
Tax | -405,578 | -621,031 | -1,252,643 | -176,981 | 256,836 | 3,365 | -166,778 | |
Profit After Tax | 1,334,622 | 2,178,265 | 5,099,028 | 1,284,297 | 757,185 | -78,373 | 637,427 | |
Dividends Paid | 546,811 | 360,436 | 84,000 | |||||
Retained Profit | 948,011 | 1,952,913 | 5,015,028 | 1,284,297 | 757,185 | -78,373 | 637,427 | |
Employee Costs | 6,099,407 | 4,481,202 | 3,341,524 | 2,822,067 | 3,347,883 | 2,982,946 | 2,358,404 | |
Number Of Employees | 102 | 98 | 83 | 74 | 64 | 63 | 54 | |
EBITDA* | 2,339,781 | 3,164,387 | 6,510,815 | 1,626,770 | 689,850 | 99,729 | 808,971 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2016 | |
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Tangible Assets | 4,525,389 | 5,300,369 | 5,217,263 | 2,216,229 | 2,197,165 | 2,247,583 | 2,022,068 | |
Intangible Assets | 124,926 | 130,782 | 10,488 | 11,277 | 15,000 | 35,000 | ||
Investments & Other | 1,184,794 | 1,024,594 | 3,090,490 | |||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | ||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 5,835,109 | 6,455,745 | 5,227,751 | 2,227,506 | 2,197,165 | 2,262,583 | 2,057,068 | 3,090,490 |
Stock & work in progress | 4,150,279 | 4,063,776 | 2,930,177 | 1,724,373 | 1,795,303 | 1,768,496 | 1,441,011 | |
Trade Debtors | 6,834,967 | 4,798,582 | 8,258,463 | 2,653,288 | 3,369,896 | 3,781,477 | 1,876,030 | |
Group Debtors | 2,587 | |||||||
Misc Debtors | 940,078 | 1,375,435 | 761,423 | 313,576 | 465,130 | 229,671 | 136,778 | 2,923 |
Cash | 4,346,312 | 3,556,461 | 5,854,850 | 2,599,897 | 632,745 | 1,350,269 | 1,486,673 | |
misc current assets | ||||||||
total current assets | 16,271,636 | 13,794,254 | 17,804,913 | 7,291,134 | 6,263,074 | 7,129,913 | 4,940,492 | 5,510 |
total assets | 22,106,745 | 20,249,999 | 23,032,664 | 9,518,640 | 8,460,239 | 9,392,496 | 6,997,560 | 3,096,000 |
Bank overdraft | 39,541 | |||||||
Bank loan | 149,620 | 158,104 | 167,916 | |||||
Trade Creditors | 2,509,717 | 1,919,978 | 3,264,325 | 1,349,282 | 1,211,420 | 2,400,059 | 715,389 | |
Group/Directors Accounts | 72,277 | |||||||
other short term finances | 807,337 | 1,161,666 | 468 | 493,817 | 853,817 | |||
hp & lease commitments | 82,542 | 110,506 | 11,876 | 29,277 | 38,126 | 23,058 | ||
other current liabilities | 3,389,040 | 2,458,880 | 6,039,095 | 1,456,271 | 1,489,967 | 1,875,276 | 889,781 | |
total current liabilities | 6,938,256 | 5,848,675 | 9,555,957 | 3,328,647 | 3,593,330 | 4,298,393 | 1,605,170 | |
loans | 2,094,685 | 2,213,463 | 2,350,679 | |||||
hp & lease commitments | 140,988 | 196,215 | 11,207 | 40,731 | 27,148 | |||
Accruals and Deferred Income | ||||||||
other liabilities | 83,989 | |||||||
provisions | 149,011 | 155,791 | 65,440 | 49,237 | 64,915 | 62,877 | 39,939 | |
total long term liabilities | 2,384,684 | 2,565,469 | 2,416,119 | 144,433 | 105,646 | 90,025 | 39,939 | |
total liabilities | 9,322,940 | 8,414,144 | 11,972,076 | 3,473,080 | 3,698,976 | 4,388,418 | 1,645,109 | |
net assets | 12,783,805 | 11,835,855 | 11,060,588 | 6,045,560 | 4,761,263 | 5,004,078 | 5,352,451 | 3,096,000 |
total shareholders funds | 12,783,805 | 11,835,855 | 11,060,588 | 6,045,560 | 4,761,263 | 5,004,078 | 5,352,451 | 3,096,000 |
Dec 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2016 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||
Operating Profit | 1,926,994 | 2,879,587 | 6,368,039 | 1,466,548 | 511,491 | -72,652 | 808,971 | |
Depreciation | 375,892 | 264,006 | 141,987 | 160,109 | 163,359 | 152,381 | ||
Amortisation | 36,895 | 20,794 | 789 | 113 | 15,000 | 20,000 | ||
Tax | -405,578 | -621,031 | -1,252,643 | -176,981 | 256,836 | 3,365 | -166,778 | |
Stock | 86,503 | 1,133,599 | 1,205,804 | -70,930 | 26,807 | 327,485 | 1,441,011 | |
Debtors | 1,601,028 | -2,845,869 | 6,053,022 | -868,162 | -176,122 | 1,998,340 | 2,007,298 | 5,510 |
Creditors | 589,739 | -1,344,347 | 1,915,043 | 137,862 | -1,188,639 | 1,684,670 | 715,389 | |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 930,160 | -3,580,215 | 4,582,824 | -33,696 | -385,309 | 985,495 | 889,781 | |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -6,780 | 90,351 | 16,203 | -15,678 | 2,038 | 22,938 | 39,939 | |
Cash flow from operations | 1,759,791 | -578,585 | 4,513,416 | 2,477,369 | -475,909 | 470,372 | -1,161,007 | |
Investing Activities | ||||||||
capital expenditure | -372,100 | -102,019 | ||||||
Change in Investments | 160,200 | 1,024,594 | -3,090,490 | 3,090,490 | ||||
cash flow from investments | -160,200 | -1,024,594 | -372,100 | 2,988,471 | ||||
Financing Activities | ||||||||
Bank loans | -8,484 | -9,812 | 167,916 | |||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -72,277 | 72,277 | ||||||
Other Short Term Loans | -354,329 | 1,161,198 | -493,349 | -360,000 | 853,817 | |||
Long term loans | -118,778 | -137,216 | 2,350,679 | |||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -83,191 | 294,845 | -28,608 | -38,373 | 28,651 | 50,206 | ||
other long term liabilities | -83,989 | 83,989 | ||||||
share issue | ||||||||
interest | -186,794 | -80,291 | -16,368 | -5,270 | -11,142 | -9,120 | -4,766 | |
cash flow from financing | -751,637 | -21,199 | 1,968,558 | -319,654 | -128,674 | -228,914 | 1,614,258 | |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
cash | 789,851 | -2,298,389 | 3,254,953 | 1,967,152 | -717,524 | -136,404 | 1,486,673 | |
overdraft | -39,541 | 39,541 | ||||||
change in cash | 829,392 | -2,337,930 | 3,254,953 | 1,967,152 | -717,524 | -136,404 | 1,486,673 |
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WENTFORTH ASSOCIATES LIMITED group structure
Wentforth Associates Limited has 9 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
WENTFORTH ASSOCIATES LIMITED
09877671
9 subsidiaries
Wentforth Associates Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Edward Wheatcroft (Nov 2015) and Mr Ben Wheatcroft (Nov 2015).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Edward Wheatcroft | United Kingdom | 47 years | Nov 2015 | - | Director |
Mr Ben Wheatcroft | United Kingdom | 35 years | Nov 2015 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
36.2m
+7%
operating profit
1.9m
-33%
gross margin
28%
+2.01%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
12.8m
+0.08%
total assets
22.1m
+0.09%
cash
4.3m
+0.22%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
09877671
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.
incorporation date
November 2015
age
10
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
HAZLEWOODS LLP
address
eastgate house moreton road, longborough, GL56 0QJ
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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