WHITWORTH BROS.LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† WHITWORTH BROS.LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Ratios
2025/26Sector comparison
SIC 10611Where the company stands among the 137 active companies whose first SIC code is 10611 (Grain milling).
- TILDA LIMITED£126.9m
- WHITWORTH BROS.LIMITED£126.1m
- G.R.WRIGHT & SONS LIMITED£81.1m
- MORNING FOODS,LIMITED£71.7m
- ADM MILLING LIMITED£68.8m
- S&B HERBA FOODS LIMITED£65.6m
- COUNTRY STYLE FOODS LIMITED£64.6m
- HEYGATES LIMITED£58.1m
- FLYING TRADE LIMITED£38.4m
- ALLIED MILLS LIMITED£38.3m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 137. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: WHITWORTH BROS.LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
WHITWORTH BROS.LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00465899. It was incorporated on 17 Mar 1949. Its status is active. The registered office is in Northampton (NN8). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is grain milling (10611).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 3 Apr 2026); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £448,018,000. Profit for the year was £21,789,000. Net assets were £126,056,000, up 3.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,177,000. Total assets were £240,119,000 and total liabilities £102,030,000. The company had an average of 643 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 137 active companies whose first SIC code is 10611: By turnover it ranks higher than 93% of the 30 that publish turnover (median £66,413,318). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £437,900). By total assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £999,612). By cash it ranks higher than 85% of them (median £235,147). By number of employees it ranks higher than 95% of them (median 3). It is older than 89% of them (median age 15.0 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 38 days to pay suppliers, and 75% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 15% lower than for men.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 10 of 26 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 4 Jun 2027.
Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
| 2024/25 † | 2025/26 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 474,161,000 | 448,018,000 |
| Profit for the year | 26,693,000 | 21,789,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 5,274,000 | 4,177,000 |
| Total assets | 215,799,000 | 240,119,000 |
| Total liabilities | 83,317,000 | 102,030,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 121,706,000 | 126,056,000 |
| Average number of employees | 610 | 643 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 38 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 75%
- Standard payment terms
- 0–50 days
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 28%
- 31 to 60 days 70%
- After 60 days 2%
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 31 Mar 2026
- 38
- 28%
- 76%
- 30 Sep 2025
- 38
- 26%
- 74%
- 31 Mar 2025
- 38
- 26%
- 74%
- 30 Sep 2024
- 36
- 30%
- 73%
- 31 Mar 2024
- 37
- 30%
- 75%
- 30 Sep 2023
- 38
- 31%
- 79%
- 31 Mar 2023
- 38
- 29%
- 80%
- Median hourly pay
- women 15% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 3% lower
- Median bonus pay
- women 4% higher
- Employer size
- 500 to 999 employees
Earlier years (8)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2024/25
- women 16% lower
- women 10% lower
- 2023/24
- women 18% lower
- women 14% lower
- 2022/23
- women 16% lower
- women 16% lower
- 2021/22
- women 10% lower
- women 10% lower
- 2020/21
- women 12% lower
- women 15% lower
- 2019/20
- women 14% lower
- women 19% lower
- 2018/19
- women 11% lower
- women 20% lower
- 2017/18
- women 11% lower
- women 20% lower
A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
History
8 events- Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £448m, net assets £126.1m, 643 employees
- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £474.2m, net assets £121.7m, 610 employees
- Whitworths Food Group Ltd registered as a person with significant control
- Whitworths Holdings Ltd ceased to be a person with significant control
- Whitworths Holdings Ltd registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Martin Francis George registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Martin Francis George ceased to be a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.