W. HOWARD LIMITED

Active
Company number 00996161Private limited companyIncorporated 1970

Key figures

£9,231,657+6.4%
Net assets 2024
+6.4%
Average annual growth 2022–2024
02.5 m5 m7.5 m10 m20222024

W. HOWARD LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 16290

Where the company stands among the 1,707 active companies whose first SIC code is 16290 (Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials).

Net assets£9,231,657
Higher than 97% · median £20,908
Total assets£12,847,271
Higher than 97% · median £95,409
Cash£1,475,236
Higher than 95% · median £43,692
Employees1
Lower than 55% · median 2
Company age55.9 years
Older than 96% · median 11.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. PREMDOR CROSBY LIMITED£125.6m
  2. H.S.JACKSON & SON(FENCING)LIMITED£26.1m
  3. LAND ENERGY GIRVAN LIMITED£25.5m
  4. RÖCHLING INDUSTRIAL (UK) LIMITED£23.1m
  5. O & S DOORS LIMITED£19.3m
  6. PENTRE GROUP LIMITED£18.4m
  7. T.W. ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED£18.2m
  8. DONALDSON TIMBER ENGINEERING LIMITED£15m
  9. INTERIOR PRODUCTS GROUP LIMITED£13.1m
  10. THE MALVERN COLLECTION LTD£11.6m

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 1,707. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: W. HOWARD LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

W. HOWARD LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00996161. It was incorporated on 4 Dec 1970. Its status is active. The registered office is in Warrington (WA3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials (16290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Profit for the year was £216,076. Net assets were £9,231,657, up 6.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,475,236. Total assets were £12,847,271 and total liabilities £3,153,578. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2022–2024).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,707 active companies whose first SIC code is 16290: By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £20,908). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £95,409). By cash it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £43,692). By number of employees it ranks lower than 55% of them (median 2). It is older than 96% of them (median age 11.1 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £124.5k, mainly from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly wood, miscellaneous manufactures, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly wood, machinery.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 4 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 6 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 29 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 21 Jun 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2024

No dividends were paid in the financial year.

History
2024£0
2022£747,408
Filed accounts2022–2024
20222024
Profit for the year2,017,667216,076
Cash at bank and in hand154,2601,475,236
Total assets12,258,02512,847,271
Total liabilities—3,153,578
Net assets / total equity8,679,4809,231,657
Average number of employees1091
Average pay (per year)—3,134,423
Dividends paid747,4080

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.

Government grants

2 grants

W. HOWARD LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2021, together worth £124.5k.

Funders
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
1 grant · £79.8k
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant · £44.6k
Grants
  1. An Innovative Circular Solution for Waste MDFDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £44,641 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23
  2. An Innovative Circular Solution for Waste MDFDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £79,814 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: wood, miscellaneous manufactures and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: wood and machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

28 events
  1. W Howard Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  2. Mr. Jonathan Alan Grant ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Mrs Frances Barbara Grant ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £9.2m, 1 employee
  5. Philip Howard TISSINGTON resignedDirector
  6. Graham Thomas WILLIAMS resignedDirector
  7. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets £8.7m, 109 employees
  8. David Graham MC DONNELL resignedDirector
Earlier events (20)
  1. Stuart James MURRAY appointedDirector
  2. Philip Howard TISSINGTON appointedDirector
  3. Simon FLEET appointedDirector
  4. Philip James BARNARD resignedDirector
  5. Mr. Jonathan Alan Grant registered as a person with significant control
  6. Mrs Frances Barbara Grant registered as a person with significant control
  7. Philip James BARNARD appointedDirector
  8. Marie-Christine HIGGS resignedDirector
  9. Marie-Christine HIGGS appointedDirector
  10. Alan Osborne GRANT resignedDirector
  11. Graham Thomas WILLIAMS appointedDirector
  12. Christine WILCOCK resignedSecretary
  13. Jonathan Alan GRANT appointedSecretary
  14. David Graham MC DONNELL appointedDirector
  15. Jonathan Alan GRANT resignedSecretary
  16. Christine WILCOCK appointedSecretary
  17. Jonathan Alan GRANT appointedDirector
  18. Timothy Bernard MURPHY resignedSecretary
  19. Jonathan Alan GRANT appointedSecretary
  20. 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.