W B POWER SERVICES LIMITED

Active
Company number 02120023Private limited companyIncorporated 1987

Key figures

£27,267,523+35.3%
Net assets 2024/25
+46.9%
Average annual growth 2020/21–2024/25
010 m20 m30 m2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 28110

Where the company stands among the 346 active companies whose first SIC code is 28110 (Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines).

Net assets£27,267,523
Higher than 95% · median £11,276
Total assets£139,539,500
Higher than 97% · median £62,083
Cash£2,001,448
Higher than 87% · median £40,371
Employees452
Higher than 98% · median 1
Company age39.6 years
Older than 95% · median 4.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. CUMMINS LTD.£1.1bn
  2. PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LIMITED£166.1m
  3. RWG (REPAIR & OVERHAULS) LIMITED£141.1m
  4. VESTAS OFFSHORE WIND UK LTD£60.7m
  5. EVERLLENCE UK LIMITED£60.2m
  6. ALLAM POWER LIMITED£54.7m
  7. CATERPILLAR MARINE POWER UK LIMITED£39.2m
  8. W B POWER SERVICES LIMITED£27.3m
  9. ALLEN DIESELS LIMITED£21.5m
  10. ILMOR ENGINEERING LIMITED£18.3m

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 346. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: W B POWER SERVICES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

W B POWER SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02120023. It was incorporated on 6 Apr 1987. Its status is active. The registered office is in Heanor (DE75). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines (28110), manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock (30200).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Apr 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £131,402,672. Profit for the year was £7,289,621. Net assets were £27,267,523, up 35.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,001,448. The company had an average of 452 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 346 active companies whose first SIC code is 28110: By net assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £11,276). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £62,083). By cash it ranks higher than 87% of them (median £40,371). By number of employees it ranks higher than 98% of them (median 1). It is older than 95% of them (median age 4.1 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 26 public contract award notices from 21 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £38.7m. Its most frequent buyer is The City of Liverpool College (4 contracts). 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, iron and steel articles, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly iron and steel articles, electrical equipment, machinery. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 28.7% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 18 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Sep 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2024/25

Dividends paid in the financial year: £175,000 (2% of the profit for the year).

History
2024/25£175,000
2023/24£6,591,179
2022/23£3,840,548
2021/22£2,112,038
2020/21£1,585,804
Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Turnover44,505,60752,250,015109,132,696142,756,485131,402,672
Profit for the year3,132,1253,868,21510,036,77212,964,2647,289,621
Cash at bank and in hand2,236,3997,135,42020,341,8686,832,3342,001,448
Total assets14,382,18426,982,31984,243,704131,959,161139,539,500
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity5,857,2827,703,01513,779,81720,152,90227,267,523
Average number of employees137177221308452
Average pay (per year)44,66145,33847,05747,63150,551
Dividends paid1,585,8042,112,0383,840,5486,591,179175,000

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.

Principal activity

Accounts 2025

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of industrial plant engineering and hire.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Public contracts

26 contracts

W B POWER SERVICES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 26 public contract award notices from 21 public sector buyers since 2017. The 20 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £38.7m. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers21
The City of Liverpool College
4 contracts · £211.2k
University of the West of England
2 contracts · £102.8k
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
2 contracts · £26.2k
Southern Water Services Ltd.
1 contract · £35.6m
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
1 contract · £1m
Contracts
  1. Generator Hire - Further Additional HiresThe City of Liverpool College · £32,310 · runs until Jul 2027
  2. – Clayponds Rehabilitation Hospital Standby Generator Re‡West London NHS Trust · £122,005
  3. Secondary Backup supply for Evacuation liftUniversity of the West of England · £75,650
  4. Diesel Costs for power to siteThe City of Liverpool College · £42,500
  5. Supply and Installation of a Standby Power Generator‡NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University… · £364,897
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  1. Ash Villa Back-Up Generator‡Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust · £104,910
  2. Generator Hire - AdditionalThe City of Liverpool College · £95,820 · runs until Nov 2026
  3. Generators: Hire, Purchase, and Service Maintenance and RepairSEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED
  4. EEAST - Generator Maintenance (25-T04)‡East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust · £91,775 · runs until Sep 2028
  5. Generator HireThe City of Liverpool College · £40,544
  6. prj_3727 - Power‡Southern Water Services Ltd. · £35,600,000 · 3 lots
  7. Framework Agreement for the Provision of Service & Maintenance of Diesel Generators and Associated SwitchgearStaffordshire County Council · £80,000 · runs until Nov 2028
  8. NOE CPC Specialist Estates Engineering & Maintenance Services (Hard FM)‡North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative · shared by 79 suppliers, up to £835,000,000 in total · runs until Jun 2028
  9. NOE CPC Specialist Estates Engineering & Maintenance Services (Hard FM)‡Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, trading as North of England NHS Commerci…
  10. Supply and installation of new 118kVA Diesel Generator c/w 825L of HVO diesel‡University Of The West Of England · £27,145
  11. CO-Services- Environmental Clerk of Works - Western Isles- 0631Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc · 2 lots
  12. Diesel Generator Maintenance‡Derbyshire Support & Facilities Services · £128,791
  13. CPU 4423 Uninterruptable Power Supply & Generator -Repairs and Maintenance‡Nottingham City Council · £150,000 · runs until Jan 2028
  14. CA11586 - Provision for Generator Service and Maintenance for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust‡University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust · £13,075
  15. Provision for Generator Service and Maintenance for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust‡University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust · £13,075
  16. WHTHT - Electrical Generators for SACH HV Infrastructure Upgrade‡West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · £1,000,000
  17. LAS Maritime House UPS and Generator Upgrade‡London Ambulance Service NHS Trust · £671,840
  18. PROVISION OF A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR STANDBY EMERGENCY DIESEL ENGINE GENERATING SETSDERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £50,000
  19. Arc067 - Repairs, Servicing & Maintenance (RSM) Framework‡Scape Group Limited · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £10,000,000 in total
  20. Maintenance of Generators, UPS & PFC - Extension (Covid-19)‡Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency · £19,865
  21. Service contract and ad hoc repairs to Diesel Standby Generators of 550 KVA each‡CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 28.7% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 13.7% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter47% womenLower middle22% womenUpper middle9.6% womenUpper pay quarter11.6% women
Earlier years (1)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 33% lower
women 28% 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.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 9 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, iron and steel articles, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments and furniture and lighting.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 7 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: iron and steel articles, electrical equipment, machinery, paints, dyes and inks and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

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

50 events
  1. Lauren Marie BRADSHAW appointedDirector
  2. Nathan James MATSON resignedDirector
  3. Andrew Kenneth WILMOTT resignedDirector
  4. Andrew Kenneth WILMOTT resignedSecretary
  5. Kate STEVENSON resignedDirector
  6. Trushar DESAI resignedDirector
  7. Richard BETTERIDGE resignedDirector
  8. David Leslie BALL resignedDirector
Earlier events (42)
  1. Richard CARTER resignedDirector
  2. Phil HAMBLETT resignedDirector
  3. Matthew James MUHL resignedDirector
  4. David John GRUMMITT resignedDirector
  5. Daniel BUTTAR resignedDirector
  6. Christopher Martin WILMOTT resignedDirector
  7. Valerie Ann WILMOTT resignedDirector
  8. Lenaik ANDRIEUX appointedDirector
  9. Nathan James MATSON appointedDirector
  10. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £131.4m, net assets £27.3m, 452 employees
  11. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £142.8m, net assets £20.2m, 308 employees
  12. Geoffrey Richard HALLIDAY resignedDirector
  13. Kate STEVENSON appointedDirector
  14. The Wilmott Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  15. Mr Andrew Kenneth Wilmott ceased to be a person with significant control
  16. Mr Christopher Martin Wilmott ceased to be a person with significant control
  17. Mrs Valerie Ann Wilmott ceased to be a person with significant control
  18. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: turnover £109.1m, net assets £13.8m, 221 employees
  19. Trushar DESAI appointedDirector
  20. Richard BETTERIDGE appointedDirector
  21. David Leslie BALL appointedDirector
  22. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £52.3m, net assets £7.7m, 177 employees
  23. Richard CARTER appointedDirector
  24. Phil HAMBLETT appointedDirector
  25. Matthew James MUHL appointedDirector
  26. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: turnover £44.5m, net assets £5.9m, 137 employees
  27. Mr Andrew Kenneth Wilmott registered as a person with significant control
  28. Mr Christopher Martin Wilmott registered as a person with significant control
  29. David John GRUMMITT appointedDirector
  30. Kenneth Reginald WILMOTT resignedDirector
  31. Mrs Valerie Ann Wilmott registered as a person with significant control
  32. Geoffrey Richard HALLIDAY appointedDirector
  33. Daniel BUTTAR appointedDirector
  34. Christopher Martin WILMOTT appointedDirector
  35. David Leslie BALL resignedDirector
  36. Michael John WILMOTT resignedDirector
  37. David Leslie BALL appointedDirector
  38. Andrew Kenneth WILMOTT appointedDirector
  39. Valerie Ann WILMOTT appointedDirector
  40. Valerie Ann WILMOTT resignedSecretary
  41. Andrew Kenneth WILMOTT appointedSecretary
  42. 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.