WYMAN-GORDON LIMITED
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† WYMAN-GORDON 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
2025Sector comparison
SIC 24450Where the company stands among the 206 active companies whose first SIC code is 24450 (Other non-ferrous metal production).
- WYMAN-GORDON LIMITED£169.8m
- HOWMET LIMITED£72.6m
- HJE LIMITED£65.7m
- SPECIAL QUALITY ALLOYS LIMITED£57.4m
- ROSS & CATHERALL LIMITED£40.7m
- WALL COLMONOY LIMITED£18.8m
- W.J. FURSE & CO LIMITED£11.5m
- SCANMETALS (UK) LIMITED£10.3m
- ACCROFAB ADVANCED TITANIUM FORMING LIMITED£10.2m
- WREKIN SHELL MOULDINGS LIMITED£9.8m
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 206. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: WYMAN-GORDON LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
WYMAN-GORDON LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02889486. It was incorporated on 20 Jan 1994. Its status is active. The registered office is in Hereford (HR4). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other non-ferrous metal production (24450), forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy (25500).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 28 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £172,837,000. Profit for the year was £34,164,000. Net assets were £169,812,000, up 3.1% on the previous year. Total assets were £229,917,000 and total liabilities £46,052,000. The company had an average of 245 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 206 active companies whose first SIC code is 24450: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £198,968). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £553,828). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 2). It is older than 74% of them (median age 18.2 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly iron and steel articles, nickel, other base metals. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly iron and steel articles, nickel, other base metals. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 60 days to pay suppliers, and 39% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2020/21 shows median hourly pay for women 9% lower than for men.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 2 Oct 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 13 Jan 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 128,398,000 | 172,837,000 |
| Profit for the year | 26,513,000 | 34,164,000 |
| Total assets | 236,156,000 | 229,917,000 |
| Total liabilities | 62,001,000 | 46,052,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 164,735,000 | 169,812,000 |
| Average number of employees | 221 | 245 |
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
- 60 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 39%
- Standard payment terms
- 10–75 days
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 24%
- 31 to 60 days 35%
- After 60 days 41%
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 30 Jun 2022
- 50
- 28%
- 34%
- 31 Dec 2021
- 50
- 31%
- 29%
- 30 Jun 2021
- 55
- 27%
- 42%
- 31 Dec 2020
- 62
- 21%
- 62%
- 30 Jun 2020
- 52
- 30%
- 20%
- 31 Dec 2019
- 58
- 24%
- 48%
- 30 Jun 2019
- 61
- 15%
- 78%
- Median hourly pay
- women 9% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 0.6% higher
- Median bonus pay
- women 97% higher
- Employer size
- 250 to 499 employees
Earlier years (1)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2018/19
- women 10.8% lower
- women 10.7% 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. This report was submitted after the deadline. 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
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: iron and steel articles, nickel, other base metals, machinery and iron and steel.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: iron and steel articles, nickel, other base metals, machinery and wood.
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
4 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £172.8m, net assets £169.8m, 245 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £128.4m, net assets £164.7m, 221 employees
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.