WHITTAN INDUSTRIAL LIMITED

Active
Company number 04428828Private limited companyIncorporated 2002

Key figures

£20,031,000-27.0%
Net assets 2024/25
-27.0%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
010 m20 m30 m2023/242024/25

† WHITTAN INDUSTRIAL 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

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 25500

Where the company stands among the 374 active companies whose first SIC code is 25500 (Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy).

Turnover£85,522,000
Higher than 88% · median £12,687,060 among 37 that publish turnover
Net assets£20,031,000
Higher than 96% · median £233,917
Total assets£85,018,000
Higher than 97% · median £543,424
Cash£1,120,000
Higher than 87% · median £81,653
Employees506
Higher than 99% · median 3
Company age24.5 years
Older than 63% · median 16.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. AUTOMOTIVE CHASSIS PRODUCTS UK LIMITED£136.8m
  2. FORGED SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED£83.4m
  3. OSPREY ATOMIQS LIMITED£63.7m
  4. HILL & SMITH INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED£52.1m
  5. GCH CORPORATION LIMITED£46m
  6. COVERWORLD UK LIMITED£43.5m
  7. SERTEC ALUMINIUM STRUCTURES LIMITED£42.7m
  8. INDEPENDENT FORGINGS & ALLOYS LIMITED£25.6m
  9. SYMMETRY MEDICAL SHEFFIELD LTD.£24.2m
  10. WHITTAN INDUSTRIAL LIMITED£20m

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 374. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: WHITTAN INDUSTRIAL LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

WHITTAN INDUSTRIAL LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04428828. It was incorporated on 1 May 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in Telford (TF7). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy (25500), manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (25990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £85,522,000. Loss for the year was £7,391,000. Net assets were £20,031,000, down 27% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,120,000. Total assets were £85,018,000 and total liabilities £59,632,000. The company had an average of 506 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 374 active companies whose first SIC code is 25500: By turnover it ranks higher than 88% of the 37 that publish turnover (median £12,687,060). By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £233,917). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £543,424). By cash it ranks higher than 87% of them (median £81,653). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 3). It is older than 63% of them (median age 16.8 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 8 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2021. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £26.2m. Its most frequent buyer is ESPO (2 contracts). 3 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 iron and steel articles, iron and steel, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly iron and steel articles, furniture and lighting, wood. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 25.3% lower than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 5 of 11 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 28 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover113,669,00085,522,000
Profit for the year-4,024,000-7,391,000
Cash at bank and in hand2,441,0001,120,000
Total assets74,198,00085,018,000
Total liabilities40,600,00059,632,000
Net assets / total equity27,422,00020,031,000
Average number of employees529506

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.

Public contracts

8 contracts

WHITTAN INDUSTRIAL LIMITED is named as a supplier in 8 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2021. The 5 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £26.2m. 3 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers6
ESPO
2 contracts · £1.5m
Hertfordshire County Council
2 contracts · £600k
YPO
1 contract · £15m
The British Museum
1 contract · £9m
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University…
1 contract · £79.6k
Contracts
  1. HCC Nov 2025 - The Provision of a Framework for the Supply of Educational Tables, Chairs, Folding Tables and LockersHertfordshire County Council · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £12,500,000 in total · runs until Jul 2030
  2. NWSSP Pushback Racking Bridgend‡NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University… · £79,610
  3. Office and Outdoor Furniture 2025‡SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED · shared by 14 suppliers · 2 lots · runs until Nov 2028
  4. 79_25 Educational FurnitureESPO · £1,480,000 · 3 lots
  5. 277_24 Handling Equipment and Steel ShelvingESPO · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £8,000,000 in total
Show 3 more
  1. YPO 1167 - Educational Storage‡YPO · £15,000,000
  2. HCC July 2021 - The Supply of Steel Lockers‡Hertfordshire County Council · £600,000
  3. British Museum Collection Storage Furniture Framework‡The British Museum · £9,000,000 · 2 lots

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 25.3% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 23.5% lower
Median bonus pay
women 92.6% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter52% womenLower middle42% womenUpper middle16% womenUpper pay quarter16% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 2% lower
women 19.9% lower
2023/24
women 1.9% lower
women 20% lower
2022/23
women 11% lower
women 14% lower
2021/22
women 9.6% lower
women 19.9% lower
2020/21
women 16.1% lower
women 21.4% lower
2018/19
women 37% lower
women 31% lower
2017/18
women 19% lower
women 31% 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

Modern slavery statements1
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

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 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: iron and steel articles, iron and steel, machinery, wood and furniture and lighting.

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, furniture and lighting, wood, miscellaneous metal articles and plastics.

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

6 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £85.5m, net assets £20m, 506 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £113.7m, net assets £27.4m, 529 employees
  3. Whittan Intermediate Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Whittan Storage Systems Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Whittan Storage Systems Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. 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.