W.A. BAXTER & SONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Active
Company number SC233302Private limited companyIncorporated 2002

Key figures

95,793,000 EUR-7.2%
Net assets 2024/25
-7.2%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
050 m100 m150 m2023/242024/25

Amounts are in EUR (the currency of the accounts).

† W.A. BAXTER & SONS (HOLDINGS) 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 74990

Where the company stands among the 37,904 active companies whose first SIC code is 74990 (Non-trading company).

Company age24.4 years
Older than 62% · median 20.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
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  10. ZEPHYR BIDCO LIMITED£1.8bn

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. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: W.A. BAXTER & SONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

W.A. BAXTER & SONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC233302. It was incorporated on 26 Jun 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in Edinburgh (EH2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is non-trading company (74990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 29 Mar 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was 387,726,000 EUR. Net assets were 95,793,000 EUR, down 7.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was 418,000 EUR. Total assets were 394,852,000 EUR and total liabilities 299,059,000 EUR. The company had an average of 1,413 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 37,904 active companies whose first SIC code is 74990: It is older than 62% of them (median age 20.4 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 7 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 10 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 22 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover376,295,000387,726,000
Cash at bank and in hand1,300,000418,000
Total assets396,197,000394,852,000
Total liabilities292,936,000299,059,000
Net assets / total equity103,261,00095,793,000
Average number of employees1,6461,413

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

Modern slavery statements7
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (4)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

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

5 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover 387.7m EUR, net assets 95.8m EUR, 1,413 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover 376.3m EUR, net assets 103.3m EUR, 1,646 employees
  3. Miss Audrey Caroline Baxter registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to W.A. BAXTER & SONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITEDPreviously BAXTERS FOOD GROUP LIMITED
  5. 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.