£1.57m
+19%vs Dec 2024Active05332144Private limited companySoutham
W E BATES LIMITED
A88/10001
Summary
W E BATES LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 05332144) incorporated on 13 January 2005, registered in Southam. Its registered activity is manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel (SIC 24200). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of £1.57m and cash of £1.22m, with 19 employees on average. Net assets rose 19% on the prior period (£1.32m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 488 comparable companies in the UK (median £7,742, upper quartile £120k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 13 January 200521 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027in 343 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 27 January 2027in 97 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 24200
- Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£1.22m
+97%vs Dec 2024Not reported
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No changevs Dec 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £1.57m | £1.22m | — | £856k | — | — | 19 |
| 31 December 2024 | £1.32m | £619k | — | £656k | — | — | 19 |
Current ratio2.83Comfortable
Cash per employee£64kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
88 / 100 · grade A
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £1,573,002 at 2025-12-31 |
| +8 | Net assets growing+19.2% vs prior period |
| +8 | Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 2.83 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £1,220,725 |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 2005-01-13 (22 years) |
| 88 | Score, grade A |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- W E Bates Holdings Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr Wayne Bryan Romney
- owns 50–75% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 343 days
- Confirmation statement duein 97 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.57m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.32m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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All companies incorporated on 13 January 2005 · in Jan 2005.
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Reminders for W E BATES LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.