£24.76m
+25%vs Mar 2024ActiveSC295966Private limited companyLanarkshire
WM HAMILTON & SONS LIMITED
Significant control: Wm Hamilton Group Ltd (75–100%)
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Summary
WM HAMILTON & SONS LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number SC295966) incorporated on 24 January 2006, registered in Lanarkshire. Its registered activity is freight transport by road (SIC 49410). Latest medium accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2025, showing net assets of £24.76m and cash of £3.21m, with 85 employees on average. Turnover was £21.68m and profit for the year £5.56m. Net assets rose 25% on the prior period (£19.87m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 477 comparable companies in Glasgow (median £1,428, upper quartile £26k).
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Ownership and control
- Wm Hamilton Group Ltd
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr David Baillie Hamilton
- owns 25–50% of shares
- Mr Duncan Graham
- owns 50–75% of shares
- Mr Robert Tennent Hamilton
- owns 25–50% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 24 January 200620 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026in 63 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 7 February 2027in 101 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 49410
- Freight transport by road
- Accounts type
- Medium
- Size band
- MediumCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£3.21m
+18%vs Mar 2024£21.68m
No changevs Mar 202485
−3%vs Mar 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £24.76m | £3.21m | £18.51m | — | £21.68m | £5.56m | 85 |
| 31 March 2024 | £19.87m | £2.72m | £6.29m | — | £21.77m | £6.91m | 88 |
| 31 March 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Net margin25.6%Profit for the year ÷ turnover
Cash per employee£38kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £24,758,470 at 31 March 2025
- Net assets up 10% or more on the prior period+24.6% vs prior period
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £3,214,345
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 24 January 2006
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 101 days
- Next accounts duein 63 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £24.76m · medium accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £19.87m · medium accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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