Wigglesworth & Co. Limited
Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds · London
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 2000Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£7,435,000
Cash
£3,635,000
Turnover
£29,281,000
Profit / loss
£363,000
Current assets
£9,836,000
Creditors < 1 year
£2,936,000
Equity
£7,435,000
Average employees
Not available
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
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| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Company · AI-read | 2024-12-31Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £7,435,000 | £7,797,000 |
| Equity | £7,435,000 | £7,797,000 |
| Share capital | £1,400,000 | £1,400,000 |
| Retained earnings | £6,035,000 | £6,397,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £935,000 | £528,000 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £436,000 | £444,000 |
| Current assets | £9,836,000 | £9,966,000 |
| Cash at bank | £3,635,000 | £3,425,000 |
| Debtors | £3,057,000 | £3,235,000 |
| Stock | £2,552,000 | £2,595,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £2,936,000 | £2,638,000 |
| Creditors after one year | £400,000 | £59,000 |
| Net current assets | £6,900,000 | £7,328,000 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £7,835,000 | £7,856,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £29,281,000 | £34,125,000 |
| Cost of sales | £26,426,000 | £30,879,000 |
| Gross profit | £2,855,000 | £3,246,000 |
| Administrative expenses | £2,385,000 | £2,337,000 |
| Operating profit | £470,000 | £909,000 |
| Interest receivable | £69,000 | £94,000 |
| Interest payable | £37,000 | £8,000 |
| Profit before tax | £502,000 | £995,000 |
| Tax | £139,000 | £270,000 |
| Profit / loss | £363,000 | £725,000 |
| Dividends | £725,000 | £1,491,000 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Depreciation | £9,000 | £10,000 |
| Audit fees | £50,000 | £44,000 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Principal activity
- Wigglesworth & Co. Limited (the “Company”) is based in London and trades principally in sisal and sisal products, abaca and abaca products, jute and jute products and flax.
- What it does
- sisal · sisal products · abaca · abaca products · jute · jute products · flax · raw fibres (AI keywords)
- The year
- To summarise, the aggregate turnover for the company was down by 14% (down 14% in 2024) and gross profit was down by 12% for the year 2025 (down 26% in 2024). Administration costs were 2% higher (lower by 4% in 2024) and with net profits after tax 50% lower (lower by 52% in 2024).
- Outlook
- The Directors are satisfied with the performance and results for 2025, in what were exceptionally challenging trading conditions. The year 2026 will present further challenging world market conditions.
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP · senior statutory auditor John Clacy FCA
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Immediate parent
- R.E.A. Trading PLC
- Ultimate parent
- R.E.A. Trading PLC
- Ultimate controlling party
- Mr R M Robinow and Mr J J Robinow and their immediate families
- Accounts
- Full accounts · FRS 101
- Approved
- 2026-06-15, signed by P M Brazier
Turnover by segment (14)
- United Kingdom: 875 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- Rest of Europe: 3,303 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- Middle East: 4,301 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- Asia: 14,254 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- Americas: 1,067 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- Africa: 5,538 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- Australasia: 40 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- United Kingdom: 1,527 (000s) (2024-12-31)
- Rest of Europe: 3,822 (000s) (2024-12-31)
- Middle East: 4,599 (000s) (2024-12-31)
- Asia: 17,365 (000s) (2024-12-31)
- Americas: 1,234 (000s) (2024-12-31)
- Africa: 5,769 (000s) (2024-12-31)
- Australasia: 72 (000s) (2024-12-31)
Related parties (3)
- PT Spice Island Maluku · company with controlling interest held by parent · indebtedness due to the company · £1,175,000 (2024: £1,297,000)
- REA Vipingo Plantations Limited and its subsidiaries · related parties · purchases contracted during the year · £17,112,000 (2024: £17,501,000)
- REA Vipingo Plantations Limited · related party · indebtedness due from the company · £1,299,000 (2024: £1,135,000)
Borrowings (1)
- Overdrafts repayable on demand · £ nil · based on applying a margin to base rates · repayable on demand · secured on Charges have been granted on the total assets of the company
Share classes (1)
- 1,400,000 Ordinary shares of £1
Principal risks (5)
- credit risk
- foreign exchange risk
- liquidity and funding risk
- price risk
- import tariffs
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
2 outstanding chargesAll Assets · created 2021-02-02
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OutstandingAll Assets · created 2016-08-18
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OutstandingShow 5 satisfied / released
All Assets · created 2019-12-02 · satisfied 2021-06-16
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 2006-03-30 · satisfied 2009-03-27
All monies
SatisfiedAll Assets · created 2002-02-21 · satisfied 2009-03-27
All monies
SatisfiedAll Assets · created 2000-10-16 · satisfied 2021-06-16
All monies
SatisfiedAll Assets · created 2000-10-16 · satisfied 2017-06-21
All monies
Satisfied