V.A. WHITLEY & CO. LIMITED
Company number 00474394 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
V.A. Whitley & Co. Limited exhibits the financial vitality of a seasoned athlete, boasting a robust balance sheet with £14.78 million in net assets, negligible debt, and strong cash reserves of nearly £5 million. The company has organically grown its equity base despite challenging macroeconomic conditions, reflecting a highly resilient business model that prioritizes retained earnings over dividend distribution. Overall, the patient is in peak financial health with an excellent long-term prognosis, though it may benefit from slightly more active deployment of its excess capital.
Shareholders' funds
£15,375,628
Balance sheet as at 2025-11-30
What it does
The principal activity of the company during the year continued to be that of edible oil and produce manufacturers and distributors.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1949-10-27
- Employees
- 82 (2025 accounts · was 80 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Milward Hse, Fir St., Heywood, Lancs, OL10 1NW
- Postcode
- OL10 1NW
- Capital
- 999 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-11-30
- Next due by
- 2027-08-31
- Financial year end
- 30 November
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-14
- Next due by
- 2027-07-28
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46320 Wholesale of meat and meat products
- 46330 Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats
- 46341 Wholesale of fruit and vegetable juices, mineral water and soft drinks
- 46380 Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Officers 8 current · 4 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 19 similar companies in OL
The largest employer among its local peers (82 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1949.
Competitors Oldham
This company ranks 1 among wholesale of meat and meat products in Oldham.
Property in England & Wales 8 titles
- Freehold
- 7
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2024-12-18
- Price paid, where recorded
- £1,135,000
- Where
- Greater Manchester (5), Conwy (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA727446 | Conwy | Freehold | 2024-12-18 | £1,135,000 |
| WA808203 | Conwy | Freehold | 2024-12-18 | — |
| MAN340157 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 2019-06-10 | — |
| GM102149 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 2017-02-07 | — |
| GM190100 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 2017-02-07 | — |
| MAN245709 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 2017-02-07 | — |
| CYM554958 | Conwy | Leasehold | 2012-04-02 | — |
| GM57620 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 1995-10-24 | — |
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