WATSON & BROOKMAN (ENGINEERS) LIMITED Financials
- Company number
- 01400647CopyCopy
- Registered office
- Chawston Cross Rd, Chawston, Beds MK44 3BL
- Incorporated
- 20/11/1978
Company snapshot
- Status
- Active
- Employees
- 27 (2024)
- Latest financial data
- 2024
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Financial highlights
Latest reported figures. Okredo holds filed data for 2021–2024.
Net Assets
-16.14%vs 20232023: £1.26M
Total Assets
22.12%vs 20232023: £1.90M
Cash in Bank
-33.38%vs 20232023: £451.95K
Total Liabilities
97.44%vs 20232023: £638.57K
Employees
0vs 20232023: 27
In 2024, WATSON & BROOKMAN (ENGINEERS) LIMITED reported net assets of £1.05M. The same filing shows total assets of £2.31M, cash in bank of £301.09K and total liabilities of £1.26M. Reported headcount was 27 in 2024. Total Liabilities rose from £638.57K in 2023 to £1.26M in 2024 (97.44%). Okredo holds filed figures for 2021–2024; the table below lists every reported indicator by year. See every reported indicator by year.
Financial performance
Pick a measure to see how it has moved across the reported years, with the year-on-year change beneath it.
Net Assets
-16.14%from £1.26M in 2023Year-on-year change
Net Assets as filed for 2021–2024. Every figure in this chart is also in the financial history table.
3-year financial trend (2022–2024)
How the figures WATSON & BROOKMAN (ENGINEERS) LIMITED filed moved across the three reported years 2022, 2023 and 2024 — measured end to end rather than year on year.
Net Assets
-42.4%vs 2022-24.1% a year compound (CAGR)
Cash in Bank
-71.7%vs 2022-46.8% a year compound (CAGR)
Total Assets
-18.3%vs 2022-9.6% a year compound (CAGR)
Total Liabilities
+95.8%vs 2022+39.9% a year compound (CAGR)
Employees
-6.9%vs 2022-2Biggest increase
Total Liabilities+95.8%
£643.82K in 2022 to £1.26M in 2024
Biggest decrease
Cash in Bank-71.7%
£1.06M in 2022 to £301.09K in 2024
WATSON & BROOKMAN (ENGINEERS) LIMITED's filings pull in both directions between 2022 and 2024. The steepest rise came in total liabilities, pointing to heavier outstanding obligations, set against a fall in cash in bank, pointing to a tighter cash position. See the full year-by-year figures.
Ratios from the filed figures
Calculated from WATSON & BROOKMAN (ENGINEERS) LIMITED's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from — nothing here is estimated or industry-averaged.
- Net assets to total assets
- 45.53%2024
- Reported net assets divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were filed. Shows how much of the asset base is not financed by liabilities.
- Liabilities to total assets
- 54.47%2024
- Total liabilities divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were available. Shows how much of the asset base is funded by obligations.
- Cash to liabilities
- 23.88%2024
- Reported cash in bank divided by total liabilities for the same year. Shows what share of outstanding obligations the reported cash balance would cover.
- Cash to total assets
- 13.01%2024
- Reported cash in bank divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were filed.
Financial history
Every indicator Okredo tracks, year by year.
Reported financial indicators for WATSON & BROOKMAN (ENGINEERS) LIMITED by year. Amounts are as filed; a dash means the figure was not reported for that year.
| Indicator | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Assets£ | 3.13M | 1.83M | 1.26M | 1.05M |
| Total Assets£ | 4.07M | 2.83M | 1.90M | 2.31M |
| Cash in Bank£ | 1.96M | 1.06M | 451.95K | 301.09K |
| Total Liabilities£ | 534.00K | 643.82K | 638.57K | 1.26M |
| Employees | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
WATSON & BROOKMAN (ENGINEERS) LIMITED financials: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own filed figures.
Yes. Okredo holds filed figures for WATSON & BROOKMAN (ENGINEERS) LIMITED covering 2021–2024, across 5 reported indicators. The most recent reported year is 2024.
WATSON & BROOKMAN (ENGINEERS) LIMITED reported net assets of £1.05M for 2024. That compares with £1.26M in 2023, a change of -16.14%.
WATSON & BROOKMAN (ENGINEERS) LIMITED reported total assets of £2.31M for 2024. That compares with £1.90M in 2023, a change of 22.12%.
WATSON & BROOKMAN (ENGINEERS) LIMITED reported cash in bank of £301.09K for 2024. That compares with £451.95K in 2023, a change of -33.38%.
WATSON & BROOKMAN (ENGINEERS) LIMITED reported 27 employees in 2024, compared with 27 in 2023.
Between 2022 and 2024, WATSON & BROOKMAN (ENGINEERS) LIMITED's net assets fell by 42.4%, cash in bank fell by 71.7%, total assets fell by 18.3% and total liabilities rose by 95.8%. Net assets contracted at 24.1% a year across the two years to 2024, from £1.83M to £1.05M. Reported headcount went from 29 in 2022 to 27 in 2024 (-2).
Okredo holds reported figures for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Where an indicator was not reported for a given year, the financial history table shows a dash rather than a value.