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Company · West Sussex Voluntary Arrangement

W.L.West & Sons Limited

W.L.West & Sons Limited is a UK company (number 00577291, status: voluntary arrangement), incorporated 1957, with 2 current directors, Joanne Clare West and Martin John West. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.

Sawmilling and planing of wood

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Previous officers 10

  1. James Nicholas Alexander Rice 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Christiaan Cadle Van Dyk 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Heather Rickards 2012-2023 Director View profile
  4. David Charles West 2001-2024 Director View profile
  5. Simon Smith 1994-2023 Director View profile
  6. Colin John West 2011 Director View profile
  7. Robin George West 2023 Director View profile
  8. David Owen West 2013 Director View profile
  9. Julia Trouse 2022-2025 Secretary View profile
  10. Ann Carolyn West 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Sawmilling and planing of wood; Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery; Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials; Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment
Incorporated
21/01/1957
Registered office
West Sussex

Ownership

Owned by (5) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Martin John West
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David Owen West ceased 2019-10-10
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-08-23
  • Simon Smith ceased 2023-07-14
    significant influence · notified 2016-08-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Robin George West ceased 2020-01-02
    significant influence · notified 2016-08-23
  • David Charles West ceased 2024-12-19
    significant influence · notified 2016-08-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. W.L.West & Sons Limited is controlled by Martin John West
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin John West.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£1,339,961
Total assets
£1,339,961
Cash
£146,768
Employees
0.27
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£742,837

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-03-31Not reported£1,339,961
2026-03-31Not reported£1,339,961
2025-03-31Not reported£2,493,743

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

14.1y median 14.1y
average tenure
27.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00577291
Status
Voluntary Arrangement
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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