Appleby Westward Group Limited
Active01791158Wholesale & retailIncorporated 13 Feb 1984 · Saltash
Foods wholesale business in the Southwest of England
Revenue
£165.4m
▼ -9.0% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
-£13.4m
Margin -6.9%
Employees
198
▼ -11.6% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£7.9m
Total assets £47.0m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Oct 2019Not available
Oct 2020
£154.5m
Sept 2021
£169.5m▲ +9.7%
Sept 2022
£177.8m▲ +4.9%
Sept 2023
£196.7m▲ +10.7%
Sept 2024
£181.8m▼ -7.6%
Sept 2025
£165.4m▼ -9.0%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2025 | £165.4m | ▼ -9.0% | -£12.1m | 198 | £7.9m |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £181.8m | ▼ -7.6% | -£16.1m | 224 | £21.2m |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £196.7m | ▲ +10.7% | -£567k | 221 | £36.3m |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £177.8m | ▲ +4.9% | £1.6m | 175 | £36.6m |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £169.5m | ▲ +9.7% | £3.0m | 155 | £35.0m |
| 1 Oct 2020 | £154.5m | — | £2.7m | 159 | £32.3m |
| 1 Oct 2019 | — | — | — | — | £23.0m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 26 Sept 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £165.4m
- Gross profit
- £17.0m
- Operating profit
- -£11.5m
- Profit before tax
- -£12.1m
- Profit after tax
- -£13.4m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £47.0m
- Cash
- £2.7m
- Total liabilities
- £39.1m
- Net assets
- £7.9m
- Revenue per employee
- £835k
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