WAVIN LIMITED
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Cash
£26k
-3.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£150m
+14% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
745
-11% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£44m
+3.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £229,403,000 | £240,593,000 | £238,652,000 | -0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £27,654,000 | £32,360,000 | £43,551,000 | +34.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £37,052,000 | £42,906,000 | £44,233,000 | +3.1% | |
| Net profit | £27,348,000 | £34,262,000 | £36,916,000 | +7.7% | |
| Cash | £26,000 | £27,000 | £26,000 | -3.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £101,849,000 | £128,027,000 | £147,125,000 | +14.9% | |
| Net assets | £96,483,000 | £131,288,000 | £149,613,000 | +14% | |
| Equity | £96,483,000 | £131,288,000 | £149,613,000 | +14% | |
| Average employees | 869 | 837 | 745 | -11% | |
| Wages | £35,768,000 | £33,415,000 | £30,321,000 | -9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £721,000 | £710,000 | £806,000 | +13.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £55,000 | £38,000 | £38,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £424,000 | £304,000 | £463,000 | +52.3% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.1% | 13.5% | 18.2% | |
| Net margin | 11.9% | 14.2% | 15.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.2% | 25.3% | 29.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.1% | 66.9% | 68.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 1.27x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | 5.25x | 3.17x | 2.56x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WAVIN LIMITED 2009-10-23 → present
- WAVIN PLASTICS LIMITED 1946-03-08 → 2009-10-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements. The Directors have received a letter of support from Orbia Advance Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V., the ultimate parent company, confirming it is committed to providing support to the ongoing operations of the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WAVIN LIMITED · parent
- Warmafloor (GB) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHIBALD, Euan James | Secretary | 2024-07-02 | — | — |
| BROWN, Jay Marguerite | Director | 2023-07-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
| EARL, Christopher John | Director | 2023-03-31 | Jan 1976 | British |
| NORMAN, Neil | Director | 2022-07-04 | Jul 1966 | British |
| SCOTT, Daniel Michael | Director | 2024-04-19 | Dec 1973 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Colin James | Secretary | 1999-03-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| DOUGLAS, Neil Robert John | Secretary | 2017-09-01 | 2021-02-01 |
| IVES, Geoffrey | Secretary | — | 1999-03-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Robert Glyn | Secretary | 2006-06-30 | 2009-04-03 |
| TAYLOR, Paul William | Secretary | 2009-04-03 | 2017-02-19 |
| WALKER-ARNOTT, Ellen | Secretary | 2022-08-08 | 2024-07-02 |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-02-01 | 2023-12-01 |
| BARKER, Keith Stuart | Director | 2009-04-03 | 2010-07-31 |
| BULLUS, Clive | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2006-01-17 |
| BYRNE, Desmond Oliver | Director | 1993-03-09 | 2001-07-01 |
| CAMPBELL, Colin James | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| CARR, Laurence Anthony | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2006-01-17 |
| CURNYN, Michael Robert | Director | 2009-04-03 | 2012-08-31 |
| CURTIS, Peter James | Director | 1995-06-15 | 2004-03-31 |
| DEROCHE, Jean Pierre | Director | 1993-03-09 | 1999-01-01 |
| DOE, Brian | Director | — | 2004-12-21 |
| DOUGLAS, Neil Robert John | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2023-06-02 |
| DOWLMAN, Anthony John | Director | 1993-03-09 | 2003-12-01 |
| DRIESSEN, Alfons Johan | Director | — | 2000-05-01 |
| FORSYTH, Calum James | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2012-07-31 |
| HADFIELD, William George | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| HOUBEN, Philippus Petrus Franciscus Clemens | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2006-01-17 |
| HULLETT, Graham Keith | Director | 1997-08-01 | 1998-11-30 |
| IVES, Geoffrey | Director | — | 1999-03-01 |
| JONES, David Thomas | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2008-05-31 |
| JONKHOFF, Bastiaan Michiel | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| KING, Christopher Robert | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2017-05-31 |
| LAUMANS, Bernard Augustinus Querin | Director | — | 1993-03-09 |
| MACLAURIN, Paul | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2022-05-05 |
| MURPHY, Brendan Francis | Director | 2010-07-31 | 2012-02-27 |
| NICHOLLS, Alan Brent | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2021-02-20 |
| REDDICK, Terence William | Director | 2006-01-17 | 2006-12-31 |
| SAGE, John | Director | 2009-04-03 | 2012-10-31 |
| SELLICK, Anthony John | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2006-01-17 |
| TAYLOR, Andrew Rankine | Director | 2006-01-17 | 2010-08-17 |
| TAYLOR, Paul William | Director | 2006-01-17 | 2017-02-19 |
| WARD, Michael Gordon | Director | 2018-07-05 | 2023-09-07 |
| WHITTLE, Alan | Director | — | 1993-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wavin Uk (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-30 | Ceased 2023-11-30 |
| Wavin Hepworth Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 228 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-01-11 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-12-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-30 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-11-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-30 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-11-30 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.