WHISTL (DOORDROP MEDIA) LIMITED
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Cash
£13m
+18.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£16m
+9.8% vs 2024
Employees
41
-4.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9m
+552.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £31,382,000 | £35,418,000 | £41,341,000 | +16.7% | |
| Operating profit | £237,000 | £289,000 | £1,887,000 | +552.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £237,000 | £289,000 | £1,887,000 | +552.9% | |
| Net profit | £174,000 | £209,000 | £1,404,000 | +571.8% | |
| Cash | £12,494,000 | £11,060,000 | £13,062,000 | +18.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,139,000 | £14,349,000 | £15,734,000 | +9.7% | |
| Net assets | £17,050,000 | £14,259,000 | £15,663,000 | +9.8% | |
| Equity | £17,050,000 | £14,259,000 | £15,663,000 | +9.8% | |
| Average employees | 43 | 43 | 41 | -4.7% | |
| Wages | £1,957,000 | £2,079,000 | £2,361,000 | +13.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £297,000 | £317,000 | £305,000 | -3.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £21,000 | £36,000 | £37,000 | +2.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £169,000 | £168,000 | £167,000 | -0.6% |
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 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.4% | 2.0% | 12.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.9% | 28.9% | 24.5% | |
| Current ratio | 3.56x | 2.36x | 2.84x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- WHISTL (DOORDROP MEDIA) LIMITED 2014-09-15 → present
- TNT POST (DOORDROP MEDIA) LIMITED 2006-04-24 → 2014-09-15
- CIRCULAR DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 1958-10-21 → 2006-04-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed group cash flow forecasts for Whistl Consolidated Limited from the date of approval of the financial statements through to 31 July 2027... As such the directors are satisfied that Whistl Consolidated Limited has the ability to fulfil its obligations to support”
Group structure
- WHISTL (DOORDROP MEDIA) LIMITED · parent
- Relish Agency Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, John | Secretary | 2014-06-01 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2006-08-01 | Jul 1970 | British |
| HOME, Kathleen Ruth | Director | 2001-04-01 | Jun 1963 | British |
| KEILTY, Ian David | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| PARMAR, Manoj Kumar | Director | 2011-05-13 | Oct 1966 | British |
| POLGLASS, Nigel Graham | Director | 2024-06-14 | May 1961 | British |
| WELLS, Nicholas Mark | Director | — | Jul 1959 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DYMOTT, James Graham | Secretary | 2006-01-03 | 2006-11-15 |
| LOVE, Graeme | Secretary | 1991-04-04 | 2006-01-03 |
| RUSSELL, Angus Neil | Secretary | 2006-11-15 | 2014-06-01 |
| DILLON, Lynn | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| DINSEY, James Terrance | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| DYMOTT, James Graham | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2011-05-13 |
| GODDARD, Andrew Philip | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2006-11-15 |
| GREIJMANS, Joannes Mathias Jocobus Michel | Director | 2001-05-04 | 2005-04-01 |
| HEATH, Collin Albert | Director | — | 2001-05-04 |
| JAMES, Philip John | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2000-04-01 |
| KLENE, Albert | Director | 2001-05-04 | 2003-11-17 |
| KUNZ, Pieter Hidde | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2006-09-20 |
| LOVE, Graeme | Director | 1991-04-04 | 2006-04-01 |
| MORGAN, Peter John Leslie | Director | — | 2001-05-04 |
| NEILSON, Charles Andrew Seton | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| RIX, Timothy Mark | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2010-08-31 |
| VIAN, Christopher | Director | — | 1991-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistl Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-12-19 | Active |
| Whistl Marketing Services Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2024-12-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-31 | 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.