W K WEBSTER & CO LTD
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Cash
£71m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
138
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5.4m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,434,000 | £22,980,000 | £25,245,000 | £28,691,063 | £15,233,527 | £11,896,209 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £9,331,256 | £5,106,178 | £1,037,045 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £8,558,000 | £7,578,000 | £6,684,000 | £10,061,671 | £11,806,594 | £5,368,558 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £7,639,594 | £9,289,547 | £3,901,116 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £41,377,649 | £45,997,341 | £71,084,937 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £12,716,543 | £16,699,624 | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £11,281,791 | £10,975,919 | £14,877,035 | — | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £11,281,791 | £10,975,919 | £14,877,035 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 213 | 105 | 138 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £11,270,312 | £5,723,503 | £6,504,361 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £988,405 | £842,856 | £288,444 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £16,016 | £43,402 | £21,368 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £252,897 | £285,948 | £286,500 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 10 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 32.5% | 33.5% | 8.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 26.6% | 61.0% | 32.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 40.2% | 6.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 83.5% | 80.2% | 81.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.16x | 1.20x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 67.96x | 22.18x |
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
- W K WEBSTER & CO LTD 2003-01-20 → present
- W. K. WEBSTER & COMPANY LIMITED 1985-03-22 → 2003-01-20
- W.K.WEBSTER & NARICHANIA LIMITED 1972-02-24 → 1985-03-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that at the time of approving the financial statements there is a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis”
Group structure
- W K WEBSTER & CO LTD · parent
- WKW Services Ltd 100%
- W K Webster (Overseas) Limited 100%
- International Surveyors and Adjusters (Benelux) BV 100%
- W K Webster (International) Pte Ltd 100%
- WKWI Services Pte Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 February 2025, the Company and its subsidiaries were acquired by Gallagher Bassett International Ltd, a subsidiary of Arthur J Gallagher & Co.”
- “During the year, on 31 December 2025, the trade and associated assets and liabilities of W K Webster (Overseas) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, were acquired under a trade and asset transfer agreement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Richard Simon Peter | Secretary | 2025-02-01 | — | — |
| HILL, Richard Simon Peter | Director | 2025-03-20 | Dec 1976 | British |
| SAGAR, Manan | Director | 2025-03-20 | Feb 1980 | British |
| SMITH, Anthony | Director | 2025-03-20 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Melanie Louise | Secretary | 2022-03-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| CASTLE, Ann | Secretary | 2018-03-01 | 2022-03-01 |
| MARTIN, John William Rolfe | Secretary | — | 2018-03-01 |
| ROBERTS, Rebecca | Secretary | 2023-01-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| ALLISON, Mark | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| CHAMPKINS, Timothy Ross | Director | 2019-02-04 | 2025-03-20 |
| GEORGE, Teresa Ann | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2009-02-28 |
| HIRD, Michael Edward | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| JOANNOU, Andrew Peter | Director | 1997-03-01 | 2016-05-24 |
| KORONKA, Paul | Director | — | 1994-12-19 |
| KVERNDAL, Ole Sigvard | Director | — | 1992-02-21 |
| MARTIN, John William Rolfe | Director | — | 2018-03-01 |
| MEAD, Bruce | Director | — | 2003-02-28 |
| MILLARD, Norman | Director | — | 1997-02-28 |
| MONTIGUE, Stephen John | Director | 2023-01-11 | 2025-03-20 |
| MUNRO, Alan Douglas | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| NEWMAN, Gregg Victor | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2023-04-05 |
| OSMAN, Christopher John | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| REDMAN, John Michael | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2012-09-19 |
| SANSOM, Paul James | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2007-07-25 |
| SMITH, Anthony Steven | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| TELFORD, Michael Richard Brian | Director | — | 2007-02-28 |
| WISE, Graham | Director | — | 1992-02-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher Bassett International Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-02-01 | Active |
| Mr Anthony Steven Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-03-01 | Ceased 2025-02-01 |
| Mr Christopher John Osman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-03-01 | Ceased 2025-02-01 |
| Mr Anthony Steven Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-01 | Ceased 2025-02-01 |
| Mr Gregg Victor Newman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-03-01 | Ceased 2023-04-05 |
| Mr John William Rolfe Martin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-03-01 | Ceased 2018-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.