BWT UK LIMITED
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Cash
£763K
+6.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£4.3M
-9.4% vs 2023
Employees
118
-4.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.1M
-7.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,958,000 | £19,235,000 | +1.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,225,000 | £1,117,000 | -8.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,214,000 | £1,119,000 | -7.8% | |
| Net profit | £920,000 | £856,000 | -7% | |
| Cash | £717,000 | £763,000 | +6.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,157,000 | £5,581,000 | -9.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,709,000 | £4,265,000 | -9.4% | |
| Equity | £4,709,000 | £4,265,000 | -9.4% | |
| Average employees | 123 | 118 | -4.1% | |
| Wages | £4,040,000 | £4,208,000 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £420,000 | £439,000 | +4.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.9% | 20.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.3% | 56.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.71x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | 23.56x | 21.08x |
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
- BWT UK LIMITED 2010-10-12 → present
- CULLIGAN INTERNATIONAL (U.K.) LIMITED 1978-08-30 → 2010-10-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rouse Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and do not foresee any material uncertainties in relation to going concern. Accordingly they continue to adopt the going concern basis for preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- BWT UK LIMITED · parent
- BWL (Racing) Invest Limited 100%
- Aqua-Dial Limited 100%
- Liff Holdings Limited 100%
- BWT Racing Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year sales were up 2% on the prior year. Sales to UK third parties continued to grow (12%) but the level of demand from our overseas sister companies for the Company's water softeners was significantly reduced. The change in the mix of business meant that gross margin was up at 42% (2023: 40%).”
- “Despite the improvement in gross margin percentage, a high level of wage inflation and increased royalties meant the Company's operating profit decreased to £1,116,000 (2023: £1,225,000).”
- “Free Cashflow from operating activities decreased 10% over the prior year. This was due to the drop in operating profit and small increase in investment in fixed assets.”
- “Sales per Employee increased 6% over the prior year due to price inflation and the change in the mix of business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Richard David | Secretary | 2008-12-17 | — | British |
| HOBBS, Chris | Director | 2024-09-24 | Mar 1978 | British |
| MARTIN, Richard David | Director | 2025-12-22 | Apr 1975 | British |
| WICKS, Jonathon Neil | Director | 1992-07-31 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAN, Roger James | Secretary | 1998-09-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| CAIRNS, Anthony Joseph Alexander | Secretary | 2008-03-27 | 2008-12-17 |
| O'DONNELL, David Russell | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2003-10-21 |
| WICKS, Jonathon Neil | Secretary | 2003-10-22 | 2008-03-27 |
| MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1998-12-16 |
| AIREY, Brian Crosby | Director | 2001-10-26 | 2007-01-12 |
| BENNETT, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2008-03-27 | 2010-07-09 |
| BERNUCCI, Joseph Giovianni | Director | 1992-08-03 | 1997-03-03 |
| BOYD, Simon John | Director | 1997-06-06 | 2005-12-09 |
| BURGMAN, Jon | Director | — | 1997-04-03 |
| CHRISTENSEN, Edward Albert | Director | 1997-04-03 | 1998-12-18 |
| KAWALSKY, Jeffrey Trevor | Director | 2008-03-27 | 2009-04-01 |
| MARTIN, Richard David | Director | 2008-03-27 | 2025-12-22 |
| NOBLE, Edward | Director | 1997-04-03 | 1998-12-18 |
| OLIVIER, Christian Charles Albert | Director | 2001-04-23 | 2008-03-27 |
| RUSUCK, Irwin Donald | Director | — | 1992-07-31 |
| SPEIGNER, Gerhard | Director | 2010-07-09 | 2025-09-16 |
| SPERRING, Steve Terry | Director | 1992-08-03 | 2024-10-14 |
| VALENTE, Gian Marco | Director | 1992-07-31 | 1997-03-03 |
| WEISSENBACHER, Andreas | Director | 2010-07-09 | 2025-09-16 |
| WILKINSON, William Jonathan | Director | 2005-11-21 | 2007-10-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonlake Capital Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-09-27 | Active |
| Bwt Holding Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.