ROBERT WALTERS HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£239k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£48m
Equity attributable
Employees
66
Average over period
Profit before tax
£13m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,410,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £246,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £12,506,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £11,926,000 | — | |
| Cash | £239,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £48,369,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £48,369,000 | — | |
| Equity | £48,369,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 66 | — | |
| Wages | £1,583,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — |
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's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.23x | |
| Interest cover | 24.60x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- ROBERT WALTERS HOLDINGS LIMITED 2009-05-06 → present
- ROBERT WALTERS OPERATIONS LIMITED 2000-06-15 → 2009-05-06
- ROBERT WALTERS LIMITED 1996-07-11 → 2000-06-15
- ROBERT WALTERS ASSOCIATES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1987-03-11 → 1996-07-11
- ROBERT WALTERS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1986-03-25 → 1987-03-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the long-term prospects of the Company as part of Robert Walters plc (the Group) based upon business plans, forecasts and cash flow projections for both the twelve-month period ending 31 December 2026 and the three-year period ending 31 December 2028 in addition to the macro-environment and continued global political turbulence and conflicts.”
Group structure
- ROBERT WALTERS HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Robert Walters Pty Limited 100%
- Robert Walters SA 100%
- Robert Walters Canada Inc 100%
Significant events
- “Post year end the Group extended the financing facility to March 2029 and reduced it to £35.0m, with all other operational terms broadly unchanged.”
- “The Company arranged a £20.0m overdraft in the UK during the year, which was subsequently extended to 31 July 2026.”
- “At 31 December 2025, £11.2m (2024: nil) was drawn down under this facility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Richard John | Secretary | 2019-09-09 | — | — |
| HARRIS, Richard John | Director | 2015-08-19 | Jun 1974 | British |
| MCDONNELL, Adam James | Director | 2023-08-22 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANNATYNE, Alan Robert | Secretary | 2007-03-01 | 2019-09-09 |
| CHAMBERS, Thomas William | Secretary | 1996-06-24 | 2000-02-14 |
| GREENSLADE, Peter Donald | Secretary | 2000-02-14 | 2001-09-18 |
| NASH, Ian Victor | Secretary | 2001-09-19 | 2007-03-01 |
| WALTERS, Robert Charles | Secretary | — | 1996-06-24 |
| ABBAS, Simon Robert | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1996-06-05 |
| ALLISON, Gordon Y | Director | 1998-12-16 | 2000-07-13 |
| ANDERSON, Ben | Director | 1994-01-17 | 2000-04-04 |
| BANNATYNE, Alan Robert | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2023-08-22 |
| BELLORA, Terry C | Director | 1998-12-16 | 2000-07-13 |
| BREWER, Clete T | Director | 1998-12-16 | 2000-07-13 |
| BREWER, Jerry T | Director | 1998-12-16 | 1999-09-14 |
| BROTHERSTON, Kenneth | Director | 1992-10-18 | 1993-05-21 |
| CARPENTER, Keith George | Director | 1993-08-09 | 1996-06-10 |
| CHAMBERS, Thomas William | Director | 1996-06-24 | 2000-03-07 |
| CULVER EVANS, Philip Frederick | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1996-06-06 |
| DAUBENEY, Giles Philip | Director | — | 2019-05-17 |
| FELDMAN, Ted | Director | 1998-12-16 | 1999-09-10 |
| GREENSLADE, Peter Donald | Director | 2000-02-14 | 2001-09-18 |
| GRIGG, Randall E | Director | 1998-12-16 | 2000-07-13 |
| MALLONI, Simon | Director | — | 1992-08-03 |
| MARDON, John Gale | Director | — | 1993-07-14 |
| MORGAN, Nicholas Mark | Director | — | 1992-10-16 |
| NASH, Ian Victor | Director | 2001-09-19 | 2007-03-01 |
| PARNELL, Richard Charles | Director | — | 1998-04-29 |
| SAGE, David Alan | Director | — | 1996-06-10 |
| SCHULTE, Steven E | Director | 1998-12-16 | 2000-07-13 |
| SCOTT, Charles Thomas | Director | 1996-07-05 | 1999-02-28 |
| TENZER, Russell Paul | Director | — | 2009-07-29 |
| WALTERS, Robert Charles | Director | — | 2009-08-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Walters Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 263 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2019-10-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2019-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.