WEATHERBYS BANK LIMITED
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Cash
£625m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£85m
Equity attributable
Employees
396
Average over period
Profit before tax
£33m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Financials 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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £33,085,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £33,085,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £24,735,000 | — | |
| Cash | £624,875,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £84,991,000 | — | |
| Equity | £84,991,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 396 | — | |
| Wages | £26,058,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,450,000 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 94.8% | |
| Interest cover | 1.36x |
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
- WEATHERBYS BANK LIMITED 1999-01-05 → present
- WEATHERBYS & CO. LTD. 1994-06-28 → 1999-01-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board is satisfied that the business has adequate financial resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future and accordingly the directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WEATHERBYS BANK LIMITED · parent
- Arkle Finance Limited 100%
- Weatherbys Bank (Nominees) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In August 2025, the Bank sold its interest in its insurance broking joint venture, Weatherbys Hamilton, to Brown and Brown (Europe) Limited for a gain of £10.2 million.”
- “In the fourth quarter of 2025, Weatherbys Business Bank launched a new external offering to clients to deploy its service ethos into the Business market.”
- “Across the Group, 46 net new members of staff were taken on in 2025, bringing the total to 483 by the year-end.”
- “In December 2025, the annual Brand Awards were held for staff, recognizing outstanding support for the five brand values.”
- “The fifth 'Creating the Future' event was hosted in October 2025, inviting guests, clients, and friends to hear experts address topical issues.”
- “On 1 August 2025, the Bank sold its investment in Weatherbys General Services Ltd to Brown & Brown (Europe) Ltd for cash consideration of £10.5m, giving rise to a profit of £10.2m.”
- “During December 2024, the Bank paid £2,128,000 to settle its employer debt and withdraw from the Weatherbys Pension and Assurance Scheme, removing all future liabilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEARLE, Jonathan William Courtis | Secretary | 2025-03-04 | — | — |
| BATTEN, Mark | Director | 2023-07-12 | Jan 1957 | British |
| MARSHALL, Quentin Noel John | Director | 2016-01-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| MILLAR, Nicola Jane | Director | 2022-07-05 | Jan 1965 | British |
| TAPNER, Nicholas Rory | Director | 2025-10-01 | Sep 1959 | British |
| TURBERVILLE SMITH, Andrew | Director | 2006-02-20 | May 1966 | British |
| WALLACE, Aileen | Director | 2026-01-05 | Dec 1970 | British |
| WEATHERBY, Roger Nicholas | Director | 1994-06-28 | Aug 1962 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALLIMORE, John Robert | Secretary | 1994-06-28 | 2000-03-13 |
| MCGLYNN, Adrian Stewart | Secretary | 2000-03-13 | 2020-07-23 |
| NOONAN, Fiona Cunningham | Secretary | 2020-07-23 | 2025-03-04 |
| BARTHOLOMEW, Geoffrey Gordon | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| BELLAMY, David Charles | Director | 2017-12-13 | 2024-03-01 |
| BOURNE, Brian Kenneth | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2021-03-31 |
| CAFFEL, Ian Campbell | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2001-09-14 |
| CRICHTON, Adrian David | Director | 2006-09-11 | 2017-07-31 |
| DONOVAN, James Daniel | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1999-04-06 |
| EDDIS, Jonathan Lancelot | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2022-07-08 |
| GREEVES, Paul Richard | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2014-05-02 |
| HAMPSON, John Frederick | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2000-09-07 |
| KHAN, Paull Raza Salim | Director | 1994-06-28 | 2002-09-30 |
| LOTT, Harold James | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1996-06-02 |
| MACHELL, Carole | Director | 2016-05-02 | 2024-07-12 |
| MCGLYNN, Adrian Stewart | Director | 2005-12-08 | 2006-02-20 |
| NORRIS, John Lionel | Director | 1995-06-01 | 2001-07-08 |
| PYMAN, Richard Anthony | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2016-09-09 |
| RYDER, Nicholas Henry Dudley | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2018-02-12 |
| SHERWOOD, Barrie John | Director | 1994-06-28 | 2002-03-07 |
| SOWMAN, Martin | Director | 1998-07-02 | 2006-07-08 |
| STEEDMAN, Allan Ronald | Director | 2002-02-04 | 2011-12-31 |
| THOMAS, Anthony Christopher Brierley | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2001-05-08 |
| TIMMS, Matthew Anthony | Director | 2016-05-02 | 2018-04-30 |
| VAIL, Paul Dominic | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2025-11-07 |
| WEATHERBY, Jonathan Roger, Sir | Director | 1994-06-28 | 2022-07-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherbys Bank Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-16 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.