ROBERT WALTERS OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
+113.8% vs 2024
Net assets
-£11m
-446.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
354
-19% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£13m
-93.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £79,213,000 | £65,979,000 | £60,009,000 | -9% | |
| Operating profit | £508,000 | -£5,078,000 | -£11,714,000 | -130.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,081,000 | -£6,557,000 | -£12,697,000 | -93.6% | |
| Net profit | -£568,000 | -£3,050,000 | -£15,770,000 | -417% | |
| Cash | — | £601,000 | £1,285,000 | +113.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,486,000 | £3,285,000 | -£11,375,000 | -446.3% | |
| Net assets | £5,486,000 | £3,285,000 | -£11,375,000 | -446.3% | |
| Equity | £5,486,000 | £3,285,000 | -£11,375,000 | -446.3% | |
| Average employees | 492 | 437 | 354 | -19% | |
| Wages | £38,031,000 | £33,719,000 | £30,567,000 | -9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £891,000 | £1,119,000 | £1,120,000 | +0.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £300,000 | £301,000 | £489,000 | +62.5% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | -7.7% | -19.5% | |
| Net margin | -0.7% | -4.6% | -26.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.3% | -154.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 97.0% | 109.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.74x | 0.69x | |
| Interest cover | 0.17x | -2.31x | -6.32x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- ROBERT WALTERS OPERATIONS LIMITED 2009-05-06 → present
- RESOURCE SOLUTIONS CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 2002-06-13 → 2009-05-06
- RESOURCE SOLUTIONS FINANCE CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 2001-09-04 → 2002-06-13
- GLOBAL PIPELINE FINANCE LIMITED 1999-12-06 → 2001-09-04
- RESOURCE SOLUTIONS CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 1999-02-05 → 1999-12-06
- RESOURCE SOLUTIONS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 1998-10-02 → 1999-02-05
- WINZA INTERNET CONSULTING LIMITED 1998-08-25 → 1998-10-02
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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Richard John | Secretary | 2019-09-10 | — | — |
| ELDRIDGE, Christopher Ernest | Director | 2024-02-23 | Oct 1973 | British |
| HARRIS, Richard John | Director | 2023-01-09 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANNATYNE, Alan Robert | Secretary | 2007-03-01 | 2019-09-09 |
| FITZGERALD, Edel | Secretary | 1998-09-08 | 2000-04-04 |
| GREENSLADE, Peter Donald | Secretary | 2000-04-04 | 2001-09-18 |
| NASH, Ian Victor | Secretary | 2001-09-19 | 2007-03-01 |
| 1ST CONTACT SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-08-25 | 1998-09-08 |
| ANDERSON, Benjamin | Director | 1998-09-08 | 2000-04-04 |
| BANNATYNE, Alan Robert | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2022-06-20 |
| BOWER, David Jonathan | Director | 2025-01-22 | 2026-03-29 |
| DAUBENEY, Giles Philip | Director | 2000-04-04 | 2019-05-17 |
| FITZGERALD, Edel | Director | 1998-09-08 | 2000-08-01 |
| GREENSLADE, Peter Donald | Director | 2000-04-04 | 2001-09-18 |
| MCDONNELL, Adam James | Director | 2023-01-09 | 2025-01-21 |
| MCNEILIS, Andrew | Director | 2000-11-28 | 2001-07-19 |
| NASH, Ian Victor | Director | 2001-09-19 | 2007-03-01 |
| POOLE, Christopher Stephen | Director | 2022-06-20 | 2024-02-15 |
| WALTERS, Robert Charles | Director | 2000-04-04 | 2022-06-20 |
| 1ST CONTACT DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-08-25 | 1998-09-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Walters Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-25 | 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
- 0
- 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.