THE WHITE SEA & BALTIC COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£403K
-24.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.3M
-1.7% vs 2024
Employees
12
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£131K
-77.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,616,000 | £15,926,000 | £11,773,000 | -26.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | £507,000 | £588,000 | £132,000 | -77.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £505,000 | £586,000 | £131,000 | -77.6% | |
| Net profit | — | £377,000 | £291,000 | £141,000 | -51.5% | |
| Cash | £378,000 | £289,000 | £531,000 | £403,000 | -24.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,111,000 | £3,287,000 | £3,414,000 | £3,318,000 | -2.8% | |
| Net assets | £3,209,000 | £3,386,000 | £3,377,000 | £3,318,000 | -1.7% | |
| Equity | £3,209,000 | £3,386,000 | £3,377,000 | £3,318,000 | -1.7% | |
| Average employees | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | £746,000 | £797,000 | £835,000 | +4.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £124,000 | £133,000 | £144,000 | £149,000 | +3.5% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.2% | 3.7% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.4% | 1.8% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 15.4% | 17.2% | 4.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.18x | 2.70x | 5.30x |
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
- THE WHITE SEA & BALTIC COMPANY LIMITED 1998-12-18 → present
- NEW WSB LIMITED 1998-10-08 → 1998-12-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered profitability and cash flow projections for a period of 12 months from the date of signing these accounts, and these demonstrate that the Company will remain profitable. The directors believe and accordingly have assumed that all current available funding will continue and consider it appropriate that the accounts are prepared on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.E.A. SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-11-03 | — | — |
| BASKERVILLE, Malcolm Stuart | Director | 1998-11-03 | Apr 1949 | British |
| CARRADICE, Alan | Director | 2018-01-03 | Dec 1963 | British |
| DESMONDE, Ian | Director | 2022-09-20 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEEN, Stephanie Jane | Secretary | 1998-10-08 | 1998-11-03 |
| BOLLAND, Barrington William John | Director | 2006-04-24 | 2022-11-23 |
| BOLLAND, Barrington William John | Director | 1998-11-03 | 2004-05-31 |
| CARRUTHERS, Peter William | Director | 1998-11-03 | 2000-05-19 |
| KEEN, Stephanie Jane | Director | 1998-10-08 | 1998-11-03 |
| MOATE, Brian Robert | Director | 2002-04-09 | 2012-03-31 |
| ROY, Susan Elisabeth | Director | 1998-10-08 | 1998-11-03 |
| SMITH, Gordon James | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| TIRRELL, Anthony Roger | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| TROY, Vincent Charles | Director | 1998-11-03 | 2006-04-30 |
| WHINCUP, Christopher John | Director | 1998-11-03 | 1999-04-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Willington Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-08-01 | Active |
| Willington Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-03-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-24 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-03-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.