WAVEMAKER LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£230m
+23% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
285
-23% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£43m
+24.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £150,299,000 | £146,037,000 | £169,482,000 | +16.1% | |
| Operating profit | £29,853,000 | £23,059,000 | £28,856,000 | +25.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £28,959,000 | £34,758,000 | £43,246,000 | +24.4% | |
| Net profit | £28,972,000 | £34,956,000 | £42,921,000 | +22.8% | |
| Cash | £51,285,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £173,832,000 | £207,977,000 | £252,054,000 | +21.2% | |
| Net assets | £151,596,000 | £186,701,000 | £229,640,000 | +23% | |
| Equity | £151,596,000 | £186,701,000 | £229,640,000 | +23% | |
| Average employees | 351 | 370 | 285 | -23% | |
| Wages | £30,927,000 | £34,482,000 | £31,684,000 | -8.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £608,000 | £696,000 | £490,000 | -29.6% |
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 | 19.9% | 15.8% | 17.0% | |
| Net margin | 19.3% | 23.9% | 25.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.2% | 11.1% | 11.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.9% | 61.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.67x | 1.74x | 2.34x | |
| Interest cover | 13.84x | 7.73x | 10.89x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- WAVEMAKER LIMITED 2017-12-01 → present
- MEDIAEDGE:CIA UK LIMITED 2003-01-02 → 2017-12-01
- ENTERPRISE XP LIMITED 2001-01-11 → 2003-01-02
- DERBY TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 2000-09-26 → 2001-01-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCARLEY, Kelly | Director | 2022-06-15 | Apr 1979 | British |
| NICHOLS, Michael John | Director | 2025-03-18 | Mar 1985 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYAN, David John | Secretary | 2006-03-30 | 2011-02-10 |
| CALOW, David Ferguson | Secretary | 2001-11-30 | 2003-01-01 |
| CARTER, Neil Jason | Secretary | 2002-03-12 | 2003-10-08 |
| GEORGE, Tom | Secretary | 2014-02-27 | 2016-04-01 |
| HATCH, Steven Thomas | Secretary | 2011-02-10 | 2014-02-27 |
| SEDDON, Nigel Francis | Secretary | 2003-01-01 | 2006-03-30 |
| VOHRA, Sandeep | Secretary | 2016-04-01 | 2018-09-28 |
| RUTLAND SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-09-26 | 2001-11-30 |
| AUSTIN, Mark | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2006-05-31 |
| BOWDEN, Stuart | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| BRYAN, David John | Director | 2006-03-30 | 2011-02-10 |
| CARTER, Neil Jason | Director | 2002-03-12 | 2003-10-08 |
| DORMIEUX, Jason Gary | Director | 2014-02-27 | 2018-06-01 |
| ENGLEBRIGHT, Drew | Director | 2011-06-24 | 2016-04-01 |
| GEORGE, Thomas | Director | 2004-08-16 | 2018-09-28 |
| HATCH, Steven Thomas | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2014-02-27 |
| HENNESSY, Sarah Louise | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2017-07-28 |
| HICKEY, Anna | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2020-02-01 |
| HUTCHISON, Paul | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2022-06-14 |
| MCANENA, Fiona | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2003-03-28 |
| NORMAN, Robert David | Director | 2003-03-28 | 2005-09-30 |
| PATEL, Shil | Director | 2018-09-27 | 2025-03-18 |
| RICHARDSON, Paul Winston George | Director | 2001-11-30 | 2003-01-01 |
| SEDDON, Nigel Francis | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2006-03-30 |
| SMITH, Patrick Mark | Director | 2002-03-12 | 2003-10-08 |
| SWEETLAND, Christopher Paul, Dr | Director | 2001-11-30 | 2003-01-01 |
| VOHRA, Sandeep | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2018-09-28 |
| WHITMORE, James Temple | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2003-07-21 |
| RUTLAND DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-09-26 | 2001-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wpp Toronto Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-31 | Active |
| Wpp Samson Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-08-31 | Ceased 2021-08-31 |
| Mediaedge:Cia Uk Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.