WESTCON GROUP EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£116m
USD 157,048,000
+8.8% vs 2025
Net assets
£41m
USD 55,050,000
-53.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,119
-3.6% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£41m
USD 54,877,000
+88.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-28 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,328,874,596 | £1,086,623,109 | £1,070,872,787 | -1.4% | |
| Operating profit | £45,394,996 | £46,419,577 | £59,307,253 | +27.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £20,558,756 | £21,564,109 | £40,658,665 | +88.5% | |
| Net profit | £18,835,135 | £15,698,899 | — | — | |
| Cash | £137,177,018 | £106,960,482 | £116,357,709 | +8.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £245,123,149 | £232,284,211 | -5.2% | |
| Net assets | £82,321,837 | £87,344,579 | £40,786,842 | -53.3% | |
| Equity | £82,321,837 | £87,344,579 | £40,786,842 | -53.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,967 | 2,197 | 2,119 | -3.6% | |
| Wages | £84,662,615 | £91,306,724 | £93,702,304 | +2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,026,754 | £1,835,749 | £2,612,432 | +42.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £58,401 | £60,188 | £109,654 | +82.2% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £1,252,871 | £1,439,579 | +14.9% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.741 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2024-02-28 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 4.3% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 1.4% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 18.9% | 25.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.9% | 93.7% | 97.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.00x | 0.96x | |
| Interest cover | 1.70x | 1.65x | 2.64x |
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
- WESTCON GROUP EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LIMITED 2002-05-20 → present
- BUSYADVICE LIMITED 2002-04-08 → 2002-05-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have reviewed the future profit and cash flow projections... and conclude that the Group will continue to be a going concern for the foreseeable future. These Board approved projections covered future financial performance, solvency and liquidity for a period of 12 months...”
Group structure
- WESTCON GROUP EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LIMITED · parent
- WGEO Switzerland GmbH 100%
- Westcon Group Austria GmbH 100%
- Westcon Group Germany GmbH 100%
- Westcon Group Italia Srl 100%
- Westcon Group Portugal Sociedade Unipessoal Limitada 100%
- Westcon Group Poland Sp Zoo 100%
- Westcon Group Africa Operations Limited 100%
- REAL Security 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2026, Westcon International Group Holdings Limited (“WIGHL”) parent of the Group, entered into binding agreements effective 14 July 2026 with General Atlantic. The transaction comprises: A partial refinance of an existing USD 450 million intercompany loan...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Daniel Owen Malcom | Secretary | 2008-10-10 | — | British |
| FERNANDES, Clare | Director | 2025-01-30 | May 1974 | British |
| GRANT, David | Director | 2017-09-28 | Nov 1964 | British |
| KLEIN, Rene | Director | 2025-01-30 | Jan 1966 | Dutch |
| MCGREGOR, Callum Grant | Director | 2018-07-31 | Sep 1978 | South African |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, David Peter | Secretary | 2002-04-16 | 2002-06-19 |
| COATES, Nick | Secretary | 2005-04-11 | 2008-06-30 |
| PORCARO, Annamaria | Secretary | 2003-08-19 | 2005-04-11 |
| RAFFIANI, Jeanne | Secretary | 2002-06-19 | 2003-08-19 |
| ROTH, John | Secretary | 2003-08-19 | 2005-11-16 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-04-08 | 2002-04-16 |
| BUTT, Jeremy Paul | Director | 2014-10-31 | 2017-09-15 |
| DIRICO, John | Director | 2013-06-07 | 2014-04-01 |
| DOLAN, Thomas Edward | Director | 2004-08-01 | 2005-10-25 |
| DOUGLAS, Dean | Director | 2008-11-25 | 2009-12-30 |
| DUFFEY, Heather | Director | 2002-04-16 | 2002-05-14 |
| HODGETTS, Richard | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2017-01-12 |
| JESSUP, Catherine Kirk | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| MINETT, Simon Charles | Director | 2004-09-08 | 2014-10-24 |
| MONTANANA, Jens Peter | Director | 2002-04-16 | 2005-10-25 |
| O'MALLEY, John Patrick | Director | 2008-11-25 | 2013-06-01 |
| RAFFIANI, Jeanne | Director | 2002-06-19 | 2002-10-28 |
| SHAKESPEARE, Barry Keith | Director | 2005-11-24 | 2009-01-31 |
| SMITH, Alan Marc | Director | 2002-05-10 | 2004-05-21 |
| TOOHEY, Jonathan Keith | Director | 2017-01-12 | 2018-07-31 |
| TOOHEY, Jonathan Keith | Director | 2005-10-25 | 2009-01-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-08 | 2002-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westcon International Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-08-23 | Active |
| Westcon International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-01 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-01 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-06-01 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-23 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.