WAITINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-29 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-25
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£7M
-20.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£22M
+9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
63
-4.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-58.3% first positive since 2019
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-25.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £10,157,361 | — | — | — | £25,069,269 | £17,846,934 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£384,743 | — | — | — | £6,972,208 | £2,349,592 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£343,514 | — | — | £1,867,625 | £7,175,792 | £2,989,088 | |
| Net profit | — | -£277,778 | — | — | £1,423,039 | £5,746,690 | £2,211,721 | |
| Cash | — | £1,587,319 | — | — | £5,311,183 | £8,845,796 | £7,060,591 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,114,006 | — | — | £17,011,828 | £22,214,776 | £24,672,505 | |
| Net assets | — | £9,298,698 | — | — | £14,617,885 | £20,146,175 | £21,953,896 | |
| Equity | £9,734,476 | £9,298,698 | — | — | £14,617,885 | £20,146,175 | £21,953,896 | |
| Average employees | — | 74 | — | — | 66 | 66 | 63 | |
| Wages | — | £3,266,418 | — | — | £3,212,259 | £3,262,424 | £3,236,421 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £75,739 | — | — | £90,633 | £92,303 | £94,640 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
-28.8%
£25,069,269 £17,846,934
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Cash
-20.2%
£8,845,796 £7,060,591
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Net assets
+9%
£20,146,175 £21,953,896
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
-4.5%
66 63
lowest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
-66.3%
£6,972,208 £2,349,592
first positive since 2019
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Profit before tax
-58.3%
£7,175,792 £2,989,088
first positive since 2019
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Wages
-0.8%
£3,262,424 £3,236,421
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -3.8% | — | — | — | 27.8% | 13.2% | |
| Net margin | — | -2.7% | — | — | — | 22.9% | 12.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -3.8% | — | — | — | 31.4% | 9.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 22.2% | 21.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.50x | 5.52x | |
| Interest cover | — | -63.00x | — | — | — | 214.71x | 95.12x |
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
- WAITINGS LIMITED 2017-01-18 → present
- WAITINGS DRAINAGE LIMITED 2002-04-11 → 2017-01-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the company completed the acquisition of a parcel of land intended for development in the upcoming year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASH, Adrian David | Director | 2002-07-23 | Jul 1973 | British |
| WAITING, David Robert | Director | 2016-04-28 | Sep 1975 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAITING, Victoria Louise | Secretary | 2002-04-11 | 2016-08-05 |
| ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-04-11 | 2002-04-11 |
| WAITING, David | Director | 2002-04-11 | 2004-02-24 |
| WAITING, Victoria Louise | Director | 2002-04-11 | 2016-08-05 |
| AR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-11 | 2002-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waitings Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-15 | Active |
| Alison Elaine Noble As Trustee Of Vl Waiting Disc Trust | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2021-09-15 | Ceased 2022-10-10 |
| Mrs Lynda Dent As Trustee Of Vl Waiting Disc Trust | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2017-05-23 | Ceased 2022-10-10 |
| Mr Alan Mcviety As Trustee Of The Vl Waiting Disc Trust | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2017-05-23 | Ceased 2022-10-10 |
| Mrs Joan Christine Waiting As Trustee Of Vl Waiting Disc Trust | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2017-05-23 | Ceased 2021-09-15 |
| Mrs Christine Waiting | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-15 |
| Mr David Robert Waiting | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-15 |
| Executors Of Ms Victoria Louise Waiting | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.