WHISTL UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-29 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£33M
+90.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£39M
+18.6% vs 2023
Employees
1,223
-7.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£11M
+106.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £624,555,000 | £692,921,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,169,000 | £6,089,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,259,000 | £10,857,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,915,000 | £9,060,000 | |
| Cash | £17,285,000 | £32,948,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,270,000 | £39,761,000 | |
| Net assets | £32,664,000 | £38,724,000 | |
| Equity | £32,664,000 | £38,724,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,316 | 1,223 | |
| Wages | £43,709,000 | £43,743,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,136,000 | £869,000 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+10.9%
£624,555,000 £692,921,000
-
Cash
+90.6%
£17,285,000 £32,948,000
-
Net assets
+18.6%
£32,664,000 £38,724,000
-
Employees
-7.1%
1,316 1,223
-
Operating profit
+17.8%
£5,169,000 £6,089,000
-
Profit before tax
+106.4%
£5,259,000 £10,857,000
-
Wages
+0.1%
£43,709,000 £43,743,000
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.8% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.1% | 15.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 81.5% | 78.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.97x | 1.16x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- WHISTL UK LIMITED 2014-09-15 → present
- TNT POST UK LIMITED 2006-04-24 → 2014-09-15
- TNT MAIL UK LIMITED 2005-03-03 → 2006-04-24
- TPG POST UK LIMITED 2002-06-27 → 2005-03-03
- BROOMCO (2918) LIMITED 2002-04-15 → 2002-06-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed group cash flow forecasts for the Whistl Consolidated Limited group from the date of approval of the financial statements through to 31 August 2026 ("the going concern period"). These forecasts reflect an assessment of current and future market conditions and their impact on the group's future cash flow performance. These forecasts have been reverse stress tested by considering the impact of a sudden and significant reduction in revenue. In both the base case forecast and the reverse stress tested scenarios, the group will have sufficient cash and existing borrowing facilities to continue in operation. In addition, the Group's liquidity is further supported by a fully committed irrevocable £65m funding line jointly provided by HSBC and NatWest which is divided into a credit and working capital facility. This facility has been renewed for a further four years plus one commencing June 2024. As such the directors are satisfied that Whistl Consolidated Limited has the ability to fulfil its obligations to support the Company during the going concern period.”
Group structure
- WHISTL UK LIMITED · parent
- Whistl North Limited 100%
- Whistl Scotland Limited 100%
- Whistl South West Limited 100%
- Whistl Midlands Limited 100%
- Whistl London Limited 100%
- Whistl (Doordrop Media) Limited 100%
- Parcelhub Limited 100%
- Mail Workshop Limited 100%
- Relish Agency Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Company revenue increased by 11.0% to £692.9m (2023: £624.5m), despite a challenging environment including inflation and cost of living pressures, due to new wins in the Mail Market offset by a slight decline in the competitive Tracked Parcels and Cross Border Solutions market.”
- “The directors recommended a dividend of £3,000,000 (2023: £nil).”
- “On the 19th December 2024 the company acquired the shares in Whistl (Doordrop Media) Limited from Whistl Marketing Services Group Limited at the carrying value. On the same day the company transferred the shares in Whistl Fulfilment Limited, Whistl Ecommerce Group Limited and Whistl Fulfilment (South West) Limited to Whistl Limited at the carrying values. Finally the company transferred the shares in Relish Agency Limited to Whistl (Doordrop Media) Limited at the carrying value.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, John | Secretary | 2014-06-01 | — | — |
| KEILTY, Ian David | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| PARMAR, Manoj Kumar | Director | 2011-05-13 | Oct 1966 | British |
| POLGLASS, Nigel Graham | Director | 2011-03-29 | May 1961 | British |
| WELLS, Nicholas Mark | Director | 2002-06-27 | Jul 1959 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOVE, Graeme | Secretary | 2002-06-27 | 2006-04-01 |
| NEILL, Roger Stuart | Secretary | 2005-05-24 | 2006-10-13 |
| RUSSELL, Angus Neil | Secretary | 2006-10-13 | 2014-06-01 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-04-15 | 2002-06-27 |
| COCHRANE, Alistair | Director | 2022-04-21 | 2023-06-23 |
| DYMOTT, James Graham | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2011-05-13 |
| GREIJMANS, Joannes Mathias Jacobus | Director | 2002-06-27 | 2004-12-01 |
| HIGHAM, David John | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2008-07-25 |
| HOENDERS, Theodorus Roelof | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-08-29 |
| KLENE, Albert | Director | 2002-06-27 | 2003-11-17 |
| KUNZ, Pieter Hidde | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2006-09-20 |
| NEILSON, Charles Andrew Seton | Director | 2002-06-27 | 2012-12-31 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-15 | 2002-06-27 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-15 | 2002-06-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistl Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-27 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.