WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-01
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£244K
-78.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£6M
-4.7% vs 2023
Employees
109
-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£256K
-143.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-01.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £19,719,179 | — | £20,395,869 | £19,659,864 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,619,312 | — | £1,176,528 | £314,262 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,032,411 | — | £591,417 | -£256,128 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,032,411 | — | £591,417 | -£256,128 | |
| Cash | — | — | £823,722 | — | £1,115,252 | £244,244 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £604,360 | — | £1,848,152 | -£5,555,374 | |
| Net assets | — | — | -£5,880,456 | — | -£5,445,938 | -£5,702,066 | |
| Equity | -£7,783,797 | -£6,914,820 | -£5,880,456 | — | -£5,445,938 | -£5,702,066 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 119 | — | 111 | 109 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,892,232 | £4,857,164 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £821,810 | — | £798,135 | £575,911 |
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
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Turnover
-3.6%
£20,395,869 £19,659,864
lowest in 3 filed years
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Cash
-78.1%
£1,115,252 £244,244
lowest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
-4.7%
-£5,445,938 -£5,702,066
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Employees
-1.8%
111 109
lowest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-73.3%
£1,176,528 £314,262
lowest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
-143.3%
£591,417 -£256,128
lowest in 3 filed years
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Wages
-0.7%
£4,892,232 £4,857,164
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 8.2% | — | 5.8% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.2% | — | 2.9% | -1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 267.9% | — | 63.7% | -5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 206.5% | 233.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.19x | 0.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 2.76x | — | 2.01x | 0.55x |
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.
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 believe that the company will continue to operate as a going concern for the foreseeable future and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. This expectation is based on management forecasts for profitable trading in 2025 and beyond, a positive cashflow forecast, an ability to drawdown on an invoice discounting facility and the continued support of loan note holders.”
Significant events
- “Loan note Amendment: At a meeting of the Board of Directors on 24th September 2025, it was agreed to amend the repayment terms of Loan Notes D and E from 31st December 2025 to 31st December 2030. Loan Notes F and G repayment terms were amended from 31st December 2025 to 31st December 2028.”
- “Share Buyback: The Board have agreed that 37,083 Ordinary C shares of £0.01, would be purchased by the company from the shareholder Stephen Noar.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Timothy Keats Urling | Secretary | 2019-07-05 | — | — |
| CLARK, Timothy Keats Urling | Director | 2019-07-05 | Apr 1971 | British |
| JONES, David Gareth Lloyd | Director | 2002-08-19 | Dec 1961 | British |
| LAST, Richard | Director | 2006-12-08 | Jul 1957 | British |
| MCGUINNESS, Alan | Director | 2011-11-30 | Apr 1981 | Irish |
| NOAR, Stephen John | Director | 2002-08-19 | Jul 1947 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, James Ogilvy John | Secretary | 2007-12-11 | 2008-04-28 |
| BENNETT, James Ogilvy John | Secretary | 2003-10-23 | 2005-12-20 |
| COE, Robin Francis | Secretary | 2005-12-20 | 2007-12-11 |
| SCARROTT, Richard James | Secretary | 2008-04-28 | 2019-07-05 |
| MARTIN AND COMPANY (COMPANY SECRETARIES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-09-10 | 2003-10-23 |
| TURNERS NOMINEES | Corporate Secretary | 2002-04-17 | 2002-09-10 |
| BARBER, Lisa Estelle | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2012-06-29 |
| BENNETT, James Ogilvy John | Director | 2004-02-12 | 2008-09-17 |
| BEWES, Nicholas Cecil John | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2007-01-29 |
| HELSON, Joanne Marie | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2024-10-31 |
| JUDD, James Grant | Director | 2002-08-19 | 2006-06-27 |
| SCARROTT, Richard James | Director | 2008-04-28 | 2019-07-05 |
| WALLNER, Edgar | Director | 2007-02-22 | 2017-02-07 |
| WATES, James Garwood Michael | Director | 2002-08-19 | 2003-03-19 |
| TURNECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-04-17 | 2002-08-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-10-06 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-12-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-20 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-11-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-08-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.