UTILITY WAREHOUSE LIMITED
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Cash
£63M
+38.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£199M
-6.6% vs 2024
Employees
2,209
-11.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£71M
+34.8% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £246,895,000 | £281,428,000 | +14% | |
| Operating profit | £58,738,000 | £81,292,000 | +38.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £52,493,000 | £70,746,000 | +34.8% | |
| Net profit | £38,009,000 | £52,476,000 | +38.1% | |
| Cash | £45,487,000 | £63,004,000 | +38.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £394,588,000 | £395,425,000 | +0.2% | |
| Net assets | £213,170,000 | £199,044,000 | -6.6% | |
| Equity | £213,170,000 | £199,044,000 | -6.6% | |
| Average employees | 2,492 | 2,209 | -11.4% | |
| Wages | £102,391,000 | £103,202,000 | +0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £307,000 | £270,000 | -12.1% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.8% | 28.9% | |
| Net margin | 15.4% | 18.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.9% | 20.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.65x | 1.32x | |
| Interest cover | 6.36x | 6.21x |
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 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- UTILITY WAREHOUSE LIMITED · parent
- Electricity Plus Supply Limited 100%
- Gas Plus Supply Limited 100%
- Telecommunications Management Limited 100%
- UWI Limited 100%
- UW Spain S.L.U 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAXTER, David William | Secretary | 2009-07-08 | — | British |
| BURNETT, Stuart | Director | 2020-06-23 | Nov 1982 | British |
| HARRIS, Robert James Spurling | Director | 2025-01-13 | Oct 1981 | British |
| SCHOENFELD, Nicholas Jakub | Director | 2016-11-18 | Sep 1970 | British |
| WALTER, David William | Director | 2025-01-13 | May 1976 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HATELEY, Richard Ian | Secretary | 2006-07-28 | 2009-04-08 |
| HOUGHTON, Christopher Paul | Secretary | 2009-04-08 | 2009-07-08 |
| KOREL, Brian | Secretary | 2005-08-30 | 2006-07-28 |
| MICHELL, Richard Francis | Secretary | 2002-11-19 | 2005-08-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-11-19 | 2002-11-19 |
| LINDSAY, Andrew James | Director | 2016-11-18 | 2024-08-13 |
| WIGODER, Charles Francis | Director | 2002-11-19 | 2025-01-13 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-11-19 | 2002-11-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telecom Plus Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-13 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-11-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-10-29 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-10-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-06 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-03-06 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-03-06 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-03-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.