HAUSER & WIRTH GALLERY LIMITED
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Cash
£2m
+139.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£24m
-8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
115
-10.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£985k
-15.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £143,860,726 | £68,286,189 | £59,349,540 | -13.1% | |
| Operating profit | £9,489,771 | £1,642,833 | £1,840,057 | +12% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,297,446 | £1,164,424 | £985,240 | -15.4% | |
| Net profit | £6,406,539 | £266,539 | £403,318 | +51.3% | |
| Cash | £2,447,444 | £820,017 | £1,961,846 | +139.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,099,867 | £26,246,417 | £24,191,731 | -7.8% | |
| Net assets | £29,099,867 | £26,166,406 | £24,069,724 | -8% | |
| Equity | £29,099,867 | £26,166,406 | £24,069,724 | -8% | |
| Average employees | 142 | 129 | 115 | -10.9% | |
| Wages | £13,651,068 | £13,067,553 | £9,765,179 | -25.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,470,843 | £2,499,086 | £1,419,298 | -43.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £28,690 | £31,960 | £29,379 | -8.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,958,159 | £2,224,184 | £1,095,624 | -50.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 2.4% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.6% | 6.3% | 7.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.1% | 66.2% | 50.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.37x | 1.38x | 1.76x | |
| Interest cover | 31.22x | 2.82x | 1.93x |
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
- Rawlinson & Hunter Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- “In 2025, the UK company was charged with a single instance of making a luxury good available to a person connected with Russia. The company is pleased that the legal case against the UK gallery has been dismissed in its entirety. The UK gallery strongly contested these proceedings and denied any wrongdoing. The company continues to be fully committed to complying with all its legal obligations including with respect to sanctions”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALDIMANN, Lukas | Secretary | 2023-03-13 | — | — |
| GRISAFFI, Mirella | Director | 2020-06-09 | Nov 1970 | Italian |
| HALDIMANN, Lukas | Director | 2020-07-01 | Aug 1974 | Swiss |
| TUNE, Katherine | Director | 2019-12-05 | Jun 1983 | British |
| WENMAN, Neil Robert | Director | 2020-06-09 | Aug 1975 | British |
| WILES, Sophie Victoria | Director | 2022-07-01 | Dec 1981 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIRTH, Iwan | Secretary | 2003-04-24 | 2023-03-13 |
| PROSPECT SECRETARIES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2003-02-11 | 2004-02-06 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-02-11 | 2003-02-11 |
| HARRISON, Sara Kate | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2018-12-21 |
| HAUSER, Ursula | Director | 2003-02-15 | 2003-07-22 |
| JONES, Timothy Philip | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2020-03-27 |
| LEUCHTMANN, Mark Oliver | Director | 2017-02-20 | 2020-03-27 |
| MUIR, Gregor Francis | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2011-01-31 |
| MURPHY, Cliodhna | Director | 2018-12-21 | 2022-07-01 |
| OGGIER, Franz-Josef | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2017-11-01 |
| VENTERS, Ewan Andrew | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2024-09-19 |
| WIRTH, Iwan | Director | 2003-02-15 | 2022-12-12 |
| WIRTH-HAUSER, Manuela | Director | 2003-02-15 | 2022-12-12 |
| ZUCCOLI, Barbara | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2017-02-20 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-02-11 | 2003-02-11 |
| EAGLE HOUSE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-02-11 | 2003-05-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursula Hauser | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-19 |
| Mr Iwan Wirth | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Manuela Wirth-Hauser | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-06-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-03-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.