W DENIS (HOLDINGS) PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-01 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-17
Watchouts
Cash
£11M
-30.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£14M
+8.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
110
-2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-20.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC 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 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £15,147,503 | £13,309,379 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,545,066 | £1,511,842 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,881,293 | £1,488,620 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,224,703 | £1,123,084 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,870,425 | — | — | £15,823,583 | £11,048,503 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £6,038,370 | — | — | £13,908,212 | £14,088,106 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £5,990,370 | — | — | £12,543,620 | £13,636,743 | |
| Equity | £5,085,763 | £5,219,170 | £5,990,370 | £10,095,494 | £11,168,703 | £12,543,620 | £13,636,743 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 79 | — | — | 113 | 110 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £7,238,073 | £6,736,152 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
-12.1%
£15,147,503 £13,309,379
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Cash
-30.2%
£15,823,583 £11,048,503
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Net assets
+8.7%
£12,543,620 £13,636,743
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
-2.7%
113 110
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Operating profit
-2.2%
£1,545,066 £1,511,842
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Profit before tax
-20.9%
£1,881,293 £1,488,620
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Wages
-6.9%
£7,238,073 £6,736,152
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 10.2% | 11.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 8.1% | 8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 11.1% | 10.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.08x | 0.84x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 149.66x | 5.55x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Buckle Barton Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- W DENIS (HOLDINGS) PLC · parent
- W. Denis (Insurance Brokers) plc 100%
- W. Denis Credit Risks Limited 80%
- W Denis Europe, UADBB 100%
- W Denis Insurance Brokers International Ltd 100%
- Trade Credit Global UK Limited 80%
- Hanwell Atkinson Limited 80%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OATES, Michael William | Secretary | 2022-06-06 | — | — |
| OATES, Michael William | Director | 2022-06-06 | Nov 1978 | British |
| THEW, Simon Rupert | Director | 2003-07-31 | Sep 1966 | British |
| THURSTON, Clive Howard | Director | 2003-07-31 | Aug 1958 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESBOTTES, Ian William | Secretary | 2006-08-21 | 2022-05-31 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Christopher | Secretary | 2006-03-31 | 2006-08-21 |
| THEW, Paul Adrien | Secretary | 2003-07-31 | 2005-09-29 |
| THURSTON, Clive Howard | Secretary | 2005-10-03 | 2006-03-31 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-07-31 | 2003-07-31 |
| DESBOTTES, Ian William | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2022-05-31 |
| THEW, Hubert Allan | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2026-04-01 |
| THEW, Paul Adrien | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2005-09-29 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-07-31 | 2003-07-31 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-07-31 | 2003-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Rupert Thew | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-07-06 | Active |
| Mr Hubert Allan Thew | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.