WATERLOO AIR PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-09 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-25
Watchouts
Cash
£407K
-25.9% vs 2023
Net assets
-£613K
-349.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
111
+0.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
-47.2% vs 2023
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 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £12,010,232 | £10,426,318 | — | — | £12,077,950 | £11,263,891 | |
| Operating profit | — | £176,313 | £294,896 | — | — | -£799,244 | -£1,175,853 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £125,158 | £269,024 | £607,075 | -£1,188,155 | -£798,885 | -£1,175,853 | |
| Net profit | — | £123,337 | £234,717 | £485,969 | -£1,046,866 | -£636,256 | -£858,913 | |
| Cash | — | £397,174 | £1,152,412 | £1,377,272 | £449,713 | £549,754 | £407,190 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,278,160 | £1,515,085 | £2,113,761 | £1,338,862 | £686,355 | -£254,498 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,208,383 | £1,443,100 | £1,929,069 | £882,203 | £245,947 | -£612,966 | |
| Equity | £1,085,046 | £1,208,383 | £1,443,100 | £1,929,069 | £882,203 | £245,947 | -£612,966 | |
| Average employees | — | 140 | 129 | 112 | 111 | 110 | 111 | |
| Wages | — | £3,997,459 | — | — | — | £3,920,791 | £4,062,872 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £272,246 | £110,240 | £77,602 |
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
-6.7%
£12,077,950 £11,263,891
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Cash
-25.9%
£549,754 £407,190
-
Net assets
-349.2%
£245,947 -£612,966
lowest in 6 filed years
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Employees
+0.9%
110 111
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Operating profit
-47.1%
-£799,244 -£1,175,853
lowest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
-47.2%
-£798,885 -£1,175,853
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Wages
+3.6%
£3,920,791 £4,062,872
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.5% | 2.8% | — | — | -6.6% | -10.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.0% | 2.3% | — | — | -5.3% | -7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 13.8% | 19.5% | — | — | -116.4% | 462.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 96.8% | 109.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.69x | 0.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | 3.45x | 11.40x | — | — | — | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- WATERLOO AIR PRODUCTS LIMITED 2020-12-30 → present
- WATERLOO AIR PRODUCTS PLC 2003-09-29 → 2020-12-30
- WATERLOO AIR DIFFUSION PLC 2003-09-25 → 2003-09-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a good expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and continues to have full support from the Swegon Group. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In February 2025 the company entered into a consultation process in relation to redundancies in the production department. Subsequently, a number of employees were made redundant at a total cost of £168,216.”
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date it was agreed with Swegon Limited that a debt for equity swap totalling £4.5m would be undertaken to strengthen the balance sheet position of the company. Management are engaging a third party to support with this process, as part of which it is intended that Swegon Limited will become the company's immediate parent and that Waterloo Group Limited will then be struck off.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESSEY, Roland | Director | 2024-12-20 | Sep 1980 | British |
| OLIN, Christian | Director | 2025-10-31 | Apr 1968 | Swedish |
| WELLSTAM, Andreas Orje | Director | 2025-10-31 | Apr 1975 | Swedish |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDMONDSON, Ronald Hunter | Secretary | 2018-10-23 | 2020-03-10 |
| MCKAY, Andrew | Secretary | 2020-03-10 | 2025-10-31 |
| OSMANT, John Lloyd | Secretary | 2004-10-20 | 2005-02-16 |
| SEARLES, Kate Samantha | Secretary | 2012-04-01 | 2018-10-23 |
| STOLWORTHY, Jennifer Denise | Secretary | 2005-12-09 | 2012-03-29 |
| VAN ALPHEN, Ann Margaret Hunter | Secretary | 2005-02-16 | 2005-08-31 |
| VAN ALPHEN, Ann Margaret Hunter | Secretary | 2003-09-25 | 2004-09-10 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-09-25 | 2003-09-25 |
| COULSON, Francis Archer | Director | 2003-09-25 | 2012-06-30 |
| EDMONDSON, Julia Annette | Director | 2015-04-09 | 2020-03-10 |
| EDMONDSON, Mary Anne | Director | 2015-04-09 | 2020-03-10 |
| EDMONDSON, Richard Hunter | Director | 2003-09-25 | 2020-03-10 |
| EDMONDSON, Ronald Hunter | Director | 2010-09-22 | 2020-03-10 |
| EKELS, Albert Sybrandus | Director | 2005-02-16 | 2005-07-22 |
| JOHNSON, Peter Sidney | Director | 2019-08-20 | 2022-09-30 |
| MARSHALL, Stuart Paul | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2020-03-10 |
| MCKAY, Andrew | Director | 2020-03-10 | 2025-10-31 |
| NUTLEY, Royston Charles | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2004-11-17 |
| OSMANT, John Lloyd | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2010-09-22 |
| PERKINS, Ian Lea | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2004-03-26 |
| RAYNER, Adrian Stephen | Director | 2004-07-21 | 2004-09-28 |
| SEARLES, Kate Samantha | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2018-10-23 |
| SHENTON, Russell James | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2022-05-20 |
| TIERNAN, John Edward | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2019-08-01 |
| VOLLERT, Robin | Director | 2020-03-10 | 2024-12-22 |
| WARDLE, Andrew | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2024-09-27 |
| WILLIAMS, David Anthony Ellis | Director | 2007-02-21 | 2011-12-15 |
| ABEKHO BV | Corporate Director | 2003-10-22 | 2005-02-16 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-09-25 | 2007-03-13 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-09-25 | 2003-09-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swegon Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-11 | Active |
| Waterloo Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-23 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.