WCL (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£7m
+25.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£675k
+76.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
26
+13% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£925k
-8.2% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £81,128,123 | £76,249,990 | £88,193,080 | +15.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £322,056 | £938,297 | £719,069 | -23.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £350,669 | £1,007,809 | £924,757 | -8.2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £284,066 | £754,065 | £691,886 | -8.2% | |
| Cash | £1,479,332 | £1,875,363 | £5,109,258 | £5,572,218 | £6,983,961 | +25.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £252,382 | £430,085 | £1,309,307 | £852,371 | £1,639,535 | +92.3% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £629,307 | £383,371 | £675,262 | +76.1% | |
| Equity | £252,382 | £430,085 | £629,307 | £383,371 | £675,262 | +76.1% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 26 | +13% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,036,832 | £1,295,196 | £1,358,881 | +4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £557,625 | £506,706 | £515,363 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £47,042 | £16,804 | £6,091 | -63.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £161,451 | £161,685 | £146,358 | -9.5% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 24.6% | 110.1% | 43.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 97.0% | 98.2% | 97.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.07x | 1.04x | 1.07x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- WCL (UK) LIMITED 2011-07-05 → present
- WCL CORPORATE LIMITED 2011-07-01 → 2011-07-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Nunn Hayward 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATKINS, Neil | Secretary | 2011-07-01 | — | — |
| HALL, Nigel Barry | Director | 2014-01-04 | Nov 1961 | British |
| MILLER, Paul Robert | Director | 2016-06-01 | Jan 1956 | British |
| PEARSON, Oliver Toby James | Director | 2023-06-01 | Sep 1992 | British |
| WATKINS, Neil | Director | 2013-11-01 | Aug 1966 | British |
| WILLS, Natasha Claire | Director | 2025-04-24 | Oct 1988 | British |
| WHITE CONSULTANTS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2012-01-20 | — | — |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRAHAMS, Stuart John | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2018-03-23 |
| HALL, Nigel Barry | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-01-20 |
| SHINER, Janice Hazel | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-01-20 |
| WATKINS, Neil | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-01-20 |
| WHITE, Kieron David | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-01-20 |
| WYATT-PIKE, Colin Paul | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2020-07-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kieron David White | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-12-12 | Ceased 2023-11-10 |
| Mr Colin Paul Wyatt-Pike | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-28 |
| Mr Neil Watkins | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-01-08 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2022-09-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.