BW LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£825k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£12m
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
307
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£338k
Period ending 2026-07-01
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-07-01
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-06-30 | 2026-07-01 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,799,820 | £15,217,536 | £16,167,839 | £18,916,404 | £30,713,500 | £23,529,304 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,192,693 | £3,855,544 | £3,156,099 | £2,886,129 | £3,000,932 | £2,135,363 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,187,004 | £2,402,215 | £1,483,251 | £879,182 | -£2,536,325 | £337,731 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,878,495 | £2,110,202 | £1,427,125 | £664,149 | -£2,273,707 | £298,347 | — | |
| Cash | £107,859 | £502,739 | £465,346 | £179,010 | £3,044,304 | £824,774 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,373,487 | £13,736,970 | £15,937,248 | £19,212,884 | £2,217,074 | £11,807,412 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,495,509 | £3,216,911 | £4,255,236 | £4,914,415 | £2,057,508 | £11,601,102 | — | |
| Equity | £1,495,509 | £3,216,911 | £4,255,236 | £4,914,415 | £2,057,508 | £11,601,102 | — | |
| Average employees | 256 | 257 | 262 | 276 | 303 | 307 | — | |
| Wages | £5,948,696 | £6,284,587 | £6,994,325 | £8,078,444 | £14,087,585 | £9,902,913 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £181,000 | £221,122 | £194,832 | £207,404 | £334,548 | £239,838 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | — | — | £144,204 | £215,485 | £149,838 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 18 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-06-30 | 2026-07-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.1% | 25.3% | 19.5% | 15.3% | 9.8% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | 13.6% | 13.9% | 8.8% | 3.5% | -7.4% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.1% | 28.1% | 19.8% | 15.0% | 135.4% | 18.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.5% | 78.7% | 75.0% | 78.3% | 92.1% | 54.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 6.52x | 1.08x | 1.83x | |
| Interest cover | 3.17x | 2.65x | 1.89x | 1.44x | 0.54x | 1.19x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the current financial position of the company as well as its forecasted performance and cash flows for a period of at least 12 months following the approval of these financial statements. The directors have concluded that the company remains a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 1 July 2026, the company agreed a significant restructuring of debt with its principal lender through the issue of Preferred Ordinary Z1A, Z1B and Z2A shares in satisfaction of £9.6 million of accrued payment in kind interest.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTON, Sean | Director | 2012-02-28 | Oct 1974 | British |
| WITHERS, Rachael | Director | 2013-09-09 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NG, Seng Hoong | Director | 2015-04-15 | 2015-10-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sean Barton | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-08 |
| Miss Rachael Jennifer Withers | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Wab Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-07-16 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-07-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.