BW LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-14 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2M
Equity attributable
Employees
303
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3M
lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,799,820 | £15,217,536 | £16,167,839 | £18,916,404 | £30,713,500 | |
| Operating profit | £3,192,693 | £3,855,544 | £3,156,099 | £2,886,129 | £3,000,932 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,187,004 | £2,402,215 | £1,483,251 | £879,182 | -£2,536,325 | |
| Net profit | £1,878,495 | £2,110,202 | £1,427,125 | £664,149 | -£2,273,707 | |
| Cash | £107,859 | £502,739 | £465,346 | £179,010 | £3,044,304 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,373,487 | £13,736,970 | £15,937,248 | £19,212,884 | £2,217,074 | |
| Net assets | £1,495,509 | £3,216,911 | £4,255,236 | £4,914,415 | £2,057,508 | |
| Equity | £1,495,509 | £3,216,911 | £4,255,236 | £4,914,415 | £2,057,508 | |
| Average employees | 256 | 257 | 262 | 276 | 303 | |
| Wages | £5,948,696 | £6,284,587 | £6,994,325 | £8,078,444 | £14,087,585 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £181,000 | £221,122 | £194,832 | £207,404 | £334,548 |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2023-12-31
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.1% | 25.3% | 19.5% | 15.3% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | 13.6% | 13.9% | 8.8% | 3.5% | -7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.1% | 28.1% | 19.8% | 15.0% | 135.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 6.52x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | 3.17x | 2.65x | 1.89x | 1.44x | 0.54x |
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
- “Growth has continued in the energy sector, insurance and panel management. The Company remains a key provider for debt purchasers and the private parking sector and has been invited to tender for more public sector work via the Crown Commercial Service and NHS panels.”
- “In 2024, BW Legal was honoured with two prestigious Investors in People awards: UK Employer of the Year (Gold category, 250+ employees) and the Award for Learning & Development.”
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 | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-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 56 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2019-02-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2019-02-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2019-02-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2019-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-02-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2019-02-26 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2019-02-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2019-02-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.