WEBUYANYPHONE LIMITED
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Cash
£255k
-19.1% vs 2023
Net assets
-£386k
+81.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
43
+30.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.7m
+39.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £22,635,812 | £31,484,955 | +39.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,258,479 | £1,759,825 | +39.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,212,585 | £1,696,330 | +39.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,190,990 | £1,674,640 | +40.6% | |
| Cash | £22,124 | £63,592 | £51,037 | £64,528 | £315,730 | £255,487 | -19.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,900,225 | -£1,047,684 | £1,059,875 | £939,518 | £1,762,913 | £2,198,359 | +24.7% | |
| Net assets | -£1,900,225 | -£1,092,684 | -£2,938,078 | -£3,251,769 | -£2,060,779 | -£386,139 | +81.3% | |
| Equity | — | -£1,092,684 | — | — | -£2,060,779 | -£386,139 | +81.3% | |
| Average employees | 14 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 43 | +30.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,047,285 | £1,246,286 | +19% | |
| 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. 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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.6% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.3% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 71.4% | 80.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 614.1% | 153.3% | 252.1% | 325.6% | 173.4% | 110.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.11x | 2.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 27.42x | 27.17x |
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
- WEBUYANYPHONE LIMITED 2022-06-10 → present
- E-GIANT LTD 2012-12-06 → 2022-06-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- JWR Audit Limited
- 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 entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 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
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Aaron Maurice | Director | 2018-06-01 | Oct 1982 | British |
| RIDGE, Darren Michael | Director | 2018-06-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHBY, James Spencer | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2017-04-07 |
| BERTHONNEAU, Alex Maxime Edward | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2022-03-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridown Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-05 | Active |
| Onecom Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-06-01 | Ceased 2019-04-05 |
| Mr Alex Maxime Edward Berthonneau | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-05-04 | Ceased 2022-03-08 |
| Giant Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-11 |
| Mr James Spencer Ashby | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Alexander Maxime Edward Berthonneau | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-06-10 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2022-06-10 CONNOT Change of name notice
- 2022-03-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with made up date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audited abridged | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-01-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2022-06-10 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-06-10 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2022-04-22 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-15 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-03-15 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
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.