WHALECO UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-14 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£147M
USD 197,192,000
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
USD 4,507,000
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
USD 3,939,000
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,999,402 | £47,297,600 | |
| Operating profit | -£5,922,853 | -£6,503,700 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,547,432 | £2,944,606 | |
| Net profit | £1,160,948 | £2,208,268 | |
| Cash | £185,937,804 | £147,411,228 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,160,948 | £3,369,216 | |
| Net assets | £1,160,948 | £3,369,216 | |
| Equity | £1,160,948 | £3,369,216 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -24.7% | -13.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.8% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -510.2% | -193.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 99.5% | 98.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.01x | 1.02x |
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 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Brenson Lawlor Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Auditors confirm that the director's use of the going concern basis is appropriate, and no material uncertainties were identified that cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for 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
1 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN, Qin | Director | 2022-11-10 | Jul 1981 | Chinese |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pdd Holdings Inc. | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2022-11-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 10 of 10 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-11-10 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.