HENDERSON WHOLESALE LIMITED
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Cash
£69m
-4.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£200m
+9.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
817
+3.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£24m
-2.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £832,688,936 | £839,701,603 | £895,017,816 | +6.6% | |
| Operating profit | £27,011,663 | £15,086,852 | £14,528,144 | -3.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £40,143,549 | £24,813,474 | £24,145,702 | -2.7% | |
| Net profit | £30,627,446 | £18,828,800 | £18,065,438 | -4.1% | |
| Cash | £50,664,050 | £72,008,376 | £68,871,649 | -4.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £163,515,606 | £183,047,058 | £201,441,808 | +10% | |
| Net assets | £162,903,920 | £181,732,720 | £199,798,158 | +9.9% | |
| Equity | £162,903,920 | £181,732,720 | £199,798,158 | +9.9% | |
| Average employees | 766 | 792 | 817 | +3.2% | |
| Wages | £34,328,967 | £36,399,792 | £39,576,701 | +8.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,640,976 | £4,052,706 | £4,429,988 | +9.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £65,025 | £72,326 | £103,846 | +43.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £721,815 | £621,827 | £663,643 | +6.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 1.8% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 2.2% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.5% | 8.2% | 7.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.0% | 53.8% | 54.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.84x | 1.82x | 1.71x | |
| Interest cover | 6.37x | 3.43x | 2.84x |
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
- HENDERSON WHOLESALE LIMITED 2005-03-04 → present
- JOHN HENDERSON LIMITED 1923-02-01 → 2005-03-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO Northern Ireland
- 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.”
Group structure
- HENDERSON WHOLESALE LIMITED · parent
- Henderson Technology Limited 100%
- The Dargan Press Limited 100%
- Henderson Print Limited 100%
- Vivo Limited 100%
- John Henderson (Ireland) Limited 100%
- McConnells Markethill Limited 100%
- Marketstall Australia PTY Limited 100%
- Power EPOS Technologies Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Following a multi-year strategy, the board was delighted to achieve the British Retail Consortium Global Standard (BRC), Storage and Distribution V4, AA standard BRC in each of our main warehouse chambers, evidencing the due diligence in place, via audited processes.”
- “In line with the responsible business strategy, there was further expansion of photovoltaic cell deployment across the distribution centres. In addition and to support our net carbon zero ambition, a number of fully-electrified commercial transportation equipment was successfully introduced.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAMBLE, Neil William | Secretary | 2024-05-27 | — | — |
| ABRAHAM, Alan Howard | Director | 2023-01-02 | Mar 1977 | British |
| AGNEW, Geoffrey William | Director | — | Apr 1964 | British |
| AGNEW, Martin John | Director | — | Aug 1962 | British |
| ASH, Richard Bryan | Director | 2025-11-10 | Feb 1985 | British |
| CHERRY, Julie Ann | Director | 2026-04-20 | Jan 1976 | Irish |
| DERBY, Desmond James | Director | 2026-04-16 | Feb 1977 | Irish |
| DOODY, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2004-03-02 | Feb 1963 | Irish |
| DRISCOLL, John William | Director | 2023-04-24 | Feb 1973 | British |
| GAMBLE, Neil William | Director | 2024-04-03 | Jan 1983 | British |
| HEGARTY, Noel Martin | Director | 2026-03-02 | Jan 1969 | Irish |
| HUTCHINSON, Daniel | Director | 2019-10-14 | Jan 1966 | British |
| KELLY, Neal Francis | Director | 2011-11-07 | Nov 1970 | Northern Irish |
| MOORE, William James | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jul 1976 | British |
| SIMPSON, Katherine Allison | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCFARLANE, Frank | Secretary | — | 2006-08-10 |
| WHITTEN, William John Ronald | Secretary | 2006-07-06 | 2024-05-27 |
| AGNEW, John Robert Henderson | Director | — | 2002-04-22 |
| AGNEW, Rosemary | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| DAVIDSON, Samuel Houston | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| FITZSIMMINS, Alan James | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| FITZSIMMINS, Alan James | Director | — | 2023-12-31 |
| LOGAN, David Andrew | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2015-10-30 |
| MCFARLANE, Frank | Director | — | 2006-08-10 |
| MCGARRY, Patrick James | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2023-04-30 |
| MCMILLAN, William J | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| MCPEAK, Ronald G | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| MCWHINNEY, Kenneth James | Director | — | 2006-02-01 |
| STEWART, Darren William | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2019-10-31 |
| WHITTEN, William John Ronald | Director | 2006-07-06 | 2024-05-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henderson (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Geoffrey William Agnew | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Martin John Agnew | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 344 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.