WALLACE WHITTLE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5M
+2.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.3M
+17% vs 2024
Employees
125
+6.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6M
-3.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,547,467 | £13,439,917 | +16.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,681,853 | £1,631,256 | -3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,485,539 | £1,681,841 | £1,622,557 | -3.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,149,937 | £1,356,077 | £1,164,674 | -14.1% | |
| Cash | £0 | £407,209 | £2,180,393 | £876,314 | £1,456,340 | £1,494,712 | +2.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £407,414 | £766,064 | £2,721,582 | £3,791,100 | £4,402,014 | +16.1% | |
| Net assets | £5,269,000 | — | £413,962 | £2,563,899 | £3,634,476 | £4,251,066 | +17% | |
| Equity | £5,269,000 | £205 | £413,962 | £2,563,899 | £3,634,476 | £4,251,066 | +17% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 87 | 85 | 109 | 117 | 125 | +6.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,756,422 | £5,888,789 | £6,439,599 | +9.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £150,735 | £113,538 | £93,430 | -17.7% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 14.6% | 12.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 11.7% | 8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 44.4% | 37.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.83x | 1.77x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- WALLACE WHITTLE LIMITED 1997-02-04 → present
- WWP LIMITED 1996-10-28 → 1997-02-04
- THISTLE WATER LIMITED 1995-04-18 → 1996-10-28
- W W P LIMITED 1988-06-27 → 1995-04-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Consilium Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- WALLACE WHITTLE LIMITED · parent
- Davie + McCulloch 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the company acquired the entire share capital of Davie + McCulloch Limited.”
- “The business also made a significant investment in the full refurbishment and rebranding of the Belfast office, reflecting its continued commitment to enhancing the health, safety and wellbeing of its employees.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCULLOCH, Thomas | Secretary | 2021-04-01 | — | — |
| MCGILL, Allan | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Clare | Secretary | 1995-04-01 | 1996-11-01 |
| DOCHERTY, Ian | Secretary | 1996-11-01 | 2012-04-16 |
| MCKNIGHT, William John | Secretary | 2012-04-16 | 2021-04-01 |
| PARKER, Martin | Secretary | 1992-07-23 | 1995-04-01 |
| ROBERTSON, James | Secretary | 1990-01-10 | 1992-07-23 |
| QUILL SERVE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1988-06-27 | 1990-01-10 |
| BROWN, Clare | Director | 1995-04-01 | 1996-11-01 |
| CLABBY, David Angus | Director | 1997-04-04 | 2010-11-01 |
| DOYLE, Brian | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2007-11-04 |
| FINLAYSON, John Charles | Director | 2008-10-02 | 2011-07-20 |
| FOSTER, John Anthony | Director | 1993-06-09 | 1995-04-01 |
| GUERIN, John Michael | Director | 1992-07-23 | 1993-06-09 |
| GUY, Christopher Stewart | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| HARGREAVES, Jonathan Watson, Dr | Director | 1992-07-23 | 1993-02-09 |
| HIGGINS, William | Director | 1988-06-28 | 1992-07-23 |
| HOWELL, Keith Martin | Director | 2001-02-23 | 2011-07-20 |
| KELLY, Stephen | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2011-07-20 |
| LAWRENCE, Colin | Director | 2008-10-02 | 2011-07-20 |
| MACKENZIE, Kenneth Norman | Director | 1997-04-04 | 2004-01-15 |
| MAYBERRY, Brian Richard | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2018-02-13 |
| MAYBERRY, Brian Richard | Director | 1990-05-31 | 1993-01-04 |
| MCGILL, Allan | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2011-07-20 |
| MCHARD, Stephen Anthony | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2011-07-20 |
| MCKNIGHT, William John | Director | 2011-07-20 | 2021-04-01 |
| RUTHERFORD, Ann | Director | 1996-10-29 | 1996-11-01 |
| SINCLAIR, Alister Edward | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2009-10-31 |
| VALENTE, Michael | Director | 2011-07-20 | 2018-02-28 |
| WALKER, John Archibald | Director | 1988-06-28 | 1990-05-31 |
| WATSON, David John | Director | 1995-04-01 | 1996-11-01 |
| QUILL FORM LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1988-06-27 | 1988-06-28 |
| QUILL SERVE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1988-06-27 | 1988-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ww Consulting Engineering Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-01 | Active |
| Tuv Sud Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-16 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
| Wallace Whittle (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 197 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-05-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-05-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-05-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2021-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2021-04-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-04-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
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.