WHITTAKER GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-12 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+6.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£10M
-9.9% vs 2023
Employees
141
-2.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
-653% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £17,802,788 | £13,732,686 | |
| Operating profit | £167,594 | -£367,075 | — | — | £321,056 | -£1,667,846 | |
| Profit before tax | £108,831 | -£400,302 | — | — | £308,150 | -£1,704,093 | |
| Net profit | -£325,964 | -£425,568 | — | — | £222,776 | -£1,542,877 | |
| Cash | £81,415 | £47,470 | — | — | £972,752 | £1,031,912 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £709,369 | £283,801 | — | — | £12,283,330 | £11,048,138 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £10,678,532 | £9,625,932 | |
| Equity | £709,369 | £283,801 | — | — | £10,678,532 | £9,625,932 | |
| Average employees | 126 | 131 | 118 | 122 | 145 | 141 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £8,111,015 | £6,787,002 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £214,463 | £232,639 |
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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-22.9%
£17,802,788 £13,732,686
-
Cash
+6.1%
£972,752 £1,031,912
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-9.9%
£10,678,532 £9,625,932
-
Employees
-2.8%
145 141
-
Operating profit
-619.5%
£321,056 -£1,667,846
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-653%
£308,150 -£1,704,093
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-16.3%
£8,111,015 £6,787,002
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | -12.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.3% | -11.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.6% | -129.3% | — | — | 2.6% | -15.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.81x | 3.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 15.71x | -32.52x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hall Morrice LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 group's and parent 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
- WHITTAKER GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Whittaker Engineering (Stonehaven) Limited 100%
- Whitamex S.A. de C.V. 96%
- Whittaker Marine and Construction Limited 100%
- BHP Generation Limited 100%
- Whitamarine S.A. de C.V. 100%
- Whittaker Engineering Amercias Inc 100%
- Whittaker Energy BV 100%
Significant events
- “The group's revenue decreased by 23% due to the end of a significant offshore contract and a general reduction in offshore work due to scopes being pushed back during 2024. The group incurred a £1,704k loss before tax due to £727k of foreign exchange losses and the continued investment in Research and Development activities to help secure the group's future in the anticipated transition to renewables.”
- “Despite the loss incurred the group's cash balance increased by 6% for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-02-26 | — | — |
| WHITTAKER, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2009-02-26 | Aug 1957 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Kenneth | Director | 2009-02-26 | Apr 1953 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Murray | Director | 2020-03-03 | Sep 1984 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Secretary | 2009-02-26 | 2009-02-26 |
| MABBOTT, Stephen George | Director | 2009-02-26 | 2009-02-26 |
| NIVEN, Alan David | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2012-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Janet Elizabeth Whittaker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Kenneth Whittaker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 53 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-02-13 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2017-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.