WESCO ANIXTER UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-03 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-57.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£78M
+2.4% vs 2023
Employees
617
+4.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£195K
-103.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-11-01
- WESCO ANIXTER UK LIMITED 2024-11-01 → present
- ANIXTER LIMITED 2005-01-05 → 2024-11-01
- WALTERS HEXAGON LIMITED 1998-02-05 → 2005-01-05
- WEBB FASTENERS LIMITED 1930-06-21 → 1998-02-05
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 | £485,797,000 | £481,582,000 | |
| Operating profit | £9,850,000 | £6,613,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,177,000 | -£195,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,134,000 | -£158,000 | |
| Cash | £2,913,000 | £1,237,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £76,351,000 | £78,217,000 | |
| Equity | £76,351,000 | £78,217,000 | |
| Average employees | 588 | 617 | |
| Wages | £28,108,000 | £31,238,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.7% | 79.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.99x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | 1.66x | 0.75x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After a detailed review, forecasting the Company's business, including stress testing and sensitivity analysis, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least 12 months from the approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- WESCO ANIXTER UK LIMITED · parent
- Anixter Saudi Arabia Trading Limited 70%
- Wesco Anixter Ireland Trading Limited 100%
- HMH Pension Trustees Ltd 100%
- Anixter Wesco Trading General Trading LLC 100%
- Anixter Middle-East Trading FZE 100%
- Anixter Pension Dormant Scheme Trustees Ltd 100%
- Anixter Pension Dormant Trustees Limited 100%
- Anixter (UK) Ltd 100%
- Haden Drysys S.A Dormant 0%
Significant events
- “On 31 October 2024, the company acquired 100% of the net assets of Wesco Distribution International Limited, obtaining control of Wesco Distribution International Limited's business activities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIODUN-ADELEYE, Babayemi Olatunji | Director | 2019-09-09 | Sep 1963 | British |
| BEGG, Brian Michael | Director | 2021-05-14 | Jun 1973 | American |
| MACIOCE III, Domenic Anthony | Director | 2021-05-14 | Jan 1967 | American |
| WALPOT, Philippe Jean Rene | Director | 2018-05-18 | Apr 1967 | Belgian |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Denise Patricia | Secretary | 1996-04-24 | 1998-01-13 |
| ELLIS-REES, James Hugh, Mr. | Secretary | 2011-01-04 | 2015-07-01 |
| MARCHANT, Richard Norman | Secretary | — | 1996-04-24 |
| TRINKOFF, Lloyd Jay | Secretary | 1998-01-13 | 2005-10-18 |
| VAIZEY, Alexandra Mary Jane | Secretary | 2005-10-18 | 2011-01-04 |
| BANKS, William Robert | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2015-07-01 |
| CORSON, Richard | Director | 1998-02-16 | 2003-09-26 |
| DOSCH, Theodore, Mr. | Director | 2011-12-09 | 2021-04-30 |
| DUL, John Albert | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2011-12-08 |
| DUNCAN, Ian Alexander | Director | — | 1998-01-13 |
| ELLIS-REES, James Hugh, Mr. | Director | 2011-01-04 | 2015-07-01 |
| HAZARD, George Anthony | Director | — | 1997-05-04 |
| HORTON, Nicholas Peter | Director | 1995-07-03 | 1996-06-10 |
| JACOBS, Wilfred Arthur | Director | — | 1997-10-31 |
| LEACH, Philip | Director | 1998-06-12 | 1999-07-16 |
| LETHAM, Dennis | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2011-06-01 |
| MISKELL, Chris | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2003-09-26 |
| MYCOE, Peter | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2003-09-26 |
| OVEREND, Mike | Director | 1997-05-04 | 1998-01-13 |
| PEARS, Rebecca Caroline | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2018-05-18 |
| RUDOLF, Gerald Anthony | Director | 1998-02-05 | 2003-09-26 |
| RUDOLF, Gerald Anthony | Director | — | 1998-01-13 |
| SKOVORODKO, Vitaliy | Director | 2018-05-18 | 2019-09-09 |
| SMITH, Colin Paul | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2021-05-12 |
| TRINKOFF, Lloyd Jay | Director | 1998-01-13 | 2003-09-26 |
| TUFFY, Michael James | Director | 1999-07-28 | 2003-09-26 |
| VAIZEY, Alexandra Mary Jane | Director | 2004-12-17 | 2011-01-04 |
| WOODCOCK, David | Director | 1994-03-14 | 2005-10-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesco International Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-06-22 | Active |
| Anixter International Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-12-28 | Ceased 2020-06-22 |
| Anixter International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 224 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-24 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2021-05-24 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2021-05-24 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2021-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-0.9%
£485,797,000 £481,582,000
-
Cash
-57.5%
£2,913,000 £1,237,000
-
Net assets
+2.4%
£76,351,000 £78,217,000
-
Employees
+4.9%
588 617
-
Operating profit
-32.9%
£9,850,000 £6,613,000
-
Profit before tax
-103.8%
£5,177,000 -£195,000
-
Wages
+11.1%
£28,108,000 £31,238,000
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