WERNICK HIRE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-05 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+52% vs 2023
Net assets
£121M
+12.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
445
-0.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£19M
-7.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WERNICK HIRE LIMITED 1993-12-24 → present
- LINDON ASSOCIATES(BILLERICAY)LIMITED 1959-07-29 → 1993-12-24
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £95,268,420 | £119,766,912 | — | £119,459,000 | £131,354,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £19,544,673 | £28,720,747 | — | £22,399,000 | £22,439,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £18,822,324 | £27,778,455 | £22,658,614 | £20,565,000 | £18,992,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £15,547,098 | £21,110,231 | £15,229,854 | £16,537,000 | £13,446,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | £599,644 | £8,284,113 | £4,321,073 | £2,056,000 | £3,125,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £94,805,550 | £108,888,877 | £125,977,896 | £147,721,000 | £174,795,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £64,757,022 | £75,867,253 | £91,097,107 | £107,634,000 | £121,079,000 | |
| Equity | £59,456,066 | £59,209,924 | £64,757,022 | £75,867,253 | £91,097,107 | £107,634,000 | £121,079,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 402 | 414 | 416 | 447 | 445 | |
| Wages | — | — | £12,172,563 | £13,909,738 | £14,929,052 | £15,708,000 | £18,090,000 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 20.5% | 24.0% | — | 18.8% | 17.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 16.3% | 17.6% | — | 13.8% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 20.6% | 26.4% | — | 15.2% | 12.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 46.9% | 50.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.97x | 0.80x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 27.06x | 30.48x | — | 12.21x | 6.39x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- 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
- WERNICK HIRE LIMITED · parent
- Wernick Event Hire Limited 100%
- Wernick Refurbished Buildings Limited 100%
- Rawley Plant Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, Wernick Hire acquired Rawley Plant Ltd, an Essex-based company supplying portable accommodation, welfare units and ancillary equipment, to further grow the Wernick Hire presence in the South-East and London construction markets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAGGON, John Joseph | Secretary | 2015-01-01 | — | — |
| AMERS-DELPH, Nikola | Director | 2026-03-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
| BROWN, Darren Paul | Director | 2017-01-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
| JAGGON, John Joseph | Director | 2017-01-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| THISTLETHWAITE, Michael | Director | 2006-03-31 | Sep 1971 | British |
| WERNICK, David Mark | Director | — | Apr 1957 | British |
| WERNICK, Jonathan Samuel | Director | 2017-01-01 | Jan 1990 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Ronald Walter | Secretary | 2005-05-06 | 2005-05-16 |
| POTTER, Stephen George | Secretary | 1993-08-04 | 2014-12-31 |
| SIRETT, Andrew John | Secretary | — | 1992-12-31 |
| WERNICK, David Mark | Secretary | — | 1993-08-04 |
| CRAINE, Graham | Director | 2000-03-15 | 2004-12-31 |
| CRAINE, Graham | Director | — | 1999-10-15 |
| DORAN, Simon Mark Francis | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| GRIFFITHS, Gary Albert Michael | Director | 2000-03-15 | 2011-07-06 |
| GRIFFITHS, Gary Albert Michael | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1999-10-15 |
| HUNT, Raymond Francis | Director | — | 2001-01-19 |
| MCGLADE, James | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2011-02-04 |
| POEL, Patricia Marie | Director | — | 2004-12-31 |
| SPRINGETT, Geoffrey Clarence | Director | — | 1993-05-22 |
| WERNICK, Eileen Kate | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| WERNICK, Joseph Abram | Director | — | 1994-07-01 |
| WERNICK, Julian Phillip | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| WERNICK, Lionel Rufus | Director | — | 2023-11-12 |
| WERNICK, Sheila Faye | Director | — | 2002-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Wernick & Sons (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-06 | Active |
| Mr David Mark Wernick | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-firm | 2018-03-27 | Ceased 2021-08-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 252 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-08-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+10%
£119,459,000 £131,354,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+52%
£2,056,000 £3,125,000
-
Net assets
+12.5%
£107,634,000 £121,079,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-0.4%
447 445
-
Operating profit
+0.2%
£22,399,000 £22,439,000
-
Profit before tax
-7.6%
£20,565,000 £18,992,000
-
Wages
+15.2%
£15,708,000 £18,090,000
highest in 5 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers