WAYSTONE TRANSFER AGENCY SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-13 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-30
Watchouts
Cash
£956K
-32.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
-21.9% vs 2023
Employees
314
+1.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
-155.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,747,385 | £28,419,750 | |
| Operating profit | -£552,532 | -£843,251 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,131,945 | -£1,191,580 | |
| Net profit | £1,574,529 | -£965,423 | |
| Cash | £1,408,233 | £955,961 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,094,505 | £16,371,577 | |
| Net assets | £10,094,505 | £7,879,082 | |
| Equity | £10,094,505 | £7,879,082 | |
| Average employees | 308 | 314 | |
| Wages | £18,924,126 | £29,585,636 |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.8% | -3.0% | |
| Net margin | 8.0% | -3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.5% | -5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.6% | 67.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.21x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | — | -1.21x |
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 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte Ireland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Thus, the Directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- WAYSTONE TRANSFER AGENCY SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Waystone Technology Solutions Private Limited 1%
Significant events
- “On 9 October 2023 the Waystone Group acquired the entire share capital of Waystone Transfer Agency Solutions (UK) Limited as part of its acquisition of the UK and Irish fund solutions business of Link Group.”
- “On 30 September 2024 the Company name changed from Link Fund Administrators Limited to Waystone Transfer Agency Solutions (UK) Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAYSTONE CENTRALISED SERVICES (IE) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-10-18 | — | — |
| HAMMOND, Benjamin | Director | 2015-10-12 | Jan 1978 | British |
| MUDD, Nigel James | Director | 2022-03-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
| WHEELER, Nick | Director | 2025-03-27 | Sep 1978 | Irish |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGNOO, Pravina Ameeta | Secretary | 2022-03-01 | 2023-10-18 |
| FONTANA, Tina Maria | Secretary | 2002-04-11 | 2004-11-01 |
| PENGELLY, Arlene Faith | Secretary | 2004-11-01 | 2005-07-08 |
| CAPITA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-07-08 | 2008-12-01 |
| CAPITA GROUP SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-12-01 | 2017-11-03 |
| CITY FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1999-09-24 |
| CITY FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-09-24 | 2002-04-11 |
| LINK GROUP CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-11-03 | 2023-10-09 |
| ADDENBROOKE, Christopher | Director | 2007-06-27 | 2022-02-03 |
| ARCHIBALD, Hamish | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2006-05-31 |
| BARTLETT, Derek William, Mr. | Director | 1995-02-16 | 1999-09-24 |
| BARTLETT, Derek William, Mr. | Director | — | 1993-04-19 |
| BOYLING, Nigel Stephen | Director | 2011-02-07 | 2016-01-11 |
| CLARK, Fraser Jeremy Austin | Director | 2003-10-30 | 2006-05-31 |
| COLLIER, Carole | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2005-04-22 |
| COOKE, Stephen William | Director | 1996-08-08 | 2006-05-31 |
| COYLE, Robert Charles | Director | 2002-04-11 | 2006-01-27 |
| EADIE, Jonathan James | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2008-12-31 |
| EIGHTEEN, Bernard William | Director | 2000-02-02 | 2002-02-01 |
| EVERITT, Laurence | Director | 2011-01-10 | 2011-02-18 |
| EVERITT, Laurence | Director | 2005-10-03 | 2011-01-10 |
| GAMMELL, Iain William | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2002-05-30 |
| HAYES, Christine | Director | 2007-12-16 | 2015-09-03 |
| HURST, Gordon Mark | Director | 2002-04-11 | 2003-05-01 |
| LELLIOTT, Andrew Richard | Director | 2018-07-06 | 2022-11-25 |
| MARSDEN, Keith | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-10-26 |
| MIDL, Karl Joseph | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2019-09-09 |
| MILLAN, Jacqueline | Director | 2007-12-19 | 2015-10-21 |
| MORAR, Neal | Director | 2004-11-30 | 2007-11-30 |
| NOE, Diane Ruth | Director | — | 1994-03-18 |
| O' DONNELL, Caoimhghin | Director | 2023-10-09 | 2025-03-28 |
| OLIVER, Keith Francis | Director | — | 1999-09-24 |
| PADBURY, Gavin Mark James | Director | 2024-05-15 | 2024-12-31 |
| PAGE, David Brian | Director | 2005-09-16 | 2007-10-27 |
| PINDAR, Paul Richard Martin | Director | 2002-04-11 | 2003-05-01 |
| PRIMROSE, Brian | Director | 2004-08-26 | 2006-05-31 |
| ROGERS, Christine Mary | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2002-11-01 |
| ROGERS, Ian Stanley | Director | — | 2005-09-02 |
| RUSSELL, Raymond Henry Maurice | Director | — | 1997-12-01 |
| SHORT, Rachel Margaret | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2013-12-02 |
| SMITH, Peter Hugh | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2019-07-05 |
| THOMSON, Gordon David | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2018-07-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waystone Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-03-26 | Active |
| Centaur Fs Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-10-09 | Ceased 2025-03-26 |
| Lf Solutions Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 251 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-30 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-29 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-03-14 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-02-28 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-06-30
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Turnover
+43.9%
£19,747,385 £28,419,750
-
Cash
-32.1%
£1,408,233 £955,961
-
Net assets
-21.9%
£10,094,505 £7,879,082
-
Employees
+1.9%
308 314
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Operating profit
-52.6%
-£552,532 -£843,251
-
Profit before tax
-155.9%
£2,131,945 -£1,191,580
-
Wages
+56.3%
£18,924,126 £29,585,636
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