W K WEBSTER & CO LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-18 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-04
Watchouts
Cash
£57M
+36.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+4.4% vs 2024
Employees
222
+4.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£12M
+20.3% highest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- W K WEBSTER & CO LTD 2003-01-20 → present
- W. K. WEBSTER & COMPANY LIMITED 1985-03-22 → 2003-01-20
- W.K.WEBSTER & NARICHANIA LIMITED 1972-02-24 → 1985-03-22
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,434,000 | £22,980,000 | £25,245,000 | £28,691,063 | £30,241,646 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £9,331,256 | £10,969,521 | |
| Profit before tax | £8,558,000 | £7,578,000 | £6,684,000 | £10,061,671 | £12,105,237 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £7,639,594 | £8,929,482 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £41,377,649 | £56,656,596 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £11,281,791 | £11,777,945 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £11,281,791 | £11,777,945 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 213 | 222 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £11,270,312 | £12,018,310 |
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 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 32.5% | 36.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 26.6% | 29.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 83.5% | 83.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.16x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 234.44x | 115.99x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Group companies have continued to trade profitably throughout the year despite inflationary pressures and uncertainties around global geopolitical issues. The directors believe that they will continue to do so in the next financial year. The accounts have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- W K WEBSTER & CO LTD · parent
- WKW Services Ltd 100%
- W K Webster (Overseas) Limited 100%
- International Surveyors and Adjusters (Benelux) BV 100%
- W K Webster (International) Pte Ltd 100%
- WKWI Services Pte Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 February 2025, the Group was Acquired by Gallagher Basset International Ltd, a subsidiary of Arthur J Gallagher & Co. This strategic acquisition expands Gallagher Bassett's claims and risk management solution, adding marine claims capabilities to the growing list of specialty offerings it provides globally.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Richard Simon Peter | Secretary | 2025-02-01 | — | — |
| HILL, Richard Simon Peter | Director | 2025-03-20 | Dec 1976 | British |
| SAGAR, Manan | Director | 2025-03-20 | Feb 1980 | British |
| SMITH, Anthony | Director | 2025-03-20 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Melanie Louise | Secretary | 2022-03-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| CASTLE, Ann | Secretary | 2018-03-01 | 2022-03-01 |
| MARTIN, John William Rolfe | Secretary | — | 2018-03-01 |
| ROBERTS, Rebecca | Secretary | 2023-01-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| ALLISON, Mark | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| CHAMPKINS, Timothy Ross | Director | 2019-02-04 | 2025-03-20 |
| GEORGE, Teresa Ann | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2009-02-28 |
| HIRD, Michael Edward | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| JOANNOU, Andrew Peter | Director | 1997-03-01 | 2016-05-24 |
| KORONKA, Paul | Director | — | 1994-12-19 |
| KVERNDAL, Ole Sigvard | Director | — | 1992-02-21 |
| MARTIN, John William Rolfe | Director | — | 2018-03-01 |
| MEAD, Bruce | Director | — | 2003-02-28 |
| MILLARD, Norman | Director | — | 1997-02-28 |
| MONTIGUE, Stephen John | Director | 2023-01-11 | 2025-03-20 |
| MUNRO, Alan Douglas | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| NEWMAN, Gregg Victor | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2023-04-05 |
| OSMAN, Christopher John | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| REDMAN, John Michael | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2012-09-19 |
| SANSOM, Paul James | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2007-07-25 |
| SMITH, Anthony Steven | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| TELFORD, Michael Richard Brian | Director | — | 2007-02-28 |
| WISE, Graham | Director | — | 1992-02-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher Bassett International Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-02-01 | Active |
| Mr Anthony Steven Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-03-01 | Ceased 2025-02-01 |
| Mr Christopher John Osman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-03-01 | Ceased 2025-02-01 |
| Mr Anthony Steven Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-01 | Ceased 2025-02-01 |
| Mr Gregg Victor Newman | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-03-01 | Ceased 2023-04-05 |
| Mr John William Rolfe Martin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-03-01 | Ceased 2018-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
+5.4%
£28,691,063 £30,241,646
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+36.9%
£41,377,649 £56,656,596
-
Net assets
+4.4%
£11,281,791 £11,777,945
-
Employees
+4.2%
213 222
-
Operating profit
+17.6%
£9,331,256 £10,969,521
-
Profit before tax
+20.3%
£10,061,671 £12,105,237
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+6.6%
£11,270,312 £12,018,310
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