WHITECHURCH SECURITIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-01 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-18
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+257% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+152% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
35
-2.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£171K
-1,466.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WHITECHURCH SECURITIES LIMITED 1982-10-05 → present
- MEDALFIELD LIMITED 1981-07-28 → 1982-10-05
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £5,087,411 | £5,212,425 | — | £4,183,084 | £3,195,368 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £497,874 | £519,837 | — | -£16,049 | -£171,324 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £496,171 | £530,434 | £116,602 | -£10,907 | -£170,855 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £401,260 | £426,711 | £95,072 | -£35,490 | -£162,025 | |
| Cash | — | — | £875,216 | £759,850 | £616,969 | £488,488 | £1,744,072 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £1,270,162 | £1,039,957 | £945,561 | £882,513 | £2,219,243 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,262,068 | £1,030,477 | £940,332 | £879,997 | £2,217,972 | |
| Equity | £1,159,977 | £1,311,341 | £1,262,068 | £1,030,477 | £940,332 | £879,997 | £2,217,972 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 37 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 35 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,621,272 | £1,648,266 | £1,613,350 | £1,488,427 | £1,133,383 |
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 | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 9.8% | 10.0% | — | -0.4% | -5.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 7.9% | 8.2% | — | -0.8% | -5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 39.2% | 50.0% | — | -1.8% | -7.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.60x | 6.79x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 288.46x | 206.20x | — | — | — |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have concluded that the company has sufficient resources to remain in existence for a period of at least twelve months from the signing of these financial statements. Accordingly, the directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WHITECHURCH SECURITIES LIMITED · parent
- Whitechurch (Nominees) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 April 2024, the entire issued share capital of the Company was purchased by Cidron Goodwood Bidco Limited, then transferred to AVL Investment Management Holdings Limited on 28 June 2024. The company shortened its accounting reference date to 31 December 2024 to align with the wider Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY, Daniel Matthew | Director | 2007-08-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
| TOVEY, Amanda Jane | Director | 2019-08-01 | Sep 1977 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Bruce John | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 1998-02-28 |
| COOK, Jeanette Marie | Secretary | 1998-02-28 | 1999-10-01 |
| DODDS, Gillian | Secretary | 1993-03-29 | 1993-05-04 |
| DYTE, Robert Edward James | Secretary | 2008-11-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| SINGH, Manmohan | Secretary | 1999-10-25 | 2008-10-31 |
| ANDERSON, Bruce John | Director | 1994-01-04 | 1998-02-28 |
| BRADBURY, Anne Jayne Louise | Director | 1996-01-04 | 2002-10-04 |
| BURGESS, Christian John | Director | 2024-08-27 | 2025-07-31 |
| COCKERILL, Timothy John | Director | 1996-01-04 | 1999-12-31 |
| DAMPIER, Mark William | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| DAVIES, David Edward | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2003-06-11 |
| DIXON, Caroline Jayne | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| DYTE, Robert Edward James | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2026-03-27 |
| FARMER, Susan | Director | — | 1993-02-28 |
| GREATOREX, Lauren Victoria | Director | 2019-10-08 | 2024-04-30 |
| HAYNES, Gavin James | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2019-03-13 |
| LLOYD, Steven Paul | Director | 2024-08-14 | 2025-02-12 |
| NEWMAN, Gaynor Ann | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2025-08-22 |
| NEWMAN, Gaynor | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| PERRY, Warren Miles | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2002-10-04 |
| SAY, Poppy Alice | Director | 2019-09-27 | 2024-04-30 |
| SEAGER, Jacob | Director | 2019-10-30 | 2024-04-30 |
| SEAGER, Janet Elizabeth | Director | — | 2003-06-03 |
| SEAGER, Kean Michael | Director | — | 2024-04-30 |
| SEAGER-SCOTT, Benjamin | Director | 2019-12-09 | 2024-04-30 |
| SIMPSON, Robert Frederick | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2013-02-28 |
| SNOOK, Simon | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2019-12-18 |
| STONE, Mark Robert | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2020-05-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Investment Management Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-28 | Active |
| Independent Investment Analysis Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-05-04 | Ceased 2024-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-05 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-02-29
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Turnover
-23.6%
£4,183,084 £3,195,368
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+257%
£488,488 £1,744,072
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+152%
£879,997 £2,217,972
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-2.8%
36 35
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-967.5%
-£16,049 -£171,324
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-1,466.5%
-£10,907 -£170,855
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-23.9%
£1,488,427 £1,133,383
lowest 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