W1M INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£17M
+26.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£37M
+49% vs 2023
Employees
191
+4.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£13M
+18.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-06-02
- W1M INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2025-06-02 → present
- WAVERTON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2014-01-10 → 2025-06-02
- J.O. HAMBRO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1986-11-21 → 2014-01-10
- BURGINHALL 61 LIMITED 1986-07-30 → 1986-11-21
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £60,560,000 | £75,951,000 | |
| Operating profit | £10,159,000 | £12,034,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £10,804,000 | £12,777,000 | |
| Net profit | £8,541,000 | £7,732,000 | |
| Cash | £13,419,000 | £16,981,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,527,000 | £38,962,000 | |
| Net assets | £24,528,000 | £36,538,000 | |
| Equity | £24,528,000 | £36,538,000 | |
| Average employees | 183 | 191 | |
| Wages | £25,400,000 | £31,571,000 |
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 | 16.8% | 15.8% | |
| Net margin | 14.1% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 39.8% | 30.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.7% | 35.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.44x | 3.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | 325.24x |
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
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Significant events
- “On 28 June 2024, the shareholders of the parent company entered into an agreement with Sabrina Bidco Limited, under the ultimate control of LMP, a US based private equity firm, for them to acquire a controlling interest in Waverton Investment Management Group Limited. The transaction completed after the finalisation of the prior year annual report and accounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER, Sophie Louise | Secretary | 2016-11-30 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Michael David | Director | 2024-06-28 | Jan 1967 | British |
| CHHOKER, Ananth Steven Singh | Director | 2024-06-28 | Apr 1983 | British |
| CRABB, Dominic Timothy Edward | Director | 2024-06-28 | Apr 1974 | British |
| DOVEY, Sebastian Simon | Director | 2021-02-22 | Nov 1970 | British |
| INNES, Alexandra Winifred Louise | Director | 2022-12-07 | Dec 1976 | British,American,Swedish |
| MCGLASHAN, Guy Andrew | Director | 2024-06-28 | May 1970 | British |
| MORGAN, David John | Director | 2013-08-02 | May 1957 | British |
| MURPHY, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2024-06-28 | Aug 1956 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILLESPIE, Janet Marion | Secretary | — | 1994-03-10 |
| KESWICK, Lindsay Anne | Secretary | 1994-03-10 | 1999-08-24 |
| MARSHALL, Hannah Elizabeth | Secretary | 1999-08-24 | 2010-02-05 |
| TAVENER, Lucy Kate | Secretary | 2010-02-25 | 2016-10-24 |
| ANDERSON, John Alexander | Director | — | 2017-05-31 |
| ANTHONY, Balniel, Lord | Director | — | 2009-11-18 |
| BONSOR, Angus Richard | Director | 1995-10-25 | 2014-03-31 |
| CHAPLIN, David Frank | Director | 2013-08-09 | 2019-09-02 |
| CHAPLIN, David Frank | Director | — | 2010-03-16 |
| COOPER, Patrick James Thirkell | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2006-08-31 |
| FISHER, Jennifer Louise | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2010-03-16 |
| FLEMING, Andrew Neil Rithet | Director | 2015-07-30 | 2019-06-06 |
| FRANCKLIN, William Alexander Mavourn | Director | 2013-08-09 | 2016-06-30 |
| FRANCKLIN, William Alexander Mavourn | Director | 1994-06-14 | 2013-08-02 |
| GALITZINE, Geoffrey Leo Alexander | Director | — | 1998-11-30 |
| GIBBS, Alan Francis | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2010-03-16 |
| GIBBS, David Alexander Somerset | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2010-03-16 |
| GOULD, Vivien Mary, Ms. | Director | 2014-04-30 | 2017-08-31 |
| GROOTENHUIS, Hugh John | Director | 1999-05-04 | 2015-07-13 |
| HAMBRO, Richard Alexander | Director | — | 2009-04-25 |
| HELLYER, Robert Charles Orlando | Director | — | 1998-10-01 |
| HIRST, Mark | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2011-12-30 |
| JILLINGS, Charles David Owen | Director | 2013-08-02 | 2024-06-28 |
| JOHN, Andreas | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2013-08-02 |
| KELJIK, Christopher Avedis | Director | 2014-04-30 | 2017-08-31 |
| LEIGH-PEMBERTON, James Henry, The Hon | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2013-09-25 |
| LENG, James William | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2012-08-10 |
| MACFADYEN, Charles Robert | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2010-03-16 |
| MARRIS, Ian Colquhoun | Director | 1994-11-14 | 2007-03-23 |
| MARSH, Ian Alistair, Mr. | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2010-11-29 |
| MARSHALL, Hannah Elizabeth | Director | 2004-02-03 | 2010-02-05 |
| MCLELAND, Warren John | Director | 2013-08-09 | 2019-06-24 |
| MILLS, Christopher Harwood Bernard | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| MITCHELL, Stuart Walter | Director | 1998-08-24 | 2005-03-15 |
| PERCY, Algernon Alan | Director | 2013-08-02 | 2024-06-28 |
| PERCY, Algernon Alan | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2010-03-16 |
| POPE, Sandra Jane | Director | 2013-08-09 | 2018-03-27 |
| PRITCHARD, Alexandra Lucy | Director | 2003-07-15 | 2007-03-27 |
| ROSE, Christopher Mark | Director | 2013-08-09 | 2019-09-02 |
| ROSE, Christopher Mark | Director | — | 2010-03-16 |
| ROSIER, Frederick David Stewart | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2025-03-31 |
| STEEL, Andrew James | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2009-05-20 |
| TROUGHTON, Peter John Charles | Director | 2014-04-30 | 2017-08-31 |
| TUCKER, Geoffrey Nicholas | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2024-06-28 |
| VAN STRAUBENZEE, William Hamilton | Director | — | 2009-11-17 |
| WALLIS, Russell | Director | 2006-10-17 | 2010-03-16 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Brian, Sir | Director | 2010-09-17 | 2015-04-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1m Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 273 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2024-11-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-06 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+25.4%
£60,560,000 £75,951,000
-
Cash
+26.5%
£13,419,000 £16,981,000
-
Net assets
+49%
£24,528,000 £36,538,000
-
Employees
+4.4%
183 191
-
Operating profit
+18.5%
£10,159,000 £12,034,000
-
Profit before tax
+18.3%
£10,804,000 £12,777,000
-
Wages
+24.3%
£25,400,000 £31,571,000
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