WAYSTONE ADMINISTRATION SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+602.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+10.6% vs 2023
Employees
63
+8.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+25% 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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-09-30
- WAYSTONE ADMINISTRATION SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 2024-09-30 → present
- LINK ALTERNATIVE FUND ADMINISTRATORS LIMITED 2017-11-06 → 2024-09-30
- CAPITA SINCLAIR HENDERSON LIMITED 2006-08-04 → 2017-11-06
- SINCLAIR HENDERSON LIMITED 1986-09-18 → 2006-08-04
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 | £7,836,421 | £12,834,417 | |
| Operating profit | £2,028,400 | £2,526,047 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,021,367 | £2,527,680 | |
| Net profit | £1,599,469 | £1,853,346 | |
| Cash | £165,214 | £1,160,403 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,579,247 | £2,765,052 | |
| Net assets | £2,383,686 | £2,637,032 | |
| Equity | £2,383,686 | £2,637,032 | |
| Average employees | 58 | 63 | |
| Wages | £2,595,186 | £4,298,559 |
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 | 25.9% | 19.7% | |
| Net margin | 20.4% | 14.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 78.6% | 91.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.3% | 40.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.38x | 2.43x | |
| Interest cover | 288.41x | 143.47x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Deloitte Ireland 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 9 October 2023 the Waystone Group acquired the entire share capital of Link Alternative Fund Administrators Limited as part of its acquisition of the UK and Irish fund solutions business of Link Group.”
- “On 30 September 2024 the Company's name changed from Link Alternative Fund Administrators Limited to Waystone Administration 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 · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAYSTONE CENTRALISED SERVICES (IE) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-10-18 | — | — |
| HAMMOND, Benjamin | Director | 2017-07-17 | Jan 1978 | British |
| SHAW, Hugh Gordon | Director | 2015-02-04 | Jul 1961 | British |
| WHEELER, Nick | Director | 2025-05-22 | Sep 1978 | Irish |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGNOO, Pravina (Ameeta) | Secretary | 2022-11-04 | 2023-10-18 |
| BUCKLEY, Michael | Secretary | 2005-03-23 | 2006-07-14 |
| FOLLAND, Stephen James | Secretary | — | 1996-05-21 |
| FORD, Robin Charles | Secretary | 1998-11-06 | 2005-03-24 |
| FORD, Robin Charles | Secretary | 1996-05-31 | 1997-10-01 |
| HORTON, Helen Marie | Secretary | 1997-10-01 | 1998-11-06 |
| CAPITA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-07-14 | 2008-12-01 |
| CAPITA GROUP SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-12-01 | 2017-11-03 |
| LINK GROUP CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-11-03 | 2023-10-09 |
| ADDENBROOKE, Christopher | Director | 2007-05-31 | 2022-02-03 |
| ALDOUS, Hugh Graham Cazalet | Director | 2008-02-20 | 2015-07-31 |
| AUSTIN, Paul | Director | 1995-04-27 | 2006-07-14 |
| BERTRAND, Eric | Director | 2024-08-28 | 2025-06-03 |
| BOLT, Belinda Jane | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2006-12-29 |
| CLARK, Fraser Jeremy Austin | Director | 2006-07-14 | 2007-12-06 |
| CORNER, Desmond Carteret, Dr | Director | — | 1993-07-01 |
| CUSTANCE BAKER, Jonathan James | Director | 1997-11-04 | 1998-07-31 |
| EADIE, Jonathan James | Director | 2006-07-14 | 2008-12-31 |
| EVERITT, Laurence | Director | 2011-01-10 | 2011-02-18 |
| EVERITT, Laurence | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2011-01-10 |
| FORD, Robin Charles | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2006-12-29 |
| GAYWOOD, Neville Clive | Director | — | 1993-07-01 |
| HAWKINS, Kay Louise | Director | — | 1997-05-31 |
| HENDERSON, Ian James Sinclair | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| HINDS, Stephen James | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2006-12-29 |
| KEMP-GEE, Mark Norman | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2004-08-16 |
| LEGGE, Richard Hilderbrand | Director | — | 1993-07-01 |
| LINNARD, James David | Director | 2017-07-17 | 2020-03-10 |
| LONG, William John | Director | 2006-03-08 | 2006-07-14 |
| MARSDEN, Keith | Director | 2006-07-14 | 2007-10-26 |
| MILLAN, Jacqueline | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2017-07-17 |
| MORAR, Neal | Director | 2006-07-14 | 2007-11-30 |
| O' DONNELL, Caoimhghin | Director | 2023-10-09 | 2024-09-05 |
| PHILLIPS, Michael Charles | Director | 2004-08-17 | 2006-07-14 |
| SHORT, Rachel Margaret | Director | 2011-02-21 | 2013-12-02 |
| SIMPSON, Katey Nicolina | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2006-12-20 |
| SMITH, Helen Patricia | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| ST AUBYN, James Piers Southwell | Director | — | 1993-07-01 |
| WHITTAKER, Andrew Rodger | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2010-11-30 |
| WYNNE, John Gerard | Director | 1997-08-04 | 2004-10-29 |
| LINK GROUP CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2017-11-03 | 2017-11-03 |
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
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-30 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 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 | |
| 2024-04-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+63.8%
£7,836,421 £12,834,417
-
Cash
+602.4%
£165,214 £1,160,403
-
Net assets
+10.6%
£2,383,686 £2,637,032
-
Employees
+8.6%
58 63
-
Operating profit
+24.5%
£2,028,400 £2,526,047
-
Profit before tax
+25%
£2,021,367 £2,527,680
-
Wages
+65.6%
£2,595,186 £4,298,559
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