WAHL (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-19 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-70.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£25M
-41.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
80
-2.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5M
-52.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WAHL (UK) LIMITED 2002-01-04 → present
- WAHL EUROPE LIMITED 1987-10-28 → 2002-01-04
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £39,843,518 | — | £37,642,651 | £35,541,253 | |
| Operating profit | — | £10,850,906 | — | £8,341,213 | £3,405,516 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £10,878,569 | — | £9,533,125 | £4,521,147 | |
| Net profit | — | £10,521,296 | — | £9,328,899 | £2,461,917 | |
| Cash | — | £15,533,729 | — | £19,416,457 | £5,790,777 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £40,130,087 | — | £42,142,710 | £24,725,494 | |
| Net assets | — | £40,092,807 | — | £42,111,940 | £24,573,857 | |
| Equity | £30,921,511 | £40,092,807 | £42,362,283 | £42,111,940 | £24,573,857 | |
| Average employees | — | 93 | — | 82 | 80 | |
| Wages | — | £3,000,435 | — | £3,859,687 | £3,608,652 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 27.2% | — | 22.2% | 9.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 26.4% | — | 24.8% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 27.0% | — | 19.8% | 13.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.56x | 3.19x |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the forecasts prepared and the funds available, the directors believe that there are sufficient resources for the company to conduct business for at least 12 months post signing of the financial statements. As such, the directors believe it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “An intercompany loan with a carrying value at the balance sheet date of £3,499,371 (2023 - £3,282,415) has been provided against in full. The provision has been shown as an exceptional cost in the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARDING, Kerry Jayne | Secretary | 2024-12-01 | — | — |
| EDWARDS, Anthony Michael | Director | 2026-01-01 | Feb 1974 | British |
| SMITH, Matthew Robert | Director | 2020-04-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
| WAHL, Kevin Thomas | Director | 2014-03-18 | Apr 1984 | American |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOODMAN, David Michael | Secretary | 1996-06-11 | 2004-01-05 |
| HOLLANDS, Brian Michael | Secretary | — | 1996-06-11 |
| SMITH, Matthew Robert | Secretary | 2004-01-05 | 2024-11-30 |
| GOODMAN, David Michael | Director | 2000-01-05 | 2025-12-31 |
| GUNSON, Stephen John | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2020-03-31 |
| HOLLANDS, Brian Michael | Director | — | 2014-03-18 |
| WAHL, Gregory | Director | 1999-08-16 | 2015-03-19 |
| WAHL, John Francis | Director | — | 2003-05-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahl Clipper Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-5.6%
£37,642,651 £35,541,253
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-70.2%
£19,416,457 £5,790,777
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-41.6%
£42,111,940 £24,573,857
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-2.4%
82 80
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-59.2%
£8,341,213 £3,405,516
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-52.6%
£9,533,125 £4,521,147
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-6.5%
£3,859,687 £3,608,652
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