WALSTEAD PETERBOROUGH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-26 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-12
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-44.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£26M
+4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
171
+1.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+14.1% highest in 3 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 6 times since incorporation
- WALSTEAD PETERBOROUGH LIMITED 2018-12-11 → present
- WYNDEHAM PETERBOROUGH LIMITED 2011-04-12 → 2018-12-11
- ST IVES PETERBOROUGH LIMITED 2000-02-07 → 2011-04-12
- ST IVES (PETERBOROUGH) LIMITED 1993-08-02 → 2000-02-07
- KINGFISHER WEB LTD. 1989-12-01 → 1993-08-02
- KINGFISHER WEB OFFSET LIMITED 1988-07-22 → 1989-12-01
- ASSETGIFT LIMITED 1988-05-25 → 1988-07-22
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £35,573,000 | — | £33,494,000 | £28,683,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,784,000 | — | £1,599,000 | £1,671,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,365,000 | — | £1,202,000 | £1,372,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £952,000 | — | £815,000 | £1,003,000 | |
| Cash | — | £3,577,000 | — | £2,047,000 | £1,137,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £28,022,000 | — | £28,124,000 | £28,446,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £24,402,000 | — | £25,217,000 | £26,220,000 | |
| Equity | £23,450,000 | £24,402,000 | £24,402,000 | £25,217,000 | £26,220,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 153 | — | 168 | 171 | |
| Wages | — | £5,376,000 | — | £6,111,000 | £6,349,000 |
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.0% | — | 4.8% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.7% | — | 2.4% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 6.4% | — | 5.7% | 5.9% | |
| Interest cover | — | 4.26x | — | 4.03x | 5.59x |
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.
People
2 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Debrah | Director | 2013-11-26 | Sep 1966 | British |
| SOUTHERLAND, Ian | Director | 2024-08-05 | Oct 1978 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Philip Charles | Secretary | — | 2011-04-06 |
| REPMAN, Zoe | Secretary | 2011-04-06 | 2019-09-19 |
| ARMITAGE, Matthew Robert | Director | 2009-03-10 | 2011-04-06 |
| BUTLER, Angela Mary | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2011-04-06 |
| DOWNEY, Stephen David | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2011-04-06 |
| EDWARDS, Brian Charles | Director | — | 2009-08-03 |
| ELLIS, Stephen John | Director | 2008-07-16 | 2009-11-30 |
| EMENY, David | Director | 1998-09-02 | 2006-07-14 |
| FOOKES, Richard Charles | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2016-06-22 |
| GRAY, Paul Bradley | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2008-04-28 |
| HILL, Julian Peter Dunlop | Director | 2008-04-28 | 2009-01-21 |
| HOLMES, Keith George | Director | — | 1999-02-28 |
| JOHNSON, Neil Austin | Director | 2023-05-01 | 2024-09-03 |
| KINGSTON, Roy Ernest | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2025-11-18 |
| MARTELL, Patrick Neil | Director | 2009-03-10 | 2011-04-06 |
| MITCHELL, David Mcneill | Director | — | 1994-08-15 |
| MURRAY, Bruce Grant | Director | 2024-09-03 | 2026-03-31 |
| REMMERT, Annette | Director | 1996-12-01 | 2006-03-27 |
| REPMAN, Zoe | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2019-09-19 |
| RHODES, Joanne | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| RICHELL, Giles | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2011-04-06 |
| ROTHWELL, Julian Gordon | Director | 2021-11-18 | 2023-03-31 |
| SMITH, Ian Martin | Director | 2006-11-23 | 2008-02-01 |
| TAME, Michael | Director | 2008-04-16 | 2012-08-10 |
| TRAPMORE, Paul | Director | 1994-08-23 | 2000-04-21 |
| UTTING, Paul George | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2026-01-12 |
| VARNEY, Richard Norman | Director | — | 1993-11-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walstead Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-14.4%
£33,494,000 £28,683,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-44.5%
£2,047,000 £1,137,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+4%
£25,217,000 £26,220,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+1.8%
168 171
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+4.5%
£1,599,000 £1,671,000
-
Profit before tax
+14.1%
£1,202,000 £1,372,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+3.9%
£6,111,000 £6,349,000
highest in 3 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