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WHISTL UK LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 04417047
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2002-04-15
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 53201
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed group cash flow forecasts for the Whistl Consolidated Limited group from the date of approval of the financial statements through to 31 August 2026 ("the going concern period"). These forecasts reflect an assessment of current and future market conditions and their impact on the group's future cash flow performance. These forecasts have been reverse stress tested by considering the impact of a sudden and significant reduction in revenue. In both the base case forecast and the reverse stress tested scenarios, the group will have sufficient cash and existing borrowing facilities to continue in operation. In addition, the Group's liquidity is further supported by a fully committed irrevocable £65m funding line jointly provided by HSBC and NatWest which is divided into a credit and working capital facility. This facility has been renewed for a further four years plus one commencing June 2024. As such the directors are satisfied that Whistl Consolidated Limited has the ability to fulfil its obligations to support the Company during the going concern period.”
Subsidiaries
- Whistl North Limited · 100% held · UK · Dormant
- Whistl Scotland Limited · 100% held · UK · Dormant
- Whistl South West Limited · 100% held · UK · Dormant
- Whistl Midlands Limited · 100% held · UK · Dormant
- Whistl London Limited · 100% held · UK · Dormant
- Whistl (Doordrop Media) Limited · 100% held · UK · Unaddressed Mail
- Parcelhub Limited · 100% held · UK · Parcel and delivery solutions
- Mail Workshop Limited · 100% held · UK · Dormant
- Relish Agency Limited · 100% held · UK · Ecommerce Marketing (Brand Partnership and Sampling)
Significant events
- “Company revenue increased by 11.0% to £692.9m (2023: £624.5m), despite a challenging environment including inflation and cost of living pressures, due to new wins in the Mail Market offset by a slight decline in the competitive Tracked Parcels and Cross Border Solutions market.”
- “The directors recommended a dividend of £3,000,000 (2023: £nil).”
- “On the 19th December 2024 the company acquired the shares in Whistl (Doordrop Media) Limited from Whistl Marketing Services Group Limited at the carrying value. On the same day the company transferred the shares in Whistl Fulfilment Limited, Whistl Ecommerce Group Limited and Whistl Fulfilment (South West) Limited to Whistl Limited at the carrying values. Finally the company transferred the shares in Relish Agency Limited to Whistl (Doordrop Media) Limited at the carrying value.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, John | Secretary | 2014-06-01 | — | — |
| KEILTY, Ian David | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| PARMAR, Manoj Kumar | Director | 2011-05-13 | Oct 1966 | British |
| POLGLASS, Nigel Graham | Director | 2011-03-29 | May 1961 | British |
| WELLS, Nicholas Mark | Director | 2002-06-27 | Jul 1959 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOVE, Graeme | Secretary | 2002-06-27 | 2006-04-01 |
| NEILL, Roger Stuart | Secretary | 2005-05-24 | 2006-10-13 |
| RUSSELL, Angus Neil | Secretary | 2006-10-13 | 2014-06-01 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-04-15 | 2002-06-27 |
| COCHRANE, Alistair | Director | 2022-04-21 | 2023-06-23 |
| DYMOTT, James Graham | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2011-05-13 |
| GREIJMANS, Joannes Mathias Jacobus | Director | 2002-06-27 | 2004-12-01 |
| HIGHAM, David John | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2008-07-25 |
| HOENDERS, Theodorus Roelof | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-08-29 |
| KLENE, Albert | Director | 2002-06-27 | 2003-11-17 |
| KUNZ, Pieter Hidde | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2006-09-20 |
| NEILSON, Charles Andrew Seton | Director | 2002-06-27 | 2012-12-31 |
| DLA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-15 | 2002-06-27 |
| DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-15 | 2002-06-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistl Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-04-27 | RP01AP01 | officers | replacement filing of director appointment with name |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-11-19 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2022-04-22 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-07-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2021-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-04-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2020-10-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2020-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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