W. R. BERKLEY LONDON STAFF, LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-29 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-9.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£29M
+1.8% vs 2023
Employees
5
-28.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£379K
+1,622.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,688,000 | £10,169,000 | |
| Operating profit | £88,000 | £76,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £22,000 | £379,000 | |
| Net profit | £83,000 | £499,000 | |
| Cash | £1,125,000 | £1,020,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £28,436,000 | £28,960,000 | |
| Equity | £28,436,000 | £28,960,000 | |
| Average employees | 7 | 5 | |
| Wages | £1,119,000 | £1,151,000 |
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 | 0.8% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 4.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.27x | 2.45x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that the Company has sufficient capital and liquidity available to meet its liabilities and other cash outflows as and when they fall due. Based on the going concern assessment performed as at 31 December 2024, the Directors consider there to be no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt over the Company's ability to continue to operate as a going concern. The Directors have formed a judgment that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERKLEY, William Robert | Director | 2003-02-04 | Oct 1945 | American |
| BRONNER, James Patrick | Director | 2023-07-17 | Oct 1961 | American |
| HASTINGS, James John | Director | 2023-07-17 | Apr 1980 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEDERMAN, Ira Seth | Secretary | 2003-02-04 | 2023-07-17 |
| CLYDE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-03-23 | 2024-01-25 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-02-04 | 2003-02-04 |
| BALLARD, Eugene George | Director | 2011-04-05 | 2018-03-15 |
| BERKLEY JR, William Robert | Director | 2003-02-04 | 2023-07-17 |
| CREASY, Edward George | Director | 2003-07-16 | 2023-07-17 |
| HEWITT, Robert Carruthers | Director | 2003-07-16 | 2011-04-05 |
| HOSKING, Paul John | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2015-09-08 |
| LEDERMAN, Ira Seth | Director | 2003-07-16 | 2023-07-17 |
| TAYLOR, Steven William | Director | 2009-11-12 | 2023-07-17 |
| WRIGHT, Stuart | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2014-10-20 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-02-04 | 2003-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. R. Berkley London Holdings, Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-20 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-12-20 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-20 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-01 | 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
-4.9%
£10,688,000 £10,169,000
-
Cash
-9.3%
£1,125,000 £1,020,000
-
Net assets
+1.8%
£28,436,000 £28,960,000
-
Employees
-28.6%
7 5
-
Operating profit
-13.6%
£88,000 £76,000
-
Profit before tax
+1,622.7%
£22,000 £379,000
-
Wages
+2.9%
£1,119,000 £1,151,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers