WEST ATLANTIC UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-27 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-13
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+49.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+330% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
191
-14% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
+41.6% 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 2 times since incorporation
- WEST ATLANTIC UK LIMITED 2017-11-01 → present
- ATLANTIC AIRLINES LIMITED 2004-05-28 → 2017-11-01
- LIGHTRIVER LIMITED 2004-03-01 → 2004-05-28
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £105,151 | £95,128,331 | £77,890,747 | |
| Operating profit | £835 | -£4,489,716 | -£1,754,800 | |
| Profit before tax | £376 | -£3,094,218 | -£1,806,672 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £2,143 | £1,089,417 | £1,630,441 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,138 | £2,305,904 | £4,530,641 | |
| Net assets | £3,351 | £644,246 | £2,770,567 | |
| Equity | £3,351 | £644,246 | £2,770,567 | |
| Average employees | 233 | 222 | 191 | |
| Wages | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.8% | -4.7% | -2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.3% | -194.7% | -38.7% | |
| Interest cover | 1.82x | -5.09x | -2.81x |
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)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADSHEAD, Alex Steven | Secretary | 2025-03-26 | — | — |
| LADKIN, Russell Leonard | Director | 2024-06-20 | Apr 1970 | British |
| LITTLE, Gregor Graeme | Director | 2023-04-28 | Aug 1970 | British |
| ROMERA, Andres | Director | 2023-10-18 | May 1977 | Spanish |
| SAENZ, Fernando Llorens | Director | 2019-06-26 | Jun 1972 | Spanish |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AULD, William Anthony | Secretary | 2004-03-17 | 2004-07-23 |
| CORNER, Roderick Keith | Secretary | 2011-04-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| GUYNAN, Stephen | Secretary | 2004-07-23 | 2011-03-28 |
| HUETT, Paul James | Secretary | 2017-01-31 | 2025-03-26 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-03-01 | 2004-03-17 |
| AULD, William Anthony | Director | 2004-03-17 | 2019-07-03 |
| BROWN, Douglas John | Director | 2004-05-27 | 2006-11-21 |
| FERNANDEZ DE MESA TEMBOURY, Luis | Director | 2020-10-27 | 2023-04-28 |
| HIORNS, Nigel | Director | 2004-05-27 | 2020-10-27 |
| JORDAHN, Lars | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2024-02-23 |
| LADKIN, Russell | Director | 2004-03-17 | 2019-07-03 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-03-01 | 2004-03-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penhills S.L | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-20 | Active |
| Mr Salvador Moreno Gonzalez Aller | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-10 | Ceased 2026-01-20 |
| Dr Goran Berglund | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2019-04-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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
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Turnover
-18.1%
£95,128,331 £77,890,747
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Cash
+49.7%
£1,089,417 £1,630,441
highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
+330%
£644,246 £2,770,567
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-14%
222 191
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+60.9%
-£4,489,716 -£1,754,800
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Profit before tax
+41.6%
-£3,094,218 -£1,806,672
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