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WPG FINANCE LIMITED
Cash
£42M
-70.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£1B
+4.8% vs 2024
Employees
8
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£55M
+295.7% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 08478860
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2013-04-08
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-04-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 64929
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Net assets
10-year trend · vs UK Fintech median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £44,921,429 | — | £38,307,133 | — | £53,418,431 | — | £55,851,446 | — | £69,263,373 | £73,942,915 | |
| Operating profit | £32,814,292 | — | £30,812,715 | — | £48,824,668 | — | £44,596,953 | — | -£28,170,278 | £55,900,224 | |
| Profit before tax | £32,816,309 | — | £30,686,346 | — | £48,824,668 | — | £44,599,768 | — | -£28,167,894 | £55,138,377 | |
| Net profit | £23,531,526 | — | £31,098,222 | — | £45,369,099 | — | £43,306,056 | — | -£41,295,760 | £51,022,798 | |
| Cash | £19,838,918 | — | £13,524,321 | — | £69,292,108 | — | £48,267,738 | — | £138,785,672 | £41,507,368 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £985,123,629 | — | £1,016,221,851 | — | £1,061,590,950 | — | £1,104,897,006 | — | £1,063,601,246 | £1,114,624,044 | |
| Net assets | £985,123,629 | — | £1,016,221,851 | — | £1,061,590,950 | — | £1,104,897,006 | — | £1,063,601,246 | £1,114,624,044 | |
| Equity | £985,123,629 | £985,123,629 | £1,016,221,851 | £1,016,221,851 | £1,061,590,950 | £1,061,590,950 | £1,104,897,006 | £1,104,897,006 | £1,063,601,246 | £1,114,624,044 | |
| Average employees | 9 | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | |
| Wages | £6,570,489 | — | £6,515,108 | — | £6,702,227 | — | £6,814,460 | — | £6,852,289 | £6,818,042 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
- “As at 30 April 2025 Carbline Limited ceased to be part of William Pears Group Limited.”
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 · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, William Frederick | Secretary | 2013-04-08 | — | — |
| PEARS, David Alan | Director | 2013-04-08 | Apr 1968 | British |
| PEARS, Mark Andrew | Director | 2013-04-08 | Nov 1962 | British |
| PEARS, Trevor Steven, Sir | Director | 2013-04-08 | Jun 1964 | British |
| WPG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2013-04-08 | — | — |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Pears Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 48 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-04-03 | CH02 | officers | change corporate director company with change date |
| 2024-04-03 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-04-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-01-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-04-30
84.59
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.987 × 6.56 = +6.47
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.049 × 6.72 = +0.33
- Book equity / Total liabilities 74.082 × 1.05 = +77.79
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory