WELLINGTON COMPUTER SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-06 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£32K
-90% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
+30.4% vs 2023
Employees
58
-34.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-5.6% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £12,413,144 | £10,305,365 | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,231,004 | £3,050,683 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,218,235 | £3,036,441 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,972,082 | £2,281,770 | |
| Cash | — | £323,119 | £32,274 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £8,139,399 | £10,440,060 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,494,803 | £9,776,573 | |
| Equity | £4,522,721 | £7,494,803 | £9,776,573 | |
| Average employees | — | 88 | 58 | |
| Wages | — | £4,300,334 | £3,561,569 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 26.0% | 29.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 23.9% | 22.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 39.7% | 29.2% | |
| Interest cover | — | 253.04x | 214.20x |
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)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- WELLINGTON COMPUTER SYSTEMS LIMITED · parent
- Worldwide Chain Stores Holding Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUFTON, Michael | Director | 2024-02-22 | Sep 1964 | Canadian |
| PARTINGTON, Nathan | Director | 2024-02-22 | Dec 1981 | Canadian |
| PATEL, Ateet | Director | 2024-02-22 | May 1977 | Canadian |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIMICATA, Stefano | Secretary | 2014-12-01 | 2024-02-22 |
| TAYLOR, Patrick | Secretary | 1983-02-10 | 2014-12-01 |
| BEATTIE, Brian | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2024-02-22 |
| BRADLEY, Kevin | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2024-02-22 |
| DUNNE, Alexander Patrick, Mr | Director | 1983-02-10 | 2014-12-01 |
| DUNNE, Monica | Director | 1983-02-10 | 2014-12-01 |
| MILLER, Mark Robert | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2024-02-22 |
| TAYLOR, Patrick Kevin | Director | 1983-02-10 | 2014-12-01 |
| TAYLOR, Teresa | Director | 1983-02-10 | 2014-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constellation Software Uk Holdco Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-06-30 |
| Volaris Group Uk Holdco Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
-17%
£12,413,144 £10,305,365
-
Cash
-90%
£323,119 £32,274
-
Net assets
+30.4%
£7,494,803 £9,776,573
-
Employees
-34.1%
88 58
-
Operating profit
-5.6%
£3,231,004 £3,050,683
-
Profit before tax
-5.6%
£3,218,235 £3,036,441
-
Wages
-17.2%
£4,300,334 £3,561,569
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