WESCO ANIXTER UK LIMITED
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Cash
£900
-27.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£191k
+144.8% vs 2024
Employees
638
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£10k
+5,419.5% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £485,797,000 | £481,582 | £540,975 | +12.3% | |
| Operating profit | £9,850,000 | £6,613 | £15,408 | +133% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,177,000 | -£195 | £10,373 | +5,419.5% | |
| Net profit | £4,134,000 | -£158 | £7,556 | +4,882.3% | |
| Cash | £2,913,000 | £1,237 | £900 | -27.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £105,941 | £215,096 | +103% | |
| Net assets | £76,351,000 | £78,217 | £191,447 | +144.8% | |
| Equity | £76,351,000 | £78,217 | £191,447 | +144.8% | |
| Average employees | 588 | 617 | 638 | +3.4% | |
| Wages | £28,108,000 | £31,238 | £34,018 | +8.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £182,000 | £172 | £189 | +9.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £9,000 | £8 | £9 | +12.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | -0.0% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 6.2% | 7.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.7% | 79.4% | 51.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.99x | 0.82x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | 1.66x | 0.75x | 1.23x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-11-01
- WESCO ANIXTER UK LIMITED 2024-11-01 → present
- ANIXTER LIMITED 2005-01-05 → 2024-11-01
- WALTERS HEXAGON LIMITED 1998-02-05 → 2005-01-05
- WEBB FASTENERS LIMITED 1930-06-21 → 1998-02-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- WESCO ANIXTER UK LIMITED · parent
- Anixter Saudi Arabia Limited 70%
- Wesco Anixter Ireland Limited 100%
- Anixter Wesco General Trading LLC 100%
- Anixter Middle-East FZE 100%
- Wesco Anixter Pension Scheme Limited 100%
- Wesco Anixter Pension Scheme Trustees Limited 100%
- Anixter (UK) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Note that The Company had a name change on 1 November 2024, from Anixter Limited to Wesco Anixter UK Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABIODUN-ADELEYE, Babayemi Olatunji | Director | 2019-09-09 | Sep 1963 | British |
| BEGG, Brian Michael | Director | 2021-05-14 | Jun 1973 | American |
| MACIOCE III, Domenic Anthony | Director | 2021-05-14 | Jan 1967 | American |
| WALPOT, Philippe Jean Rene | Director | 2018-05-18 | Apr 1967 | Belgian |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Denise Patricia | Secretary | 1996-04-24 | 1998-01-13 |
| ELLIS-REES, James Hugh, Mr. | Secretary | 2011-01-04 | 2015-07-01 |
| MARCHANT, Richard Norman | Secretary | — | 1996-04-24 |
| TRINKOFF, Lloyd Jay | Secretary | 1998-01-13 | 2005-10-18 |
| VAIZEY, Alexandra Mary Jane | Secretary | 2005-10-18 | 2011-01-04 |
| BANKS, William Robert | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2015-07-01 |
| CORSON, Richard | Director | 1998-02-16 | 2003-09-26 |
| DOSCH, Theodore, Mr. | Director | 2011-12-09 | 2021-04-30 |
| DUL, John Albert | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2011-12-08 |
| DUNCAN, Ian Alexander | Director | — | 1998-01-13 |
| ELLIS-REES, James Hugh, Mr. | Director | 2011-01-04 | 2015-07-01 |
| HAZARD, George Anthony | Director | — | 1997-05-04 |
| HORTON, Nicholas Peter | Director | 1995-07-03 | 1996-06-10 |
| JACOBS, Wilfred Arthur | Director | — | 1997-10-31 |
| LEACH, Philip | Director | 1998-06-12 | 1999-07-16 |
| LETHAM, Dennis | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2011-06-01 |
| MISKELL, Chris | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2003-09-26 |
| MYCOE, Peter | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2003-09-26 |
| OVEREND, Mike | Director | 1997-05-04 | 1998-01-13 |
| PEARS, Rebecca Caroline | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2018-05-18 |
| RUDOLF, Gerald Anthony | Director | 1998-02-05 | 2003-09-26 |
| RUDOLF, Gerald Anthony | Director | — | 1998-01-13 |
| SKOVORODKO, Vitaliy | Director | 2018-05-18 | 2019-09-09 |
| SMITH, Colin Paul | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2021-05-12 |
| TRINKOFF, Lloyd Jay | Director | 1998-01-13 | 2003-09-26 |
| TUFFY, Michael James | Director | 1999-07-28 | 2003-09-26 |
| VAIZEY, Alexandra Mary Jane | Director | 2004-12-17 | 2011-01-04 |
| WOODCOCK, David | Director | 1994-03-14 | 2005-10-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesco International Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-06-22 | Active |
| Anixter International Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-12-28 | Ceased 2020-06-22 |
| Anixter International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 225 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-24 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2021-05-24 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2021-05-24 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2021-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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