BOSKALIS WESTMINSTER LIMITED
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Cash
£204k
-94.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£22m
+15.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
99
+6.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£19m
+44.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £61,949,000 | £103,375,000 | £102,468,000 | -0.9% | |
| Operating profit | £7,985,000 | £12,036,000 | £17,662,000 | +46.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,027,000 | £12,853,000 | £18,526,000 | +44.1% | |
| Net profit | £6,979,000 | £9,619,000 | £13,875,000 | +44.2% | |
| Cash | £226,000 | £3,545,000 | £204,000 | -94.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,381,000 | £21,136,000 | £22,052,000 | +4.3% | |
| Net assets | £19,189,000 | £18,808,000 | £21,683,000 | +15.3% | |
| Equity | £19,189,000 | £18,808,000 | £21,683,000 | +15.3% | |
| Average employees | 84 | 93 | 99 | +6.5% | |
| Wages | £6,103,000 | £6,774,000 | £7,371,000 | +8.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £324,000 | £334,000 | £350,000 | +4.8% |
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 | 12.9% | 11.6% | 17.2% | |
| Net margin | 11.3% | 9.3% | 13.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 37.3% | 56.9% | 80.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.36x | 1.56x | 1.83x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BOSKALIS WESTMINSTER LIMITED 2012-10-01 → present
- WESTMINSTER DREDGING COMPANY LIMITED 1962-12-27 → 2012-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and is in a strong position to weather any disruption and increased costs in its fuel and supply chain. The directors have a reasonable expectation that for a period of 12 months from the date of approving the company financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025, the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence.”
Group structure
- BOSKALIS WESTMINSTER LIMITED · parent
- VBA Joint Venture Limited 15%
- Pevensey Coastal Defence Limited 61.4%
Significant events
- “Continuing our partnership with Harwich Haven Authority by supporting local charitable initiatives (such as the RNLI Dance), taking part in community activities including beach cleans, and contributing to the Ports Community Fund, which delivers funding to local community groups”
- “Successfully completed two dredging campaigns under the Cardiff Harbour Maintenance Contract using biofuel, supporting more sustainable operations”
- “Continuation of the Partnership with the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust on the Solent Seagrass Restoration project”
- “Contributions and volunteering as part of the Oyster Restoration Project with the Blue Marine Foundation”
- “Annual donations to local food banks, as well as sponsorship generated by employees through various other events and activities in the UK”
- “Donations to the RNLI, Circus Starr and Furness Diving Club”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMSEY, Shane Robert | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | — | — |
| DE JONG, Paul Maurice | Director | 2015-06-01 | Oct 1964 | Dutch |
| RAMSEY, Shane Robert | Director | 2020-10-01 | Aug 1984 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIEN, Walter Theodorus | Secretary | 2008-11-26 | 2009-09-06 |
| GREENALL, Timothy Paul | Secretary | 2003-05-27 | 2004-12-30 |
| GREENALL, Timothy Paul | Secretary | — | 1992-02-03 |
| HOUGH, David | Secretary | — | 2003-04-27 |
| RICHARDS, Raymond Victor | Secretary | 2009-09-06 | 2020-10-01 |
| WIELAART, Cornelis | Secretary | 2004-12-30 | 2008-11-26 |
| BIEN, Walter Theodorus | Director | 2008-11-26 | 2009-09-06 |
| DE RUYTER, Jacobs | Director | — | 1991-04-30 |
| DEN DIKKEN, Wouter Leendert | Director | — | 1994-07-18 |
| GREENALL, Timothy Paul | Director | — | 2004-12-30 |
| HAWORTH, Neil Alan | Director | 2009-09-06 | 2011-03-11 |
| HOLMAN, Eric Charles | Director | 2004-12-30 | 2009-09-06 |
| RICHARDS, Raymond Victor | Director | 2009-09-06 | 2020-10-01 |
| ROBERTS, Douglas Harry | Director | — | 1992-01-01 |
| ROLAND, Philip Godfrey | Director | — | 2004-12-30 |
| VAN NES, Kornelis Gerrit | Director | 2001-02-07 | 2004-09-01 |
| VERHOEVEN, Frans Andries | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2009-09-06 |
| VERHOEVEN, Frans Andries | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2001-02-07 |
| WEVERS, Haico Herman Antoine Gerard | Director | 2011-03-11 | 2015-06-01 |
| WIELAART, Cornelis | Director | 2004-12-30 | 2008-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boskalis Westminster (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.