WATERMAN ASPEN LIMITED
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Cash
£708k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£12m
Equity attributable
Employees
520
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.2m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £64,362,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,250,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,182,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,428,000 | — | |
| Cash | £708,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,576,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £12,297,000 | — | |
| Equity | £12,297,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 520 | — | |
| Wages | £32,469,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,162,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.48x | |
| Interest cover | 40.12x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- WATERMAN ASPEN LIMITED 2002-07-10 → present
- ASPEN CONSULTING GROUP LTD 1999-08-05 → 2002-07-10
- ASPEN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1987-12-08 → 1999-08-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 when the financial statements are authorised for issue”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE, Andrew Peter | Director | 2022-01-01 | Oct 1983 | British |
| EMBERTON, Mark Ashley | Director | 2002-01-01 | Jun 1958 | British |
| FRAYNE, John | Director | 2017-07-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| HUMPHREY, Neil | Director | 2014-02-24 | May 1971 | British |
| STEELE, Alex Ann | Director | 2025-04-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| WOODLIFFE, Andrew | Director | 2022-01-01 | May 1977 | British |
| YOUNG, Christopher Paul | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jul 1978 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HISCOCKS, Graham Robert | Secretary | 2013-02-13 | 2016-12-19 |
| MANGHAM, Michael William | Secretary | 1995-03-22 | 2008-05-01 |
| RIDLEY, Craig Mark | Secretary | 2008-05-01 | 2013-02-13 |
| WRIGHT, David North | Secretary | — | 1992-07-09 |
| SIMPSONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1992-07-09 | 1995-03-22 |
| BELLM, Robert Christopher | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2018-06-01 |
| BURTON, Alexander Charles | Director | 2001-12-20 | 2008-06-30 |
| CHAPLIN, Christopher James | Director | 1992-09-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| COOPER, Colin George | Director | — | 1994-08-02 |
| COTTELL, Michael Norman Tizard | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2001-10-31 |
| GOVAN, Mark John | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2012-07-01 |
| GREENLAND, Kenneth Robert | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| KENNETT, Keith Bernard | Director | 1992-09-01 | 1997-06-01 |
| MANGHAM, Michael William | Director | 1992-09-01 | 2009-09-30 |
| MATHESON, Donald | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| MUMFORD MICE CENG, Keith Ian | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2008-04-01 |
| PERVEZ, Khalid | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2012-07-01 |
| SKINNER, Graham Ronald | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2012-07-01 |
| TAYLOR, Nicholas John | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| WAITING, John Francis Graham | Director | 2001-12-20 | 2014-01-31 |
| WRIGHT, David North | Director | — | 1992-07-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2017-07-13 | Active |
| Waterman Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-06-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.