WATERMAN BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3.1m
-10% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
99
+15.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£429k
-233.2% lowest 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 | £10,740,000 | £10,166,000 | £11,050,000 | +8.7% | |
| Operating profit | £616,000 | £324,000 | -£427,000 | -231.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £616,000 | £322,000 | -£429,000 | -233.2% | |
| Net profit | £403,000 | £209,000 | -£344,000 | -264.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,328,000 | £3,555,000 | £3,300,000 | -7.2% | |
| Net assets | £3,226,000 | £3,435,000 | £3,091,000 | -10% | |
| Equity | £3,226,000 | £3,435,000 | £3,091,000 | -10% | |
| Average employees | 79 | 86 | 99 | +15.1% | |
| Wages | £4,702,000 | £5,212,000 | £5,841,000 | +12.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £592,000 | £605,000 | £453,000 | -25.1% |
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 | 5.7% | 3.2% | -3.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 2.1% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.5% | 9.1% | -12.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.89x | 2.66x | 2.43x |
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
- WATERMAN BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 2005-07-01 → present
- WATERMAN GORE LIMITED 1993-04-02 → 2005-07-01
- THE GORE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 1988-12-22 → 1993-04-02
- STAGEPARK LIMITED 1988-09-22 → 1988-12-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that preparing the financial statements on a going concern basis is appropriate due to the continued support of its immediate Parent Company, Waterman Group plc. The directors have received confirmation that Waterman Group plc currently intends to support the Company for at least one year after these financial statements are signed”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUMPHREY, Neil Robert John | Director | 2023-04-01 | May 1971 | British |
| PURCELL, Jonathan Lee | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| STEELE, Alex Ann | Director | 2010-03-08 | Apr 1968 | British |
| TERNDRUP, Mark | Director | 2011-02-01 | Feb 1972 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HISCOCKS, Graham Robert | Secretary | 1993-07-26 | 2016-12-19 |
| JOHNSTONE, John Samuel | Secretary | 1991-12-20 | 1993-07-26 |
| LIEF, Catherine Margaret | Secretary | — | 1992-12-20 |
| BERESFORD, Craig William Keith | Director | 2014-07-14 | 2023-03-31 |
| BEVERLEY, Stephen Leonard | Director | 1993-03-01 | 2002-01-31 |
| CAMERON, David | Director | 1996-02-05 | 2011-06-01 |
| CLIFTON, Peter David | Director | 1995-11-20 | 2000-11-09 |
| DAVIES, Huw Aneurin William | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| GORE, Barry John | Director | — | 2011-04-04 |
| GRAY, Adrian Charles | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2010-06-30 |
| GREEN, Stephen Robert | Director | 2008-04-15 | 2012-02-29 |
| HALMSHAW, Steven Peter | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2024-12-19 |
| HISCOCKS, Graham Robert | Director | 1993-07-26 | 2010-03-08 |
| JOHNSTONE, John Samuel | Director | 1991-12-20 | 1993-07-26 |
| KLONDAR, David Maurice | Director | — | 2014-06-30 |
| LEWIS, Neil | Director | 2011-05-06 | 2018-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Neil | Director | 2011-05-06 | 2018-12-05 |
| MATHYS, James Henry | Director | 1991-12-20 | 2000-11-09 |
| ROBERTSON, Barry Duncan | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2000-11-09 |
| ROONEY, Robert Paul | Director | 2000-11-09 | 2007-03-30 |
| STANLEY, John Reeves | Director | 1991-12-20 | 1995-01-11 |
| SYME, Peter | Director | — | 1992-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterman Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-07-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-08-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.