WATERMAN INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£5k
-85.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3m
+25% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
217
-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£790k
+198.1% vs 2024
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 | £33,184,000 | £29,288,000 | £28,803,000 | -1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,285,000 | £243,000 | £791,000 | +225.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,328,000 | £265,000 | £790,000 | +198.1% | |
| Net profit | £4,982,000 | £230,000 | £603,000 | +162.2% | |
| Cash | £2,960,000 | £34,000 | £5,000 | -85.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,124,000 | £4,349,000 | £5,007,000 | +15.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,180,000 | £2,410,000 | £3,013,000 | +25% | |
| Equity | £2,180,000 | £2,410,000 | £3,013,000 | +25% | |
| Average employees | 258 | 221 | 217 | -1.8% | |
| Wages | £13,307,000 | £12,090,000 | £11,941,000 | -1.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £798,000 | £598,000 | £465,000 | -22.2% |
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 | 3.9% | 0.8% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | 15.0% | 0.8% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.2% | 5.6% | 15.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 80.6% | 84.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.20x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | 34.71x | 98.88x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- WATERMAN INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT LIMITED 2014-07-01 → present
- WATERMAN TRANSPORT & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 2008-12-29 → 2014-07-01
- WATERMAN CIVILS LIMITED 2005-07-01 → 2008-12-29
- WATERMAN BURROW CROCKER LIMITED 2002-07-10 → 2005-07-01
- ASPEN BURROW CROCKER LIMITED 1996-10-21 → 2002-07-10
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.”
Group structure
- WATERMAN INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT LIMITED · parent
- Waterman Aspen Limited 100%
Significant events
- “No new standards or amendments to standards that were mandatory for the first time for the financial year beginning 1 January 2025 affected any of the amounts recognized in the current period or any prior period and they are not likely to affect future periods.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUSON, Andrew Robert | Director | 2014-07-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| HUMPHREY, Neil | Director | 2014-02-24 | May 1971 | British |
| STEELE, Alex Ann | Director | 2014-05-02 | Apr 1968 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HISCOCKS, Graham Robert | Secretary | 2013-02-13 | 2016-12-19 |
| KENNETT, Keith Bernard | Secretary | 1996-10-21 | 1996-12-19 |
| MANGHAM, Michael William | Secretary | 1996-12-19 | 2008-06-30 |
| RIDLEY, Craig Mark | Secretary | 2008-07-01 | 2013-02-13 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-10-21 | 1996-10-21 |
| BACON, Anna | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2021-07-16 |
| BEGBEY, Peter Andrew | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| BEGBEY, Peter Andrew | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2014-03-19 |
| BURKE, Stuart George | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2014-02-17 |
| BURTON, Alexander Charles | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| CHAPLIN, Christopher James | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| CHAPLIN, Christopher James | Director | 1996-12-19 | 2014-03-24 |
| COOPER, Gordon Stuart | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2024-04-22 |
| COTTELL, Michael Norman Tizard | Director | 1996-10-21 | 2001-10-31 |
| DARRALL, Leslie Clive | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2014-03-20 |
| GREENLAND, Kenneth Robert | Director | 1996-10-21 | 2006-12-31 |
| HALSEY, Roger John | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2010-04-07 |
| KENNETT, Keith Bernard | Director | 1996-12-19 | 1997-06-01 |
| MANGHAM, Michael William | Director | 1996-12-19 | 2009-09-30 |
| TAYLOR, Nicholas John | Director | 2014-05-02 | 2025-04-01 |
| THOMPSON, Philip | Director | 1998-07-27 | 2012-12-31 |
| WAITING, John Francis Graham | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| WILKINSON, Alan David | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, William John | Director | 1996-11-01 | 1998-04-30 |
| WORRALL, Paul Richard | Director | 2002-07-17 | 2014-03-27 |
| WORROW, Richard John Paul | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2005-09-21 |
| CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-10-21 | 1996-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterman Group Plc | 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% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | |
| 2024-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 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 | |
| 2022-09-28 | 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 | |
| 2021-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-29 | 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.