UK WIP LTD
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Cash
£1.5m
-11.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.6m
+50.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
106
+16.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9m
-20.6% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,565,147 | £14,687,988 | £16,592,587 | £16,871,350 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,340,807 | £358,846 | £2,324,914 | £2,090,029 | -10.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,308,214 | £367,083 | £2,338,487 | £1,856,073 | -20.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,308,214 | £283,226 | £1,695,944 | £1,549,472 | -8.6% | |
| Cash | £1,888,151 | £1,265,526 | £1,684,496 | £1,484,076 | -11.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,425,257 | £3,347,618 | £4,583,200 | £6,767,434 | +47.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,274,055 | £1,351,983 | £3,047,927 | £4,597,399 | +50.8% | |
| Equity | £1,274,055 | £1,351,983 | £3,047,927 | £4,597,399 | +50.8% | |
| Average employees | 84 | 76 | 91 | 106 | +16.5% | |
| Wages | £1,702,221 | £1,811,375 | £2,639,511 | £3,277,632 | +24.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £85,000 | £99,110 | +16.6% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.3% | 2.4% | 14.0% | 12.4% | |
| Net margin | 17.0% | 1.9% | 10.2% | 9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 96.5% | 10.7% | 50.7% | 30.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.4% | 79.7% | 72.9% | 71.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.59x | 1.13x | — | |
| Interest cover | 71.44x | — | — | 8.19x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2026-07-07
- UK WIP LTD 2026-07-07 → present
- CARHARTT WIP UK (RETAIL) LIMITED 2015-01-29 → 2026-07-07
- EDBEN LIMITED 1997-01-06 → 2015-01-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Kara Louisa | Secretary | 2014-07-25 | — | — |
| ATZERT, Wilfried | Director | 2024-11-25 | Nov 1979 | French |
| COLLINS, Kara Louisa | Director | 2019-01-23 | Sep 1979 | British |
| FAEH, Edwin Karl | Director | 1997-01-06 | Aug 1953 | Swiss |
| MARATTA, Claudio | Director | 2024-11-25 | Jul 1988 | Swiss |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH, Benjamin | Secretary | 1997-01-06 | 2014-07-25 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-01-06 | 1997-01-06 |
| JAVIER, Lee Marvin | Director | 2013-05-14 | 2019-01-23 |
| JOSEPH, Benjamin | Director | 1997-01-06 | 2014-07-25 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-01-06 | 1997-01-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Karl Faeh | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-07 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-07 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-06-30 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-06-30 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2026-06-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-03 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.