WHISTL FULFILMENT (GATESHEAD) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£3.5m
-76.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
90
-25.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2m
+32.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £13,995,000 | £4,224,000 | £3,020,000 | -28.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,025,000 | -£297,000 | -£2,011,000 | -577.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,025,000 | -£2,970,000 | -£2,011,000 | +32.3% | |
| Net profit | -£3,124,000 | -£2,174,000 | -£1,511,000 | +30.5% | |
| Cash | £1,377,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,427,000 | -£1,117,000 | -£3,495,000 | -212.9% | |
| Net assets | £190,000 | -£1,984,000 | -£3,495,000 | -76.2% | |
| Equity | £190,000 | -£1,984,000 | -£3,495,000 | -76.2% | |
| Average employees | 236 | 121 | 90 | -25.6% | |
| Wages | £5,959,000 | £2,785,000 | £2,075,000 | -25.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | -28.8% | -7.0% | -66.6% | |
| Net margin | -22.3% | -51.5% | -50.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -282.1% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.8% | 137.5% | 179.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 0.69x | 0.44x |
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
- WHISTL FULFILMENT (GATESHEAD) LIMITED 2019-06-27 → present
- SPARK RESPONSE LIMITED 1999-03-11 → 2019-06-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is part of a larger group and the Directors have received confirmation from the ultimate parent company Whistl Consolidated Limited (see note 20) that should it be required financial support to enable the company to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due, will be available”
Group structure
- WHISTL FULFILMENT (GATESHEAD) LIMITED · parent
- Spark Etail Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In response to the market situation, the directors took the difficult decision to close the Gateshead fulfilment centre. These financial statements include an exceptional charge of £1,858,000 for 2025 (2024: £2,014,000) in relation to site closure costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, John | Secretary | 2018-12-04 | — | — |
| KEILTY, Ian David | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| PARMAR, Manoj Kumar | Director | 2018-12-04 | Oct 1966 | British |
| POLGLASS, Nigel Graham | Director | 2018-12-04 | May 1961 | British |
| WELLS, Nicholas Mark | Director | 2018-12-04 | Jul 1959 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDSON, Andrew | Secretary | 2000-02-14 | 2004-02-17 |
| SLEE, Peter Bruce | Secretary | 2010-08-04 | 2018-12-04 |
| STIEFEL, Barry Abraham | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2010-08-04 |
| WESTHORP, Nigel | Secretary | 1999-03-19 | 1999-12-31 |
| ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-03-11 | 1999-03-19 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-03-11 | 1999-03-19 |
| COCHRANE, Alistair | Director | 2022-04-21 | 2023-06-23 |
| IGHODARO, Olufunke | Director | 2002-04-22 | 2005-02-09 |
| JERMYN, David Francis Harte | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2001-05-18 |
| JOHNSON, Miles | Director | 1999-05-26 | 2001-06-18 |
| KIRSH, William | Director | 2002-04-22 | 2005-02-09 |
| LAMBERT, Noel Christopher | Director | 2007-01-08 | 2018-12-04 |
| MCGRATH, Stephen John | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2003-06-27 |
| NOIK, Darryl Sean | Director | 2001-02-02 | 2002-03-18 |
| RICHARDSON, Andrew | Director | 2000-11-25 | 2004-02-17 |
| SLEE, Peter Bruce | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2018-12-04 |
| STIEFEL, Barry Abraham | Director | 2002-08-13 | 2018-12-04 |
| THOMPSON, Geoffrey | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2002-10-11 |
| WATSON, Allan | Director | 1999-03-19 | 2002-06-30 |
| WESTOBY, Philip Lansdown | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-03-11 | 1999-03-19 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-03-11 | 1999-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistl E-Commerce Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.