WARNER LAND SURVEYS HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.9M
+0.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.9M
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
67
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.1M
+14.9% highest 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 | £6,403,029 | £7,166,712 | £7,342,562 | +2.5% | |
| Operating profit | £482,064 | £733,360 | £922,221 | +25.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £577,414 | £963,198 | £1,106,462 | +14.9% | |
| Net profit | -£255,868 | £729,219 | £828,869 | +13.7% | |
| Cash | £5,450,089 | £5,808,832 | £5,859,353 | +0.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,538,451 | £6,781,383 | £6,956,819 | +2.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,373,990 | £6,653,208 | £6,882,077 | +3.4% | |
| Equity | £6,373,990 | £6,653,208 | £6,882,077 | +3.4% | |
| Average employees | 68 | 67 | 67 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,732,376 | £3,075,737 | £3,096,378 | +0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £331,300 | £334,487 | £334,157 | -0.1% |
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 | 7.5% | 10.2% | 12.6% | |
| Net margin | -4.0% | 10.2% | 11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.4% | 10.8% | 13.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 16.1% | 13.4% | |
| Current ratio | 8.05x | 6.40x | 7.67x | |
| Interest cover | 5.38x | — | — |
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
- WARNER LAND SURVEYS HOLDINGS LIMITED 2005-08-01 → present
- BLA 1006 LIMITED 2004-12-23 → 2005-08-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's or the parent 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.”
Group structure
- WARNER LAND SURVEYS HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- WLS Management Limited 100%
- Warner Land Surveys Limited 100%
- Warner Surveys International Limited 100%
- Warner Surveys Utility Mapping Limited 100%
- Warner Surveys UAV Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the group since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUTSON, David Douglas | Director | 2005-07-29 | Feb 1964 | British |
| PEARCE, Jonathan Stewart | Director | 2017-10-20 | Jun 1969 | British |
| WEBB, Clifton Ryan | Director | 2018-08-01 | Jan 1985 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Martin John | Secretary | 2005-07-29 | 2015-12-09 |
| BLANDY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-12-23 | 2005-07-29 |
| FIELD, Peter James | Director | 2005-07-29 | 2018-07-13 |
| FOALE, Robert Michael | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2019-06-28 |
| GREEN, Martin John | Director | 2005-07-29 | 2015-12-09 |
| SMITH, Stephen Roger | Director | 2016-01-27 | 2017-10-30 |
| WILKINSON, Simon Garrick | Director | 2005-07-29 | 2020-07-31 |
| BLANDY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-12-23 | 2005-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Garrick Wilkinson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-07-13 | Ceased 2020-07-31 |
| Mr David Douglas Hutson | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2018-07-13 | Active |
| Mr Peter James Field | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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.