W.L. Shareholding Company Limited
Registered name: W.L. SHAREHOLDING COMPANY LIMITED
W.L. Shareholding Company Limited made £422m revenue and £46m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
W.L. Shareholding Company Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £422m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £46m profit. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Oxfordshire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Oxfordshire, South East
- Age
- 68 yrs · since 1958
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £359m | £409m | £422m |
| Cost of sales | −£243m | −£267m | −£304m |
| Gross profit | £116m | £143m | £118m |
| Operating profit | £59.8m | £83.1m | £52.6m |
| Profit before tax | £59.4m | £85.2m | £55.5m |
| Profit after tax | £40.5m | £71.9m | £46m |
| Profit (best available) | £40.5m | £71.9m | £46m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 11.3% | 17.6% | 10.9% |
| Gross margin | 32.2% | 34.9% | 28% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲14% | ▲3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲77.5% | ▼35.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Now —
- Headcount
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- Now —
- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Lucy Group LtdRev. £422m · Profit £46.1m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £46m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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