Hankinson Whittle Limited
Registered name: HANKINSON WHITTLE LIMITED
Part of RW Integrated Solutions Limited groupHankinson Whittle Limited made £23.9m revenue and £631k profit in the year to 30 Mar 2025. read from filing text
Hankinson Whittle Limited’s revenue grew 52% to £23.9m in the year to 30 Mar 2025, with £631k profit and 144 employees. The company is classified under “painting” and is based in Prenton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Prenton, North West
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate and ultimate parent undertaking is RW Integrated Solutions Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Mar 2022 | 30 Mar 2023 | 30 Mar 2024 | 30 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £15.7m | £23.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £12.7m | £19.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £3m | £4.8m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£299k | £985k |
| Profit before tax | — | £160k | −£562k | £760k |
| Profit after tax | — | £245k | −£434k | £631k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £245k | −£434k | £631k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £5.9m | £6.6m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 62 | 145 | 144 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −2.8% | 2.6% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 19.1% | 20% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £108k | £166k |
| Profit per employee | — | £4k | −£3k | £4.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲52.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼277.2% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲133.9% | ▼0.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £46.9k | £793k | £397k | £774k |
| Net assets | — | £1m | £682k | £1m |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £301k | £420k | £364k |
| Current assets | — | £5.9m | £5.6m | £5.7m |
| Debtors | £142k | £3.6m | £2.7m | £3.1m |
| Deferred income | — | £128k | £328k | £978k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £166k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 4.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13%
- 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
- ▲53%
- Now £1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲95%
- Now £774k
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 144
- Deferred income
- ▲198%
- Now £978k
- Fixed assets
- ▼13%
- Now £364k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- RW Integrated Solutions Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Hankinson Whittle Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- FPC (NW) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Mar 2025 (profit £631k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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