CD&R and WSH Limited
Registered name: CD&R AND WSH LIMITED
Part of CD&R and WSH Jvco (UK) Limited groupCD&R and WSH Limited made £1.7bn revenue and a £53.4m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
CD&R and WSH Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £1.7bn in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £53.4m. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Reading; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Reading, South East
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2018
- 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.
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 25 Dec 2023 | 25 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.4bn | £1.5bn | £1.5bn | £1.7bn |
| Cost of sales | −£1.2bn | −£1.3bn | −£1.3bn | −£1.5bn |
| Gross profit | £175m | £198m | £198m | £227m |
| Operating profit | −£3.8m | £5.3m | £5.3m | £27.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£56.8m | −£56.6m | −£56.6m | −£40.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£64.3m | −£68.7m | −£68.7m | −£53.4m |
| Profit (best available) | −£64.3m | −£68.7m | −£68.7m | −£53.4m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −4.7% | −4.5% | −4.5% | −3.1% |
| Gross margin | 12.8% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 13.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲12.1% | — | ▲11.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 13.3%
- 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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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- CD&R and WSH Jvco (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- CD&R and WSH Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- WSH Services Holding LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£53.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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