
Company Number
00633778
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
s wernick & sons (holdings) ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Other accommodation
Registered Address
molineux house russell gardens, wickford, essex, SS11 8QG
Website
www.wernick.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of WERNICK HIRE LIMITED at £305m based on a Turnover of £119.5m and 2.55x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WERNICK HIRE LIMITED at £468.4m based on an EBITDA of £42m and a 11.15x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WERNICK HIRE LIMITED at £206.3m based on Net Assets of £107.6m and 1.92x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Wernick Hire Limited is a live company located in essex, SS11 8QG with a Companies House number of 00633778. It operates in the other accommodation sector, SIC Code 55900. Founded in July 1959, it's largest shareholder is s wernick & sons (holdings) ltd with a 100% stake. Wernick Hire Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £119.5m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Wernick Hire Limited a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
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Size
annual sales of £119.5m, make it larger than the average company (£916k)
£119.5m - Wernick Hire Limited
£916k - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 8%, show it is growing at a faster rate (6.4%)
8% - Wernick Hire Limited
6.4% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 45.3%, this company has a higher cost of product (60.3%)
45.3% - Wernick Hire Limited
60.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 18.8% make it more profitable than the average company (6%)
18.8% - Wernick Hire Limited
6% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 447 employees, this is above the industry average (19)
447 - Wernick Hire Limited
19 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £39.3k, the company has a higher pay structure (£24.4k)
£39.3k - Wernick Hire Limited
£24.4k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £267.2k, this is more efficient (£58k)
£267.2k - Wernick Hire Limited
£58k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 75 days, this is later than average (15 days)
75 days - Wernick Hire Limited
15 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 79 days, this is slower than average (18 days)
79 days - Wernick Hire Limited
18 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 3 days, this is less than average (9 days)
3 days - Wernick Hire Limited
9 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 1 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (81 weeks)
1 weeks - Wernick Hire Limited
81 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 46.9%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (34%)
46.9% - Wernick Hire Limited
34% - Industry AVG
Wernick Hire Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £119.5 million and the company has net assets of £107.6 million. According to their latest financial statements, Wernick Hire Limited has 447 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.1 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 119,459,342 | 113,439,133 | 119,766,912 | 95,268,420 | 81,150,535 | 78,732,943 | 73,642,555 | 71,615,858 | 62,584,847 | 59,866,392 | 54,206,962 | 49,966,880 | 43,953,795 | 33,993,526 | 30,627,558 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 65,352,138 | 59,097,465 | 63,063,455 | 51,503,539 | 45,174,031 | 44,070,647 | 42,533,033 | 41,374,428 | 35,278,785 | 33,678,719 | 29,186,573 | 27,040,238 | 22,888,279 | 17,469,638 | 14,922,230 |
Gross Profit | 54,107,204 | 54,341,668 | 56,703,457 | 43,764,881 | 35,976,504 | 34,662,296 | 31,109,522 | 30,241,430 | 27,306,062 | 26,187,673 | 25,020,389 | 22,926,642 | 21,065,516 | 16,523,888 | 15,705,328 |
Admin Expenses | 31,708,617 | 30,475,015 | 27,982,710 | 24,220,208 | 23,641,034 | 22,581,909 | 21,365,789 | 19,876,883 | 17,951,321 | 17,139,600 | 16,705,025 | 15,356,958 | 14,332,532 | 11,681,230 | 10,457,751 |
Operating Profit | 22,398,587 | 23,866,653 | 28,720,747 | 19,544,673 | 12,335,470 | 12,080,387 | 9,743,733 | 10,364,547 | 9,354,741 | 9,048,073 | 8,315,364 | 7,569,684 | 6,732,984 | 4,842,658 | 5,247,577 |
Interest Payable | 1,833,673 | 1,208,039 | 942,292 | 722,349 | 732,402 | 698,321 | 775,985 | 948,765 | 691,366 | 756,440 | 973,265 | 1,215,705 | 1,215,756 | 906,494 | 849,854 |
Interest Receivable | 3,579 | 2,572 | |||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 20,564,914 | 22,658,614 | 27,778,455 | 18,822,324 | 11,603,068 | 11,382,066 | 8,967,748 | 9,415,782 | 8,663,375 | 8,291,633 | 7,342,099 | 4,198,606 | 5,517,183 | 3,267,835 | 3,356,841 |
Tax | -4,028,178 | -7,428,760 | -6,668,224 | -3,275,226 | -1,849,210 | -2,243,611 | -1,738,011 | -1,789,790 | -1,241,816 | -1,793,673 | -557,186 | -1,016,731 | -806,205 | -1,308,355 | -1,489,383 |
Profit After Tax | 16,536,736 | 15,229,854 | 21,110,231 | 15,547,098 | 9,753,858 | 9,138,455 | 7,229,737 | 7,625,992 | 7,421,559 | 6,497,960 | 6,784,913 | 3,181,875 | 4,710,978 | 1,959,480 | 1,867,458 |
Dividends Paid | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 15,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 400,000 | |||||||||
Retained Profit | 16,536,736 | 15,229,854 | 11,110,231 | 5,547,098 | -246,142 | -5,861,545 | 7,229,737 | 7,625,992 | 7,421,559 | 6,497,960 | 5,784,913 | 3,181,875 | 4,310,978 | 1,959,480 | 1,867,458 |
Employee Costs | 17,554,182 | 16,681,155 | 15,470,254 | 13,773,461 | 13,544,845 | 12,858,443 | 12,040,743 | 11,380,071 | 10,306,984 | 9,893,054 | 9,448,604 | 8,517,803 | 7,538,869 | 6,237,970 | 5,633,233 |
Number Of Employees | 447 | 416 | 414 | 402 | 409 | 397 | 360 | 377 | 397 | 345 | 327 | 307 | 297 | 248 | 241 |
EBITDA* | 42,011,359 | 41,356,446 | 44,866,017 | 33,809,797 | 25,854,714 | 15,576,490 | 20,790,172 | 21,911,340 | 19,330,155 | 17,940,341 | 16,837,532 | 15,579,969 | 13,574,304 | 5,229,741 | 9,756,337 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 146,056,112 | 125,487,169 | 116,011,737 | 101,789,758 | 90,028,546 | 82,078,595 | 72,731,358 | 73,639,963 | 76,080,767 | 61,679,815 | 62,901,254 | 63,507,628 | 57,299,421 | 48,357,353 | 42,539,432 |
Intangible Assets | 534,908 | 796,063 | 1,057,214 | 315,756 | 101,658 | 326,261 | 669,996 | 1,121,262 | 1,630,362 | 664,780 | |||||
Investments & Other | 2,571,947 | 2,571,947 | 2,571,947 | 2,571,947 | 2,571,947 | 2,571,947 | 2,571,947 | 2,571,947 | 2,571,947 | 2,571,947 | 2,571,946 | 2,571,946 | 4,727,319 | 6,230,943 | 7,240,633 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 149,162,967 | 128,855,179 | 119,640,898 | 104,677,461 | 92,600,493 | 84,650,542 | 75,303,305 | 76,211,910 | 78,652,714 | 64,353,420 | 65,799,461 | 66,749,570 | 63,148,002 | 56,218,658 | 50,444,845 |
Stock & work in progress | 613,028 | 589,646 | 530,815 | 788,635 | 1,357,132 | 1,429,697 | 1,144,464 | 929,374 | 321,834 | 298,983 | 262,636 | 241,164 | 189,368 | 172,073 | 166,639 |
Trade Debtors | 24,584,971 | 20,550,636 | 18,925,973 | 23,954,059 | 16,619,000 | 15,513,594 | 14,921,422 | 14,579,558 | 11,606,103 | 11,772,529 | 10,805,657 | 10,507,019 | 8,166,025 | 5,814,012 | 5,452,215 |
Group Debtors | 24,253,523 | 16,033,103 | 5,223,880 | 6,526,800 | 3,379,573 | 8,778,199 | 13,156,319 | 8,754,701 | 7,619,215 | 7,809,400 | 5,157,847 | 4,601,285 | |||
Misc Debtors | 1,967,153 | 4,567,225 | 1,333,727 | 1,694,902 | 1,789,070 | 2,676,234 | 458,436 | 672,876 | 138,881 | 1,728,604 | 511,432 | 381,859 | 33,380 | 40,583 | 42,426 |
Cash | 2,056,138 | 4,321,073 | 8,284,113 | 599,644 | 2,205,578 | 1,126,930 | 4,415,224 | 990,704 | 496,557 | 8,150 | 7,952 | 7,734 | 164,042 | 103,506 | 5,570 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 53,474,813 | 46,061,683 | 34,298,508 | 33,564,040 | 25,350,353 | 29,524,654 | 34,095,865 | 25,927,213 | 20,182,590 | 21,617,666 | 16,745,524 | 15,739,061 | 8,552,815 | 6,130,174 | 5,666,850 |
total assets | 202,637,780 | 174,916,862 | 153,939,406 | 138,241,501 | 117,950,846 | 114,175,196 | 109,399,170 | 102,139,123 | 98,835,304 | 85,971,086 | 82,544,985 | 82,488,631 | 71,700,817 | 62,348,832 | 56,111,695 |
Bank overdraft | 1,812,500 | 13,232 | 5,197,614 | 4,484,292 | 1,450,000 | 600,182 | |||||||||
Bank loan | 1,812,500 | 1,812,500 | 1,812,500 | 3,175,000 | |||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 14,247,971 | 13,516,675 | 9,739,892 | 13,305,999 | 9,498,596 | 12,456,922 | 9,741,120 | 7,408,096 | 6,619,978 | 8,384,376 | 7,591,640 | 6,395,345 | 4,924,683 | 3,465,210 | 2,769,164 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 146,871 | 1,685,061 | 2,357,919 | ||||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 27,523,814 | 20,361,115 | 20,497,362 | 18,097,009 | 14,423,150 | 12,661,172 | 10,425,972 | 10,248,586 | 10,730,396 | 9,377,697 | 9,776,543 | 9,426,000 | 9,790,599 | 8,947,998 | 6,426,987 |
other current liabilities | 13,145,062 | 15,061,176 | 14,813,275 | 12,032,943 | 7,758,350 | 6,517,327 | 4,721,026 | 4,472,704 | 2,899,401 | 4,515,884 | 3,093,542 | 2,469,957 | 1,503,526 | 857,975 | 788,129 |
total current liabilities | 54,916,847 | 48,938,966 | 45,050,529 | 43,435,951 | 31,680,096 | 33,447,921 | 26,700,618 | 23,941,886 | 22,062,275 | 25,466,189 | 25,659,339 | 22,775,594 | 17,815,679 | 14,956,244 | 12,942,381 |
loans | 1,812,500 | 3,625,000 | 5,437,500 | 3,175,000 | 8,175,000 | 4,350,000 | |||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 29,912,237 | 24,705,936 | 26,829,613 | 25,748,011 | 22,760,309 | 17,093,450 | 11,256,019 | 11,936,208 | 15,681,914 | 12,083,816 | 11,726,619 | 14,110,651 | 14,995,238 | 13,456,063 | 11,671,541 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 10,174,853 | 10,174,853 | 6,192,011 | 4,300,517 | 4,300,517 | 4,177,759 | 4,312,422 | 4,548,155 | 5,191,733 | 5,619,636 | 5,684,071 | 6,912,343 | 7,206,732 | 7,346,335 | 6,867,063 |
total long term liabilities | 40,087,090 | 34,880,789 | 33,021,624 | 30,048,528 | 27,060,826 | 21,271,209 | 17,380,941 | 20,109,363 | 26,311,147 | 17,703,452 | 20,585,690 | 29,197,994 | 26,551,970 | 20,802,398 | 18,538,604 |
total liabilities | 95,003,937 | 83,819,755 | 78,072,153 | 73,484,479 | 58,740,922 | 54,719,130 | 44,081,559 | 44,051,249 | 48,373,422 | 43,169,641 | 46,245,029 | 51,973,588 | 44,367,649 | 35,758,642 | 31,480,985 |
net assets | 107,633,843 | 91,097,107 | 75,867,253 | 64,757,022 | 59,209,924 | 59,456,066 | 65,317,611 | 58,087,874 | 50,461,882 | 42,801,445 | 36,299,956 | 30,515,043 | 27,333,168 | 26,590,190 | 24,630,710 |
total shareholders funds | 107,633,843 | 91,097,107 | 75,867,253 | 64,757,022 | 59,209,924 | 59,456,066 | 65,317,611 | 58,087,874 | 50,461,882 | 42,801,445 | 36,299,956 | 30,515,043 | 27,333,168 | 26,590,190 | 24,630,710 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 22,398,587 | 23,866,653 | 28,720,747 | 19,544,673 | 12,335,470 | 12,080,387 | 9,743,733 | 10,364,547 | 9,354,741 | 9,048,073 | 8,315,364 | 7,569,684 | 6,732,984 | 4,842,658 | 5,247,577 |
Depreciation | 19,351,617 | 17,228,642 | 15,884,119 | 14,265,124 | 13,519,244 | 3,496,103 | 11,046,439 | 11,546,793 | 9,873,756 | 8,667,665 | 8,178,433 | 7,485,965 | 6,332,220 | 71,144 | 4,319,146 |
Amortisation | 261,155 | 261,151 | 261,151 | 101,658 | 224,603 | 343,735 | 524,320 | 509,100 | 315,939 | 189,614 | |||||
Tax | -4,028,178 | -7,428,760 | -6,668,224 | -3,275,226 | -1,849,210 | -2,243,611 | -1,738,011 | -1,789,790 | -1,241,816 | -1,793,673 | -557,186 | -1,016,731 | -806,205 | -1,308,355 | -1,489,383 |
Stock | 23,382 | 58,831 | -257,820 | -568,497 | -72,565 | 285,233 | 215,090 | 607,540 | 22,851 | 36,347 | 21,472 | 51,796 | 17,295 | 5,434 | 166,639 |
Debtors | 9,654,683 | 15,667,384 | -6,692,181 | 10,388,118 | -5,180,384 | -1,568,150 | 4,529,042 | 4,642,936 | -1,946,334 | 4,835,597 | 984,773 | 7,290,758 | 2,344,810 | 359,954 | 5,494,641 |
Creditors | 731,296 | 3,776,783 | -3,566,107 | 3,807,403 | -2,958,326 | 2,715,802 | 2,333,024 | 788,118 | -1,764,398 | 792,736 | 1,196,295 | 1,470,662 | 1,459,473 | 696,046 | 2,769,164 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -1,916,114 | 247,901 | 2,780,332 | 4,274,593 | 1,241,023 | 1,796,301 | 248,322 | 1,573,303 | -1,616,483 | 1,422,342 | 623,585 | 966,431 | 645,551 | 69,846 | 788,129 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 3,982,842 | 1,891,494 | 122,758 | -134,663 | -235,733 | -643,578 | -427,903 | -64,435 | -1,228,272 | -294,389 | -139,603 | 479,272 | 6,867,063 | ||
Cash flow from operations | 27,120,298 | 26,208,997 | 46,253,513 | 28,796,946 | 27,663,908 | 18,993,236 | 16,653,642 | 16,588,917 | 16,203,038 | 13,425,367 | 15,865,709 | 9,363,388 | 12,371,415 | 4,801,162 | 13,030,030 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -1,432,164 | 1,221,040 | -4,591,661 | ||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 1 | -2,155,373 | -1,503,624 | -1,009,690 | 7,240,633 | ||||||||||
cash flow from investments | 71,460 | 2,230,730 | -11,832,294 | ||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -1,812,500 | 1,812,500 | -1,812,500 | -1,362,500 | 3,175,000 | ||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -146,871 | -1,538,190 | -672,858 | 2,357,919 | |||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -1,812,500 | -1,812,500 | -1,812,500 | 5,437,500 | -3,175,000 | -5,000,000 | 3,825,000 | 4,350,000 | |||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 12,369,000 | -2,259,924 | 3,481,955 | 6,661,561 | 7,428,837 | 8,072,631 | -502,803 | -4,227,516 | 4,950,797 | -41,649 | -2,033,489 | -1,249,186 | 2,381,776 | 4,305,533 | 18,098,528 |
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -1,833,673 | -1,208,039 | -942,292 | -722,349 | -732,402 | -698,321 | -775,985 | -948,765 | -691,366 | -756,440 | -973,265 | -1,215,705 | -1,212,177 | -903,922 | -849,854 |
cash flow from financing | 10,535,327 | -3,467,963 | 2,539,663 | 5,939,212 | 4,883,935 | 5,561,810 | -1,278,788 | -8,801,281 | 8,573,309 | -794,560 | -8,006,754 | 1,213,238 | 413,409 | 2,728,753 | 42,369,845 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -2,264,935 | -3,963,040 | 7,684,469 | -1,605,934 | 1,078,648 | -3,288,294 | 3,424,520 | 494,147 | 488,407 | 198 | 218 | -156,308 | 60,536 | 97,936 | 5,570 |
overdraft | -1,812,500 | 1,812,500 | -13,232 | -5,184,382 | 713,322 | 3,034,292 | 1,450,000 | -600,182 | 600,182 | ||||||
change in cash | -2,264,935 | -3,963,040 | 7,684,469 | -1,605,934 | 1,078,648 | -3,288,294 | 5,237,020 | -1,318,353 | 501,639 | 5,184,580 | -713,104 | -3,190,600 | -1,389,464 | 698,118 | -594,612 |
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WERNICK HIRE LIMITED group structure
Wernick Hire Limited has 3 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
WERNICK HIRE LIMITED
00633778
3 subsidiaries
Wernick Hire Limited currently has 5 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr David Wernick (May 1991) and Mr Michael Thistlethwaite (Mar 2006).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr David Wernick | England | 68 years | May 1991 | - | Director |
Mr Michael Thistlethwaite | England | 53 years | Mar 2006 | - | Director |
Mr Jonathan Wernick | England | 35 years | Jan 2017 | - | Director |
Mr John Jaggon | England | 56 years | Jan 2017 | - | Director |
Mr Darren Brown | England | 55 years | Jan 2017 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
119.5m
+5%
operating profit
22.4m
-6%
gross margin
45.3%
-5.45%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
107.6m
+0.18%
total assets
202.6m
+0.16%
cash
2.1m
-0.52%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
00633778
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
55900 - Other accommodation
incorporation date
July 1959
age
66
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
lindon associates(billericay)limited (December 1993)
accountant
-
auditor
RICKARD LUCKIN LIMITED
address
molineux house russell gardens, wickford, essex, SS11 8QG
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
BURNESS PAUL LLP
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