
Company Number
05226380
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
r.t.t. essex
vss structured capital - annex fund l.p.
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Industry
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered Address
30 park street, london, SE1 9EQ
Website
www.writtle.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of WRITTLE HOLDINGS LIMITED at £110.5m based on a Turnover of £73.5m and 1.5x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WRITTLE HOLDINGS LIMITED at £44.7m based on an EBITDA of £4.1m and a 11.01x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of WRITTLE HOLDINGS LIMITED at £41.6m based on Net Assets of £19.5m and 2.13x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Writtle Holdings Limited is a live company located in london, SE1 9EQ with a Companies House number of 05226380. It operates in the other business support service activities n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 82990. Founded in September 2004, it's largest shareholder is r.t.t. essex with a 16.8% stake. Writtle Holdings Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £73.5m with low growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Writtle Holdings Limited a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
6 Strong
2 Regular
4 Weak
Size
annual sales of £73.5m, make it larger than the average company (£4.8m)
£73.5m - Writtle Holdings Limited
£4.8m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 3%, show it is growing at a slower rate (6.6%)
3% - Writtle Holdings Limited
6.6% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 54.9%, this company has a lower cost of product (38.3%)
54.9% - Writtle Holdings Limited
38.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 2.2% make it less profitable than the average company (5.7%)
2.2% - Writtle Holdings Limited
5.7% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 765 employees, this is above the industry average (27)
765 - Writtle Holdings Limited
27 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £45.6k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£54k)
£45.6k - Writtle Holdings Limited
£54k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £96k, this is less efficient (£171.4k)
£96k - Writtle Holdings Limited
£171.4k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 77 days, this is later than average (42 days)
77 days - Writtle Holdings Limited
42 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 63 days, this is slower than average (32 days)
63 days - Writtle Holdings Limited
32 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 20 days, this is less than average (33 days)
20 days - Writtle Holdings Limited
33 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 22 weeks, this is average cash available to meet short term requirements (22 weeks)
22 weeks - Writtle Holdings Limited
22 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 42.5%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (62.5%)
42.5% - Writtle Holdings Limited
62.5% - Industry AVG
Writtle Holdings Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £73.5 million and the company has net assets of £19.5 million. According to their latest financial statements, Writtle Holdings Limited has 765 employees and maintains cash reserves of £6.9 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 | 73,456,000 | 77,169,000 | 67,933,000 | 66,891,000 | 78,413,000 | 70,922,000 | 65,821,000 | 72,196,000 | 83,120,000 | 83,115,000 | 88,559,000 | 88,865,000 | 62,892,000 | 35,607,746 | 26,672,555 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 33,164,000 | 35,334,000 | 28,519,000 | 26,516,000 | 32,468,000 | 26,290,000 | 23,959,000 | 27,226,000 | 34,617,000 | 32,595,000 | 37,363,000 | 37,116,000 | 27,983,000 | 18,411,245 | 13,706,883 |
Gross Profit | 40,292,000 | 41,835,000 | 39,414,000 | 40,375,000 | 45,945,000 | 44,632,000 | 41,862,000 | 44,970,000 | 48,503,000 | 50,520,000 | 51,196,000 | 51,749,000 | 34,909,000 | 17,196,501 | 12,965,672 |
Admin Expenses | 38,698,000 | 39,629,000 | 34,221,000 | 36,802,000 | 40,436,000 | 37,924,000 | 36,401,000 | 35,636,000 | 44,595,000 | 45,568,000 | 46,110,000 | 46,893,000 | 31,328,000 | 15,156,856 | 11,669,397 |
Operating Profit | 1,594,000 | 2,206,000 | 5,193,000 | 3,573,000 | 5,509,000 | 6,708,000 | 5,461,000 | 9,334,000 | 3,908,000 | 4,952,000 | 5,086,000 | 4,856,000 | 3,581,000 | 2,039,645 | 1,296,275 |
Interest Payable | 17,000 | 12,000 | 16,000 | 24,000 | 123,000 | 101,000 | 305,000 | 327,000 | 350,000 | 639,000 | 581,000 | 449,490 | 510,484 | ||
Interest Receivable | 127,000 | 46,000 | 14,000 | 4,000 | 21,000 | 14,000 | 200 | 173 | |||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 1,704,000 | 2,240,000 | 5,191,000 | 3,553,000 | 5,386,000 | 6,729,000 | 5,475,000 | 9,233,000 | 3,608,000 | 4,625,000 | 5,927,000 | 3,599,000 | 3,000,000 | 1,609,680 | 795,826 |
Tax | -646,000 | -349,000 | -758,000 | -1,029,000 | -1,012,000 | -1,524,000 | -1,066,000 | -1,065,000 | -833,000 | -908,000 | -1,832,000 | -1,168,000 | -889,000 | -556,226 | -208,478 |
Profit After Tax | 1,058,000 | 1,891,000 | 4,433,000 | 2,524,000 | 4,374,000 | 5,205,000 | 4,409,000 | 8,168,000 | 2,775,000 | 3,717,000 | 4,095,000 | 2,431,000 | 2,111,000 | 1,053,454 | 587,348 |
Dividends Paid | 3,873,000 | 5,549,000 | 5,648,000 | 1,292,000 | 5,164,000 | 2,898,000 | 966,000 | 4,312,000 | 704,000 | 609,000 | 527,000 | 475,000 | 254,000 | 221,349 | 421,073 |
Retained Profit | -3,186,000 | -4,299,000 | -2,344,000 | 342,000 | -1,442,000 | 1,332,000 | 3,044,000 | 3,594,000 | 1,269,000 | 2,116,000 | 2,566,000 | 759,000 | 1,098,000 | 357,728 | -248,453 |
Employee Costs | 34,917,000 | 35,042,000 | 32,341,000 | 32,107,000 | 33,688,000 | 29,388,000 | 28,433,000 | 33,593,000 | 36,629,000 | 38,367,000 | 40,268,000 | 37,162,000 | 25,608,000 | 14,059,735 | 10,879,714 |
Number Of Employees | 765 | 711 | 667 | 697 | 684 | 587 | 583 | 737 | 840 | 886 | 942 | 837 | 617 | 374 | 303 |
EBITDA* | 4,062,000 | 6,081,000 | 7,724,000 | 6,179,000 | 7,839,000 | 8,520,000 | 7,308,000 | 11,594,000 | 6,538,000 | 7,485,000 | 7,717,000 | 7,235,000 | 5,224,000 | 3,153,765 | 2,268,100 |
* 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 | 6,592,000 | 4,667,000 | 4,547,000 | 5,401,000 | 6,329,000 | 3,937,000 | 4,119,000 | 3,981,000 | 11,471,000 | 8,660,000 | 8,473,000 | 10,539,000 | 12,172,000 | 8,276,168 | 8,039,842 |
Intangible Assets | 5,236,000 | 6,262,000 | 7,809,000 | 8,131,000 | 9,381,000 | 8,930,000 | 9,649,000 | 10,019,000 | 11,076,000 | 11,807,000 | 13,435,000 | 12,724,000 | 13,859,000 | 2,771,483 | 2,316,840 |
Investments & Other | 220,000 | 551,000 | 498,000 | 498,000 | 433,000 | 100,000 | 23,000 | 10,000 | 171 | 394,437 | |||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 124,000 | 122,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 124,000 | 126,000 | ||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 11,828,000 | 10,929,000 | 12,356,000 | 13,532,000 | 15,714,000 | 13,091,000 | 14,323,000 | 14,622,000 | 23,167,000 | 21,020,000 | 22,128,000 | 23,410,000 | 26,167,000 | 11,047,822 | 10,751,119 |
Stock & work in progress | 1,818,000 | 1,886,000 | 1,806,000 | 1,694,000 | 1,952,000 | 2,532,000 | 1,696,000 | 1,444,000 | 1,716,000 | 1,844,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,170,000 | 2,041,000 | 1,330,741 | 602,930 |
Trade Debtors | 15,498,000 | 15,513,000 | 14,654,000 | 15,454,000 | 19,605,000 | 15,349,000 | 15,072,000 | 14,551,000 | 17,956,000 | 18,082,000 | 16,902,000 | 19,211,000 | 17,311,000 | 7,290,316 | 6,662,125 |
Group Debtors | |||||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 3,435,000 | 4,104,000 | 3,442,000 | 3,396,000 | 3,925,000 | 3,427,000 | 3,922,000 | 3,590,000 | 4,105,000 | 6,437,000 | 6,909,000 | 4,759,000 | 3,731,000 | 1,503,961 | 742,994 |
Cash | 6,942,000 | 12,203,000 | 15,413,000 | 15,418,000 | 8,942,000 | 12,236,000 | 10,872,000 | 7,041,000 | 3,061,000 | 3,614,000 | 2,783,000 | 1,390,000 | 1,429,000 | 903,837 | 558,744 |
misc current assets | 180,000 | ||||||||||||||
total current assets | 27,693,000 | 33,706,000 | 35,315,000 | 35,962,000 | 34,424,000 | 33,544,000 | 31,562,000 | 26,626,000 | 26,838,000 | 30,157,000 | 28,594,000 | 27,530,000 | 24,512,000 | 11,028,855 | 8,566,793 |
total assets | 39,521,000 | 44,635,000 | 47,671,000 | 49,494,000 | 50,138,000 | 46,635,000 | 45,885,000 | 41,248,000 | 50,005,000 | 51,177,000 | 50,722,000 | 50,940,000 | 50,679,000 | 22,076,677 | 19,317,912 |
Bank overdraft | 15,000 | 679,000 | 3,653,000 | 4,453,000 | 2,155,000 | 2,620,000 | 32,533 | 93,967 | |||||||
Bank loan | 1,949,000 | 1,687,000 | 295,527 | 327,590 | |||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 5,743,000 | 6,385,000 | 5,972,000 | 5,222,000 | 6,857,000 | 4,361,000 | 4,682,000 | 3,836,000 | 6,599,000 | 5,922,000 | 5,768,000 | 7,156,000 | 6,610,000 | 3,660,106 | 2,219,637 |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
other short term finances | 1,484,000 | 911,000 | 1,379,000 | 2,517,000 | 1,192,702 | 1,715,744 | |||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 174,000 | 121,000 | 204,000 | 195,000 | 187,000 | 446,000 | 302,000 | 433,000 | 409,000 | 481,000 | 441,707 | 294,917 | |||
other current liabilities | 9,999,000 | 9,984,000 | 9,960,000 | 11,518,000 | 11,234,000 | 10,358,000 | 10,782,000 | 10,664,000 | 11,010,000 | 11,824,000 | 12,970,000 | 11,894,000 | 14,294,000 | 4,325,785 | 3,466,446 |
total current liabilities | 15,916,000 | 16,490,000 | 16,136,000 | 16,950,000 | 18,278,000 | 14,719,000 | 15,464,000 | 14,500,000 | 20,218,000 | 22,612,000 | 25,003,000 | 26,080,000 | 25,692,000 | 9,948,360 | 8,118,301 |
loans | 3,873,000 | 4,532,000 | 3,726,000 | 5,555,000 | 7,425,000 | 3,433,156 | 3,741,125 | ||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 166,000 | 125,000 | 76,000 | 280,000 | 476,000 | 855,000 | 286,000 | 372,000 | 490,000 | 683,000 | 866,316 | 407,062 | |||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 13,000 | 129,000 | 75,980 | ||||||||||||
provisions | 699,000 | 878,000 | 1,069,000 | 233,000 | 135,000 | 152,000 | 156,000 | 59,000 | 328,000 | 197,000 | 141,000 | ||||
total long term liabilities | 865,000 | 1,003,000 | 1,145,000 | 513,000 | 611,000 | 152,000 | 156,000 | 59,000 | 5,056,000 | 5,015,000 | 4,239,000 | 6,058,000 | 8,237,000 | 4,375,452 | 4,148,187 |
total liabilities | 16,781,000 | 17,493,000 | 17,281,000 | 17,463,000 | 18,889,000 | 14,871,000 | 15,620,000 | 14,559,000 | 25,274,000 | 27,627,000 | 29,242,000 | 32,138,000 | 33,929,000 | 14,323,812 | 12,266,488 |
net assets | 19,487,000 | 23,486,000 | 26,948,000 | 29,036,000 | 28,192,000 | 29,252,000 | 28,188,000 | 24,927,000 | 21,485,000 | 20,601,000 | 18,625,000 | 15,580,000 | 14,821,000 | 6,354,510 | 5,681,000 |
total shareholders funds | 19,487,000 | 23,486,000 | 26,948,000 | 29,036,000 | 28,192,000 | 29,252,000 | 28,188,000 | 24,927,000 | 21,485,000 | 20,601,000 | 18,625,000 | 15,580,000 | 14,821,000 | 6,354,510 | 5,681,000 |
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 | 1,594,000 | 2,206,000 | 5,193,000 | 3,573,000 | 5,509,000 | 6,708,000 | 5,461,000 | 9,334,000 | 3,908,000 | 4,952,000 | 5,086,000 | 4,856,000 | 3,581,000 | 2,039,645 | 1,296,275 |
Depreciation | 1,399,000 | 1,323,000 | 1,307,000 | 1,467,000 | 1,407,000 | 1,093,000 | 1,128,000 | 1,543,000 | 1,899,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,923,000 | 1,882,000 | 1,491,000 | 965,868 | 885,168 |
Amortisation | 1,069,000 | 2,552,000 | 1,224,000 | 1,139,000 | 923,000 | 719,000 | 719,000 | 717,000 | 731,000 | 733,000 | 708,000 | 497,000 | 152,000 | 148,252 | 86,657 |
Tax | -646,000 | -349,000 | -758,000 | -1,029,000 | -1,012,000 | -1,524,000 | -1,066,000 | -1,065,000 | -833,000 | -908,000 | -1,832,000 | -1,168,000 | -889,000 | -556,226 | -208,478 |
Stock | -68,000 | 80,000 | 112,000 | -258,000 | -580,000 | 836,000 | 252,000 | -272,000 | -128,000 | -156,000 | -170,000 | 129,000 | 710,259 | 727,811 | 602,930 |
Debtors | -684,000 | 1,521,000 | -754,000 | -4,684,000 | 4,754,000 | -218,000 | 733,000 | -3,918,000 | -2,456,000 | 708,000 | -163,000 | 2,926,000 | 12,373,723 | 1,389,158 | 7,405,119 |
Creditors | -642,000 | 413,000 | 750,000 | -1,635,000 | 2,496,000 | -321,000 | 846,000 | -2,763,000 | 677,000 | 154,000 | -1,388,000 | 546,000 | 2,949,894 | 1,440,469 | 2,219,637 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 15,000 | 24,000 | -1,558,000 | 284,000 | 876,000 | -424,000 | 118,000 | -346,000 | -814,000 | -1,146,000 | 1,076,000 | -2,400,000 | 9,968,215 | 859,339 | 3,466,446 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -179,000 | -191,000 | 836,000 | 98,000 | -17,000 | -4,000 | 97,000 | -269,000 | 131,000 | 56,000 | 141,000 | ||||
Cash flow from operations | 3,362,000 | 4,377,000 | 7,636,000 | 8,839,000 | 6,008,000 | 5,629,000 | 6,318,000 | 11,341,000 | 8,283,000 | 5,089,000 | 6,047,000 | 1,158,000 | 4,169,127 | 2,780,378 | -262,344 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -1,003,000 | -1,766,000 | 6,496,000 | -5,021,000 | -1,526,000 | -103,000 | 374,000 | -2,006,000 | -714,741 | -185,756 | |||||
Change in Investments | -220,000 | -331,000 | 53,000 | 65,000 | 333,000 | 77,000 | 13,000 | 9,829 | -394,266 | 394,437 | |||||
cash flow from investments | 220,000 | -672,000 | -1,819,000 | 6,496,000 | -5,086,000 | -1,859,000 | -180,000 | 361,000 | -2,015,829 | -320,475 | -580,193 | ||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -1,949,000 | 262,000 | 1,391,473 | -32,063 | 327,590 | ||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | -1,484,000 | 573,000 | -468,000 | -1,138,000 | 2,517,000 | -1,192,702 | -523,042 | 1,715,744 | |||||||
Long term loans | -3,873,000 | -659,000 | 806,000 | -1,829,000 | -1,870,000 | 3,991,844 | -307,969 | 3,741,125 | |||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 94,000 | -34,000 | -195,000 | -188,000 | 663,000 | -1,301,000 | 713,000 | -217,000 | -94,000 | -265,000 | -144,023 | 606,044 | 701,979 | ||
other long term liabilities | -13,000 | -116,000 | 53,020 | 75,980 | |||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 110,000 | 34,000 | -2,000 | -20,000 | -123,000 | 21,000 | 14,000 | -101,000 | -305,000 | -327,000 | -350,000 | -639,000 | -581,000 | -449,290 | -510,311 |
cash flow from financing | -609,000 | 837,000 | 59,000 | 294,000 | 922,000 | -247,000 | 231,000 | -6,911,000 | -63,000 | -346,000 | -4,894,000 | -111,000 | 10,887,102 | -314,558 | 11,905,580 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -5,261,000 | -3,210,000 | -5,000 | 6,476,000 | -3,294,000 | 1,364,000 | 3,831,000 | 3,980,000 | -553,000 | 831,000 | 1,393,000 | -39,000 | 525,163 | 345,093 | 558,744 |
overdraft | -15,000 | 15,000 | -679,000 | -2,974,000 | -800,000 | 2,298,000 | -465,000 | 2,587,467 | -61,434 | 93,967 | |||||
change in cash | -5,261,000 | -3,210,000 | 10,000 | 6,461,000 | -3,294,000 | 1,364,000 | 3,831,000 | 4,659,000 | 2,421,000 | 1,631,000 | -905,000 | 426,000 | -2,062,304 | 406,527 | 464,777 |
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WRITTLE HOLDINGS LIMITED group structure
Writtle Holdings Limited has 6 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
WRITTLE HOLDINGS LIMITED
05226380
6 subsidiaries
Writtle Holdings Limited currently has 8 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Robert Essex (Oct 2004) and Mr Andrew Sutcliffe (Nov 2007).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Robert Essex | 64 years | Oct 2004 | - | Director | |
Mr Andrew Sutcliffe | 62 years | Nov 2007 | - | Director | |
Mr Alan Wright | England | 65 years | Jul 2009 | - | Director |
Mr Graeme Harris | 58 years | Sep 2011 | - | Director | |
Mr David Powell | 73 years | Apr 2012 | - | Director | |
Mr Matthew Gilmore | 51 years | Jan 2017 | - | Director | |
Ms Tracy Scutt | 58 years | Mar 2018 | - | Director | |
Mr Richard Saysell | United Kingdom | 55 years | Jan 2023 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
73.5m
-5%
operating profit
1.6m
-28%
gross margin
54.9%
+1.18%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
19.5m
-0.17%
total assets
39.5m
-0.11%
cash
6.9m
-0.43%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
05226380
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.
incorporation date
September 2004
age
21
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
cherrybeck limited (November 2007)
accountant
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auditor
MOORE KINGSTON SMITH LLP
address
30 park street, london, SE1 9EQ
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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