WAINWRIGHTS LIMITED
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Executive summary
Wainwrights Limited is a financially disciplined, cash-rich accounting practice at an inflection point, with its £200k intangible asset investment signalling strategic ambition beyond organic growth. The firm's debt-free balance sheet and 31-year track record provide a credible platform for acquisition-led consolidation in the fragmented North West accounting market, but key-person dependency and capacity constraints following headcount reduction require proactive management. Success will depend on converting financial strength into scalable service delivery—through technology investment, talent acquisition, and a deliberate shift from compliance dependency toward advisory revenues—whilst formalising succession to protect enterprise value.
Shareholders' funds
£663,555
Balance sheet as at 2026-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1993-08-02
- Employees
- 14 (2026 accounts · was 13 in 2025)
- Registered office
- Faversham House Wirral International Business Park, Old Hall Road, Bromborough, Wirral, United Kingdom, CH62 3NX
- Postcode
- CH62 3NX
- Capital
- 250,200 GBP
- Accounts category
- Unaudited Abridged
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-11
- Next due by
- 2027-01-25
Nature of business (SIC)
- 69201 Accounting and auditing activities
Officers 3 current · 12 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z3102065 (Tier 2), registered since 2012.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- wainwrightslimited.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| WAINWRIGHT CONSULTING LIMITED | 2001-08-08 |
| ZOOM CONSULTANTS LIMITED | 1993-08-26 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| THURSBY HOUSE 1 THURSBY ROAD, BROMBOROUGH, WIRRAL, CH62 3PW | 2020-08-28 |
| HERON HOUSE 7 DIBBINVIEW GROVE, SPITAL, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE | 2013-04-23 |
| 7 DIBBINVIEW GROVE, SPITAL, WIRRAL, MERSEYSIDE, CH63 9FW | 2010-02-24 |
| 76 WHITCHURCH RD, CARDIFF, SOUTH GLAM, CF4 3LX | 1993-09-14 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 243 similar companies in CH
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (14 staff).
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1993.
No.7 of the largest accounting and auditing activities companies in Chester →
Competitors Chester
This company ranks 7 among accounting and auditing activities in Chester.
The class of 1993
48%
of the 25,071 companies incorporated in 1993 are still active today; 48% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2020-11-03
- Price paid, where recorded
- £144,500
- Where
- Merseyside
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS410153 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2020-11-03 | £144,500 |
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