WPS CAPITAL LTD
Company number 00214549 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
WPS Capital Ltd presents a mixed risk profile: a well-established, family-owned reinsurance business with strong net assets of over £10M, but facing significant liquidity concerns with cash at just £18.6k and a sudden 13x increase in liabilities between 2019-2020. The strategic rebrand in 2023 and the critical need for post-2020 financial data make this a company requiring enhanced due diligence before any institutional commitment. The core question is whether the illiquid asset base can support the liability structure without forcing distressed sales or requiring external funding.
Shareholders' funds
£9,989,409
Balance sheet as at 2020-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1926-06-22
- Employees
- 1 (2020 accounts · was 2 in 2019)
- Registered office
- Cottrell Park, St Nicholas, Cardiff, CF5 6SJ
- Postcode
- CF5 6SJ
- Capital
- 1 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-21
- Next due by
- 2027-09-04
Nature of business (SIC)
- 65202 Non-life reinsurance
Officers 3 current · 9 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM POWELL & SONS,LIMITED | 2023-06-07 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| COTTRELL PARK, ST NICHOLAS, CARDIFF, SOUTH GLAMORGAN, CF5 6SJ | 2009-01-19 |
| SHEEPCOURT FARM, BONVILSTON, NR CARDIFF CF5 6TR | 2007-10-15 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 66 similar companies in CF — measured against the wider sector
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1926.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 1991-10-03
- Where
- The Vale Of Glamorgan (1), Cardiff (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA710872 | The Vale Of Glamorgan | Freehold | 1991-10-03 | — |
| WA126678 | Cardiff | Freehold | 1987-04-28 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.
This company's registered activities are in financial services. If it carries on regulated business, it should appear on the FCA's Financial Services Register — the official record of authorised firms.