WAHL (UK) LIMITED
Company number 02184515 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Wahl (UK) Limited occupies a strong niche position as the UK distribution arm of a globally recognised professional and consumer grooming brand, with operating margins that typically exceed sector averages due to its captive supply model. However, the 2024 financial year revealed significant vulnerability, with operating profit declining 59% to £3.4M and a substantial £13.6M cash extraction by the US parent reducing the company's financial flexibility. The business faces ongoing headwinds from currency volatility and competitive market conditions that will test its ability to maintain the premium positioning that underpins its above-average returns.
Shareholders' funds
£17,442,716
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company is that of the import, sale, service, pack and distribution of electrical appliances for the UK market.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1987-10-28
- Employees
- 68 (2025 accounts · was 80 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Sterling House, Clipper Close, Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom, CT12 5GG
- Postcode
- CT12 5GG
- Capital
- 30,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-05
- Next due by
- 2027-05-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade
Officers 4 current · 8 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA580401 (Tier 2), registered since 2019.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- wahl.co.uk
- Phone
- 01227 740066, 027434-830, 08976587487
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| WAHL EUROPE LIMITED | 2002-01-04 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| UNIT 3 HERNE BAY WEST INDUSTRIAL PARK, SEA STREET, HERNE BAY, KENT, CT6 8JZ, ENGLAND | 2018-09-05 |
| UNIT 3, HERNE BAY TRADE PARK, SEA STREET, HERNE BAY, KENT, CT6 8JZ | 2017-09-08 |
| 41-43 WILLIAM STREET, HERNE BAY, KENT, CT6 5NT | 1996-02-18 |
| 40 SEA VIEW ROAD, BELTINGE, HERNE BAY, KENT CT6 6JA | 1989-01-11 |
| 40 SEA VIEW ROAD, BELTINGE, HERNE BAY, KENT, CT6 6JA | 1987-11-16 |
| 124-128 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2NJ | 1987-11-04 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 76 similar companies in CT
The largest employer among its local peers (68 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1987.
No.1 of the largest non-specialised wholesale trade companies in Canterbury →
Competitors Canterbury
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2. TRADEM LTD
This company ranks 1 among non-specialised wholesale trade in Canterbury.
The class of 1987
41%
of the 235 companies in this sector incorporated in 1987 are still active today; 54% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2018-05-18
- Price paid, where recorded
- £4,300,000
- Where
- Kent
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K885905 | Kent | Freehold | 2018-05-18 | £4,300,000 |
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