WHISTL UK LIMITED

Active
Company number 04417047Private limited companyIncorporated 2002

Key figures

£49,745,000+28.5%
Net assets 2025
+28.5%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
020 m40 m60 m20242025

† WHISTL UK LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 53201

Where the company stands among the 2,500 active companies whose first SIC code is 53201 (Licensed carriers).

Turnover£723,491,000
Higher than 97% · median £171,685 among 47 that publish turnover
Net assets£49,745,000
Higher than 99% · median £3,246
Total assets£211,641,000
Higher than 99% · median £22,080
Cash£55,236,000
Higher than 99% · median £10,176
Company age24.6 years
Older than 97% · median 5.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. WHISTL CONSOLIDATED LIMITED£77.2m
  2. WHISTL UK LIMITED£49.7m
  3. ONE MOTION LOGISTICS LTD£11.8m
  4. DIRECT LINK WORLDWIDE LIMITED£8m
  5. EAGLE COURIERS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED£7m
  6. SHIPLY WORLDWIDE LTD£6.6m
  7. I-PARCEL LIMITED£6.3m
  8. DX NETWORK SERVICES LIMITED£6m
  9. K D EXPRESS LIMITED£5.8m
  10. NORTH KENT LOGISTICS LIMITED£5.1m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 2,500. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: WHISTL UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

WHISTL UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04417047. It was incorporated on 15 Apr 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in Marlow (SL7). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is licensed carriers (53201).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £723,491,000. Profit for the year was £51,521,000. Net assets were £49,745,000, up 28.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £55,236,000. Total assets were £211,641,000 and total liabilities £161,896,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,500 active companies whose first SIC code is 53201: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 47 that publish turnover (median £171,685). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £3,246). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £22,080). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £10,176). It is older than 97% of them (median age 5.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 52 public contract award notices from 41 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £459m. Its most frequent buyer is Department of Finance (3 contracts). 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £108.1k, from Department for Work and Pensions.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, footwear, glass. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 39 days to pay suppliers, and 27% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 1.8% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 3 of 6 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 29 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover692,921,000723,491,000
Profit for the year9,060,00051,521,000
Cash at bank and in hand32,948,00055,236,000
Total assets183,144,000211,641,000
Total liabilities144,420,000161,896,000
Net assets / total equity38,724,00049,745,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

52 contracts

WHISTL UK LIMITED is named as a supplier in 52 public contract award notices from 41 public sector buyers since 2015. The 46 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £459m. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers41
Department of Finance
3 contracts · £55.4m
Leeds City Council
3 contracts · £4.2m
Home Office
2 contracts · £13.2m
Crown Commercial Service
2 contracts · £11.3m
Kirklees Council
2 contracts · £3.1m
Contracts
  1. Provision of Postal Service to the Student Loans Company Limited‡Student Loans Company · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £16,800,000 in total · runs until May 2027
  2. HO Central DSA Postal ServicesHome Office · £7,200,000 · runs until Oct 2028
  3. 7200000‡Home Office · £6,000,000
  4. North East Region Bus Franchising Consultation Leaflets Printing and DistributionNorth East Combined Authority
  5. Postage - UHMB‡University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Show 47 more
  1. International Mail ServiceH M REVENUE & CUSTOMS · £9,600,000 · runs until Jul 2031
  2. Postal Contract‡Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  3. ID 5831752 - The Provision of Postal Services for the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Participating Bodies‡Department of Finance · £47,000,000 · runs until Jul 2029
  4. NUNCON - Postal Services ContractNuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council · £560,000 · runs until May 2027
  5. Corporate Postal Services - 2nd Class MailChesterfield Borough Council · £456,750 · runs until May 2028
  6. ESPO Lot 2 - Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and Parcels within UK - A1234‡DUE NORTH LIMITED · £1,101,461 · runs until Jul 2030
  7. Provision of Postal Goods and Services‡Leeds City Council · £2,600,000 · runs until Jan 2027
  8. The provision of a DSA postage model for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust‡Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £424,000
  9. The provision of a DSA postage model for University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS‡University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust · £395,000
  10. Outgoing Postal Service ProviderMilton Keynes Council · £1,050,000 · runs until Apr 2027
  11. Second Class MailRotherham Metropolitan Borough Council · £1,343,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  12. Collection and Delivery of External Mail‡Kirklees Council · £2,924,000 · runs until Feb 2027
  13. Funds for Franking Machines at Matrix House and Cwmbran House for PCSNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University… · £79,173
  14. RM6280 Lot 2 Collection and Delivery of PostageDarlington Borough Council · £600,000 · runs until Apr 2029
  15. Postal services Contract‡City of Doncaster Council · £2,200,000 · runs until Jan 2027
  16. 24055 Cambridgeshire County Council Postal Collection and Delivery Services - under CCS Framework RM6280 LOT 2‡Cambridgeshire County Council · £768,000 · 2 lots · runs until Feb 2027
  17. Postal Services - Provision of a Downstream Postal Supplier‡Hull City Council · £1,354,000 · runs until Feb 2027
  18. PHW-DCO-63559 - MAIL OUTSOURCING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WALES‡Public Health Wales NHS Trust · £1,354,000
  19. Hybrid Mail Postal Services‡NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde · £400,000
  20. CPU 6550 Procurement and delivery of Mayoral booklets for East Midlands combined county authority‡Nottingham City Council · £740,672
  21. TV Licensing Postal Services‡The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)Broadcasting House · £169,000,000
  22. TV Licensing Postal ServicesThe British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) · £169,000,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  23. Provision of Outbound Postal Services‡Gloucestershire Hospitals Subsidiary Company Limited T/A Gloucester Managed Services · £3,384,484 · runs until Mar 2029
  24. Provision for the Collection and Delivery of Postal MailCity of York Council · £780,000
  25. AA-10-23-DA Award of MailSvcs (Postal Services) Term Services Contract‡NHS Ayrshire & Arran · £407,320
  26. York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP - Postal ServicesYORK TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · £1,400,000
  27. ENHT- Postal Services‡Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust · £360,000
  28. Call Off Lot 3 - Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and ParcelsYorkshire Purchasing Organisation · £400,000
  29. Call-Off - Postal Goods, Services and Solutions‡Leeds City Council · £800,000
  30. Award - Provision of Mail services (collection and delivery)‡Trafford Council · £200,000
  31. SCH Postal ServicesSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £302,000
  32. Home Office Outbound Postal Services‡Crown Commercial Service · £11,250,000
  33. HYBRID MAIL‡Wakefield and District Housing · £48,000
  34. Postal Services - Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and Parcels‡Ryedale District Council · £44,000
  35. Provision of Mail services (collection and delivery).Trafford Council · £300,000
  36. Postal Services - Collection and Delivery of Letters, Large Letters and Parcels‡North Yorkshire County Council · £580,000
  37. Overseas Mail‡The Student Loans Company Limited · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £3,838,523 in total · runs until May 2027
  38. COURIER SERVICES - MULTI LOT‡Department of Finance · £453,960
  39. ID 2933249 - The Provision of Postal Services for the Northern Ireland Public Sector 2021‡Department of Finance · £7,967,561
  40. POSTAL GOODS, SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS‡Leeds City Council · £800,000
  41. Provision of Postal Goods and Services - CCS Framework RM1063 (Lot 1)‡Kirklees Council · £210,000
  42. GB-800000.: Provision of Overseas Mail Services‡Student Loans Company · £800,000
  43. Overseas Mail Services‡Student Loans Company Limited · £720,000
  44. WHHT - Postal Services‡Hertfordshire NHS Procurement · £500,000
  45. Postal Services (Hard Mail)‡The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust · £222,380
  46. Provision of Outgoing Mail Services‡Blackpool Council · £904,480
  47. Postal Goods and Services‡Crown Commercial Service

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

1 grant

WHISTL UK LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £108.1k.

Grant
  1. WHISTL UKDepartment for Work and Pensions · £108,077 · Kickstart Scheme

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
39 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
27%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 57%
  • 31 to 60 days 19%
  • After 60 days 24%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
39
59%
28%
30 Jun 2025
45
46%
14%
31 Dec 2024
37
63%
33%
30 Jun 2024
41
54%
22%
31 Dec 2023
39
58%
31%
30 Jun 2023
44
51%
31%
31 Dec 2022
43
51%
42%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 1.8% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 0.8% higher
Median bonus pay
women 30.5% higher
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter34.3% womenLower middle23.7% womenUpper middle24.8% womenUpper pay quarter30% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 5.6% lower
women 3.6% lower
2023/24
women 17.1% lower
women 2.8% lower
2022/23
women 4.9% lower
women 0.3% lower
2021/22
women 2.4% lower
women 2.3% lower
2020/21
women 3.8% lower
women 0.5% higher
2019/20
women 2.5% higher
women 0.5% lower
2018/19
women 1.2% higher
women 0.6% lower
2017/18
women 5.2% higher
women 0.3% higher

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, footwear, glass and machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

5 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £723.5m, net assets £49.7m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £692.9m, net assets £38.7m
  3. Whistl Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to WHISTL UK LIMITEDPreviously TNT POST UK LIMITED
  5. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.