WHITAKER AND LEACH LIMITED

Active
Company number 06508830Private limited companyIncorporated 2008

Key figures

£3,924,578-2.3%
Net assets 2025/26
+6.9%
Average annual growth 2020/21–2025/26
02 m4 m6 m2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26

WHITAKER AND LEACH LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 43290

Where the company stands among the 27,659 active companies whose first SIC code is 43290 (Other construction installation).

Net assets£3,924,578
Higher than 99% · median £11,338
Total assets£11,206,415
Higher than 99% · median £49,826
Cash£4,105,030
Higher than 99% · median £20,181
Employees1
Around the median · median 1
Company age18.7 years
Older than 89% · median 4.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. ENCON INSULATION LIMITED£66.6m
  2. BRAND ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES UK, LTD.£63.3m
  3. CHAMPION GROUNDWORKS & CONSTRUCTION LTD£30.3m
  4. WETHERBY WALL SYSTEMS LIMITED£26.1m
  5. TGW LIMITED£24.8m
  6. P.I.P. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL HOLDINGS LTD£21.4m
  7. BREHENY CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED£20.5m
  8. MODEBEST BUILDERS LIMITED£19.7m
  9. ALPINE FIRE ENGINEERS LIMITED£18.3m
  10. MORRIS & SPOTTISWOOD LIMITED£17.6m

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 27,659. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: WHITAKER AND LEACH LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

WHITAKER AND LEACH LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 06508830. It was incorporated on 19 Feb 2008. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bradford (BD5). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other construction installation (43290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files full accounts. Profit for the year was £994,942. Net assets were £3,924,578, down 2.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,105,030. Total assets were £11,206,415 and total liabilities £7,703,896. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020/21–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 27,659 active companies whose first SIC code is 43290: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £11,338). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £49,826). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £20,181). By number of employees it is around the median of them (1). It is older than 89% of them (median age 4.9 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 46 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £9.6m. Its most frequent buyer is NHS Property Services Limited (33 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly art and antiques.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 5 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 5 Mar 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2025/26

Dividends paid in the financial year: £1,088,750 (109% of the profit for the year).

History
2025/26£1,088,750
2024/25£88,750
2023/24£201,250
2022/23£2,046,050
2021/22£100,000
2020/21£26,250
Filed accounts2020/21–2025/26
2021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26
Turnover16,782,423————
Profit for the year683,215860,928947,7661,145,795994,942
Cash at bank and in hand2,572,1321,658,1092,667,9204,087,7774,105,030
Total assets7,666,6827,889,95710,752,14113,998,62911,206,415
Total liabilities4,222,3875,609,1227,715,461—7,703,896
Net assets / total equity3,399,9472,214,8252,961,3414,018,3863,924,578
Average number of employees46516611
Average pay (per year)39,60747,11049,7543,473,4693,795,014
Dividends paid100,0002,046,050201,25088,7501,088,750

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.

Principal activity

Accounts 2026

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of general contractors in the construction industry.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Public contracts

46 contracts

WHITAKER AND LEACH LIMITED is named as a supplier in 46 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2016. The 45 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £9.6m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers6
NHS Property Services Limited
33 contracts · £6.5m
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
6 contracts · £1.8m
NHS Property Services
3 contracts · £624.2k
Harrogate Borough Council
2 contracts · £451.2k
AGH Solutions Ltd
1 contract · £74.2k
Contracts
  1. Water Risk Assessment RemedialsNHS Property Services Limited · £114,285 · runs until Nov 2026
  2. Roof Replacement works at Park Road Medical CentreNHS Property Services Limited · £137,168
  3. BE24/092 Alterations to Outpatients Zebra Crossing‡Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · £22,832
  4. Roof Replacement Works at Gildersome Health Centre‡NHS Property Services Limited · £207,912
  5. Refurbishment works at Easingwold Health Clinic‡NHS Property Services Limited · £415,047
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  1. First floor conversion and passenger lift installation at Wrose Health Centre‡NHS Property Services Limited · £509,508
  2. Roof Replacement and Internal Works at Shelf Health Centre‡NHS Property Services Limited · £110,866
  3. Roof and window replacement at Wrenthorpe Health Centre‡NHS Property Services Limited · £147,040
  4. Car Park Works at Clifton House‡NHS Property Services Limited · £87,324
  5. Window Replacement & Elevation Repairs at Teeny World Day Nursery‡NHS Property Services Limited · £101,296
  6. Roof covering and electrical services replacements and rainwater goods repairs‡NHS Property Services Limited · £188,308
  7. Luddendenfoot HC - Replacement of roof, windows, rainwater goods, facias and soffits and installation of pipework boxing‡NHS Property Services · £59,742
  8. Park Road Medical Centre- Internal upgrade works‡NHS Property Services · £379,790
  9. Internal alteration and refurbishment works to Acomb Gables, 2 Oak Rise‡NHS Property Services · £184,696
  10. Wrose Health Centre internal compliance works and fire alarm upgradeNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £112,311
  11. Liversedge Health Centre, Roof Replacement & Internal flood damage worksNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £208,841
  12. Internal Refurbishment and External Mortar Repairs at Thirsk Health CentreNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £59,353
  13. Plant Room Upgrade at Little Horton Lane Medical CentreNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £135,409
  14. Removal of Block Paving and Tarmac Replacement at The Ironstone CentreNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £58,395
  15. Mobile unit refurbishment at Haxby & Wigginton Health CentreNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £51,922
  16. Withernsea Community Hospital - New footpath and car park resurfacing worksNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £262,733
  17. Easingwold Health Centre Internal Alterations and External Envelope UpgradesNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £487,757 · 2 lots
  18. Monkgate Health Centre - Internal Upgrades and Lift InstallationNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £87,943
  19. Normanton Health Centre - External / Car Park WorksNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £99,853
  20. Thirsk Health Centre External Car Park WorksNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £97,235
  21. Systems House Kitchen & Flooring WorksNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £35,274
  22. Roof replacement, internal upgrade to rooms, main drive tarmac resurfacing at Skipton HospitalNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £364,992
  23. Windows Replacement at Acomb Gables - 2 Oak RiseNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £257,662
  24. Internal Refurbishment at Pontefract Health CentreNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £290,629
  25. Roof Replacement Works at Wrose Health CentreNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £177,780
  26. External Facade Works at Hull Dental AccessNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £109,887
  27. Electrical Upgrades and Lighting Replacement Works at Monkgate Health CentreNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £425,597
  28. Roofing Replacement Works at Allan HouseNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £99,284
  29. ETTF Remodel works at Wrose Health CentreNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £541,368
  30. Internal Plant Room, Fire Alarm, Lighting & Ceiling Upgrades at Featherstone Health CentreNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £191,712
  31. ROOFING WORKS AT HEALTH PLACE, BRIGGNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £291,050
  32. FIRE SAFETY WORKS at WHITE ROSE HOUSE, WAKEFIELDNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £75,182
  33. CA5002 - Alterations to Pathology Labs & Mortuary‡AGH Solutions Ltd · £74,189
  34. Clayton Village Primary School‡Bradford Metropolitan District Council · £16,492
  35. Turkish Baths Harrogate - Canopy & Internal Lobby Works‡Harrogate Borough Council · £250,013
  36. Thornton Primary School‡Bradford Metropolitan District Council · £9,522
  37. Tender for Alhambra R1914 bar‡Bradford Metropolitan District Council · £49,733
  38. Wycliffe Primary School - Rebuild damaged external walls‡Bradford Metropolitan District Council · £1,734,300
  39. Harrogate Convention Centre - Shop Fitting Framework‡Harrogate Borough Council · £201,175
  40. Alhambra Theatre Main Foyer Refurbishment‡Bradford Metropolitan District Council · £28,829
  41. Bradford Council, Bradford District NHS Care Foundation Trust & Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Construction Contractors Framework‡Bradford Metropolitan District Council · shared by 78 suppliers, up to £50,000,000 in total

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.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently September 2025. Main goods: art and antiques.

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

13 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £3.9m, 1 employee
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £4m, 1 employee
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £3m, 66 employees
  4. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £2.2m, 51 employees
  5. Whitaker And Leach Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Robert Harvey Leach ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £16.8m, net assets £3.4m, 46 employees
  8. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: turnover £11.9m, net assets £2.8m, 48 employees
Earlier events (5)
  1. Robert Harvey Leach registered as a person with significant control
  2. Robert Harvey LEACH appointedSecretary
  3. Robert Harvey LEACH appointedDirector
  4. James Stuart WOOD appointedDirector
  5. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.