TXT In plain English
Company description
WFL (UK) LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 20 November 1957; registered for 68 years; registered office reported in CHIPPENHAM, WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 46120 · Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals, with 1 additional SIC activity reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 2 PSC records, 6 trade marks, 10 procurement records, 1 waste registration. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- WFL (UK) LIMITED
- Company number
- 00594001
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 53 total · 3 outstanding · 50 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2026Next accounts due
31 December 2027Last statement made up to
3 December 2025Next statement due
17 December 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 52.0%
- Mean bonus gap
- 38.0%
- Women receiving bonus
- 86.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 36.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 27.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 5.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 18.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 62.0%
Earlier reporting years (7)
- 500 to 99918.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99921.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99912.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 999-2.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9994.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9995.3% median hourly gap
- 500 to 9994.0% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 July 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Filed
- 24 June 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 30 days
- Longest standard term
- 60 days
- E-invoicing offered
- Yes
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-2
- Financial period started
- 1 January 2025
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £273,891,353
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £281,148,230
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £29,361,515
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £167,965,341
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 41.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 60 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
The standard payment terms is usually 30 days
- Dispute resolution process
Complaints are initially dealt with by the Finance team members who would investigate and resolve the payment issue directly with suppliers if the case is straightforward. Any dispute relating to pricing, the Finance team members would involve the relevant department who agreed the price/cost with the suppliers. This would then normally lead to an agreed price with suppliers and followed by payments to suppliers.
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
WFL (UK) LIMITED
LEI 549300SSMKFKZW3X7687 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 20 November 1957
- Initial LEI registration
- 21 February 2018
- LEI last updated
- 17 March 2026
- Next renewal
- 16 March 2026
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Other legal names
- WATSON PETROLEUM LIMITED
- Legal address
- 1 BLOSSOM YARD, FOURTH FLOOR, LONDON, GB-LND, E1 6RS, GB
- Headquarters address
- 1 BLOSSOM YARD, FOURTH FLOOR, LONDON, GB-LND, E1 6RS, GB
GLEIF Level 2 relationships
IS DIRECTLY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 549300SSMKFKZW3X7687 to LEI D3W7PCXCBRQLL17DZ313
- Initial registration
- 21 February 2018
- Last updated
- 17 March 2026
- Next renewal
- 16 March 2026
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2023-12-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2023-03-16T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: OTHER_ACCOUNTING_STANDARD
- Validation reference
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00594001/filing-history/MzQzODczMjYwN2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
IS ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 549300SSMKFKZW3X7687 to LEI D3W7PCXCBRQLL17DZ313
- Initial registration
- 21 February 2018
- Last updated
- 17 March 2026
- Next renewal
- 16 March 2026
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2023-12-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2023-03-16T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: OTHER_ACCOUNTING_STANDARD
- Validation reference
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00594001/filing-history/MzQzODczMjYwN2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
06 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- WFL (UK) LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- WORLD FUEL SERVICES EUROPE, LTD.
- Statement period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Approved
- 4 April 2025
- Sectors
- Other
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 14 May 2025
Earlier linked statements (1)
- WFL (UK) LIMITED31 December 2020
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
07 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Supply of Diesel to Lincolnshire Police
THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR LINCOLNSHIRE · ocds-b5fd17-62660a58-2c2b-4501-8df1-e523c13a7247
- Supplier named in award
- WFL UK Ltd
- Award value
- £190,000
- Contract period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2026
- Published
- 10 October 2024
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 09134200
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-62660a58-2c2b-4501-8df1-e523c13a7247-2024-10-10T11:39:23+01:00
Watson Fuels - Liquid fuel National contact 2024
Ministry of Justice · ocds-b5fd17-6f213712-bd02-4e87-9ab1-4f9019b8506f
- Supplier named in award
- WFL (UK) Limited
- Award value
- £1,150,000
- Contract period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2026
- Published
- 8 August 2024
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 09134000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-6f213712-bd02-4e87-9ab1-4f9019b8506f-2024-08-08T13:15:57+01:00
301_22 The Supply of Liquid Fuels
Espo · ocds-b5fd17-0a250709-3b6d-44fb-acee-f99941061cb4
- Supplier named in award
- WFL (UK) LIMITED
- Award value
- £500,000,000
- Contract period
- 18 August 2022 – 17 August 2024
- Published
- 2 September 2022
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 09000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-0a250709-3b6d-44fb-acee-f99941061cb4-2022-09-02T14:38:03+01:00
Liquid Fuels National Contract
Ministry of Justice · ocds-b5fd17-3ff9be2c-6b8f-4830-9fe0-21f160e1190d
- Supplier named in award
- Watson Fuels (WFL) Ltd
- Award value
- £500,000
- Contract period
- 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2024
- Published
- 21 April 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 09135000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-3ff9be2c-6b8f-4830-9fe0-21f160e1190d-2022-04-21T10:51:16+01:00
Contract Award
DEVON & SOMERSET FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE · ocds-b5fd17-b71189b4-1f16-4b27-a160-fe096f971ad1
- Supplier named in award
- WFL (UK) Limited
- Award value
- £160,000
- Contract period
- 23 December 2021 – 22 December 2023
- Published
- 14 January 2022
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 09134200
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-b71189b4-1f16-4b27-a160-fe096f971ad1-2022-01-14T15:00:29Z
National Fuels (2)
Crown Commercial Service · ocds-b5fd17-3e2331b7-5a2d-42fe-a8be-342e52ecc803
- Supplier named in award
- WFL (UK) Ltd T/A Watson Fuels
- Award value
- £2,000,000,000
- Contract period
- 1 February 2021 – 31 January 2025
- Published
- 19 January 2021
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 09100000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-3e2331b7-5a2d-42fe-a8be-342e52ecc803-2021-01-19T11:35:17Z
Supply of Diesel & Red Diesel Fuel via CCS Liquid Fuels Framework RM3801
STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-023abd92-ce5d-496c-b814-141327b9b0e0
- Supplier named in award
- WFL (UK) LTD
- Award value
- £850,000
- Contract period
- 1 October 2019 – 31 March 2022
- Published
- 6 August 2019
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 09130000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-023abd92-ce5d-496c-b814-141327b9b0e0-2019-08-06T10:10:06+01:00
Liquid Fuels
BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-f6618288-2e0b-48c5-afa3-4ee6fe5096e2
- Supplier named in award
- Hall Fuels Ltd
- Award value
- £0
- Contract period
- 1 October 2019 – 31 March 2022
- Published
- 20 August 2019
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 09130000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f6618288-2e0b-48c5-afa3-4ee6fe5096e2-2019-08-20T14:33:01+01:00
Supply of Bulk Liquid Fuels
DEVON & SOMERSET FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE · ocds-b5fd17-69221a34-9bf5-4d92-93ae-18c90fe091b7
- Supplier named in award
- Halls Fuels
- Award value
- £600,000
- Contract period
- 1 December 2017 – 30 November 2019
- Published
- 3 July 2018
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 09134200
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-69221a34-9bf5-4d92-93ae-18c90fe091b7-2018-07-03T10:51:30+01:00
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
Linton Fluid Distribution
Owner WFL (UK) Limited · classes 4,39
- Filed / designated
- 24 July 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 July 2022
TankLink
Owner WFL (UK) Limited · classes 4,42
- Filed / designated
- 24 July 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 July 2022
Figurative mark
Owner WFL (UK) Limited · classes 4,39
- Filed / designated
- 12 September 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 September 2022
Figurative mark
Owner WFL (UK) Limited · classes 4,39
- Filed / designated
- 12 September 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 September 2022
Linton
Owner WFL (UK) Limited · classes 4,39
- Filed / designated
- 12 September 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 September 2022
Linton
Owner WFL (UK) Limited · classes 4,39
- Filed / designated
- 12 September 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 September 2022
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
08 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Inspirit Holmes Bidco Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- England And Wales
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Place registered
- United Kingdom Companies House
- Registration number
- 16265915
- Notified
- 9 April 2025
Wfs Uk Holding Company Iii Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- United Kingdom
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Place registered
- England And Wales
- Registration number
- 08913303
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 9 April 2025
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
09 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
10 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
11 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
12 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
13 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
14 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products
15 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
1 procurement process linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
1 exact company-number registration.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
16 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Detected change
Accounts due date: 2026-12-31 → 2027-12-31
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: WATSON PETROLEUM LIMITED
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
17 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.