VETLIFE
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Cash
£330k
-9.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£9.8m
+7.9% vs 2023
Employees
6
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£41k
-121.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
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Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £191,612 | -£40,679 | -121.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £191,612 | -£40,679 | -121.2% | |
| Net profit | £600,911 | £719,343 | +19.7% | |
| Cash | £363,456 | £330,343 | -9.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,111,218 | £9,830,561 | +7.9% | |
| Net assets | £9,111,218 | £9,830,561 | +7.9% | |
| Equity | £9,111,218 | £9,830,561 | +7.9% | |
| Average employees | 6 | 6 | 0% | |
| Wages | £230,739 | £253,285 | +9.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 2.1% | -0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.7% | 1.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.87x | 4.28x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- VETLIFE 2022-07-13 → present
- VETERINARY BENEVOLENT FUND 1978-12-31 → 2022-07-13
- VICTORIA VETERINARY BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED 1919-02-06 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Charity's forecasts and projections, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements and the directors believe that no material uncertainties exist.”
Significant events
- “A key focus in 2024 was the launch of our Neurodiversity campaign, aimed at fostering awareness and support for neurodivergent veterinary professionals.”
- “The Articles of Association (2022) were adopted by the membership at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 18th May 2022.”
- “At its Strategy Meeting of February 2024, a series of objectives were determined by the board to outline the strategic direction of the charity over the coming period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 97 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORPE, Derek | Secretary | 1994-07-12 | — | British |
| BARTON, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2023-09-07 | Nov 1978 | British |
| BOWLT BLACKLOCK, Kelly Lisa, Dr | Director | 2023-09-07 | Oct 1981 | British |
| CALLAGHAN, Emma Margaret | Director | 2025-09-12 | Aug 1981 | British |
| CHITTY, John Rogers | Director | 2020-11-11 | Jun 1967 | British |
| FREEMAN, Christopher Paul, Dr | Director | 2020-11-11 | Jul 1954 | British |
| GASKARTH, Lynne | Director | 2024-09-12 | Oct 1975 | British |
| HORWOOD, Paul Graham | Director | 2018-07-19 | Aug 1976 | British |
| LOWE, Robyn Jane | Director | 2022-09-07 | Nov 1994 | British |
| OAKDEN, Josephine Anne | Director | 2022-10-13 | Jun 1986 | British |
| RUSSELL, James Simon | Director | 2020-02-11 | Sep 1977 | British |
| SAMPSON, Hannah Jane | Director | 2025-09-12 | Sep 1977 | British |
| SAUNDERS HARRIS, Nichola Mandy, Dr | Director | 2020-11-11 | Jun 1966 | British |
Show 97 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEABROOK, Sarah Christine | Secretary | — | 1994-07-12 |
| ALLISTER, Rosie Jane, Dr | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2017-02-02 |
| ANDERSON, Roy Paxton | Director | 1998-10-05 | 2009-07-22 |
| BAKER, Keith Bernard | Director | 1998-09-27 | 1999-09-26 |
| BARTRAM, David James | Director | 2008-07-17 | 2014-07-17 |
| BEE, David John | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2015-07-16 |
| BELLARS, Andrew Richard Michael | Director | 1996-07-24 | 2004-11-24 |
| BROWN, Lydia Akrigg, Dr | Director | 2004-11-24 | 2014-07-17 |
| BROWN, Sarah Joanna | Director | 2017-07-17 | 2018-01-08 |
| CARTER, Derek | Director | 1994-07-12 | 1995-07-26 |
| CHAMBERS, Danny Seiorse | Director | 2018-03-13 | 2024-09-12 |
| CHANDLER, Edward Alan | Director | 1997-09-28 | 1998-09-27 |
| CLARKE, Barbara Grace | Director | — | 1996-07-24 |
| CLARKE, Linda | Director | 2004-11-24 | 2011-07-21 |
| COLVILLE, Patricia Elizabeth | Director | 2017-07-17 | 2020-11-11 |
| COULSON, Nicholas Michael, Dr | Director | 2015-07-16 | 2016-07-13 |
| COULSON, Nicholas Michael, Dr | Director | 2014-07-17 | 2015-07-15 |
| COUMBE, Karen Marguerite, Dr | Director | 2009-07-20 | 2015-07-15 |
| DEAN, Thomas Stephen | Director | — | 1995-07-26 |
| DEVILE, Christopher Paul | Director | 1994-10-02 | 1995-10-01 |
| DICK, Ian Graham Croy | Director | 2014-07-17 | 2023-09-07 |
| DUWKER, Victorie De Courtheil Creighton | Director | — | 1992-07-15 |
| DYER, Joanna Mary | Director | 2015-07-16 | 2016-07-13 |
| EDNEY, Andrew Thomas Bailey | Director | 1994-06-16 | 1997-03-26 |
| EVANS, Gryffudd Richard Eifion | Director | 1999-09-26 | 2000-10-01 |
| FOLWELL, Emily Jane | Director | 2014-07-17 | 2016-07-13 |
| FORMSTON, Clifford, Professor | Director | — | 1993-11-22 |
| FOSTER, Brenda Julie | Director | 2000-07-06 | 2003-03-19 |
| FOTHERINGHAM, David Ian Rae | Director | 2003-07-09 | 2004-11-24 |
| GARVICAN, Elaine Rachel, Dr | Director | 2016-09-25 | 2020-09-30 |
| GLASS, James William, Dr | Director | 2022-09-07 | 2025-02-24 |
| GOURLEY, James | Director | — | 1994-07-12 |
| GREET, Timothy Robert Charles, Professor | Director | 2003-09-28 | 2004-10-03 |
| HALL, Sherwin Alexis | Director | — | 1993-03-17 |
| HARGREAVES, Sheila Ann | Director | 1998-11-04 | 2000-07-06 |
| HARRISON, Kathleen Mary | Director | — | 1994-07-12 |
| HAXBY, Donald Leslie | Director | 1994-07-12 | 2000-07-06 |
| HIGHET, Donald Robert | Director | 1994-03-16 | 1996-07-24 |
| HOSKIN, Brian Derek | Director | 1995-07-26 | 2006-07-13 |
| JAGGER, Frank | Director | — | 1994-07-12 |
| JASZCZAK, Magdelena Anna | Director | 2013-07-18 | 2017-05-08 |
| JINMAN, Peter Charles | Director | 2002-10-06 | 2003-09-28 |
| JOHNSON, James Barry, Dr | Director | 1996-07-24 | 2004-11-24 |
| JONES, Wendy Sandra | Director | 1994-07-12 | 1999-03-31 |
| KILLEN, John Richard | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2022-09-07 |
| KIRWAN, Austin Paul | Director | 2004-11-24 | 2009-07-22 |
| LEWIS, William Kenelm Berkeley, Dr | Director | 2008-07-17 | 2014-07-17 |
| LINKLATER, Karl Alexander, Professor | Director | 1996-09-29 | 1997-09-28 |
| LITTLE, Geoffrey Peter | Director | 2011-07-21 | 2020-11-11 |
| LOCKE, Richard David | Director | — | 1995-07-26 |
| LOW, John Christopher, Dr | Director | 1997-07-02 | 1998-10-05 |
| LOXAM, John Gordon | Director | — | 1996-07-24 |
| LUCAS, David John | Director | 1994-07-12 | 2004-11-24 |
| LUCKE, Jeremy Newton | Director | 2000-07-06 | 2010-07-22 |
| MAVIR, William Beaty | Director | 2015-07-15 | 2020-11-11 |
| MCCRACKEN, Robert Milligan, Doctor | Director | 2004-10-03 | 2004-11-24 |
| MCKEATING, Frederick James | Director | 1997-11-26 | 2000-07-06 |
| MCNAB, Ian | Director | 1997-07-02 | 2004-07-01 |
| MCNEILL, Ewan Burgess | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2022-09-07 |
| MCNEILL, Ewan Burgess | Director | 1997-03-26 | 2004-11-24 |
| MCPARLAND, Dympna Elizabeth | Director | — | 1994-07-12 |
| MOFFITT, John Anthony | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2016-07-13 |
| MOORE, Katie Elizabeth | Director | 2015-07-16 | 2022-09-07 |
| MORROW, Patricia Anne | Director | — | 1996-07-24 |
| NELSON-PRATT, Adrian Peter, Dr | Director | 2017-07-17 | 2023-09-07 |
| O'BRIEN, John Joseph, Dr | Director | 2001-07-11 | 2004-11-24 |
| ORR, Henry Simon | Director | 2001-07-11 | 2010-07-22 |
| PARKER, Sarah Jane | Director | 1994-07-12 | 2010-07-22 |
| PAULL, Nichola Jane | Director | 2010-07-22 | 2015-07-15 |
| PICKLES, Kirstie Jane, Dr | Director | 2020-11-11 | 2025-09-12 |
| RUTTER, James Michael, Dr | Director | 2004-11-24 | 2013-07-18 |
| RUTTER, Jaqueline Patricia | Director | 1994-03-16 | 2004-11-24 |
| SCOTT, Andrew | Director | 2001-10-07 | 2002-10-06 |
| SHIELD, Christine | Director | 2001-07-11 | 2004-11-24 |
| SHORT, Nicholas Robert Marcus | Director | 2009-07-15 | 2015-07-16 |
| SMITH, Neil Christopher | Director | 2017-07-17 | 2019-09-26 |
| SMYTH, John James | Director | 1996-07-24 | 2001-07-11 |
| STATT, Jade Melanie | Director | 2014-07-17 | 2017-07-17 |
| STEVENSON, Robert Malcolm | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2008-07-17 |
| STEWART, Beatrice Ann | Director | — | 1993-03-17 |
| SUMMERS, David | Director | 1994-07-12 | 2004-11-24 |
| TAVERNOR, William Derek, Professor | Director | 1995-07-26 | 1998-10-04 |
| TAVERNOR, William Derek, Professor | Director | — | 1994-07-12 |
| THOMSON, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2015-07-16 | 2017-01-12 |
| TINDALL, John Richard | Director | 1995-07-27 | 1997-07-21 |
| TYSON, John David | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2001-10-07 |
| VAUGHAN, Jill Marion | Director | — | 1999-07-14 |
| VAUGHAN, Leslie Clifford, Professor - Emeritus | Director | — | 1992-07-15 |
| WALSBY, Jack Brian | Director | — | 1997-07-02 |
| WELLS, Bernard Thomas | Director | — | 1997-11-26 |
| WHARTON, Mark Henry | Director | 1994-07-12 | 2008-07-17 |
| WICKHAM, Richard Arthur | Director | 2006-07-13 | 2012-07-19 |
| WICKHAM, Richard Arthur | Director | 1999-07-14 | 2004-11-24 |
| WIGHT, Graham | Director | — | 1997-07-02 |
| WINWOOD, Mark Howard Guy | Director | 2000-07-06 | 2001-02-07 |
| WISHART, David Ferguson, Dr | Director | — | 2000-07-06 |
| YOUNG, Robert Charles | Director | 2000-07-06 | 2014-07-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 293 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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