VISTRY GROUP PLC
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Vistry Group is a major British housebuilder that develops private and affordable housing across the UK under the Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, and Countryside Homes brands.
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Cash
£354m
+10.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£196m
+87% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,564,200,000 | — | £3,779,300,000 | £3,613,700,000 | -4.4% | |
| Operating profit | £300,000,000 | — | £167,000,000 | £222,600,000 | +33.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £293,000,000 | £237,800,000 | £104,900,000 | £196,200,000 | +87% | |
| Net profit | £215,000,000 | £237,800,000 | £74,500,000 | £138,000,000 | +85.2% | |
| Cash | £9,100,000 | £151,900,000 | £320,300,000 | £353,700,000 | +10.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,459,300,000 | — | £4,506,300,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £3,303,900,000 | £2,528,700,000 | £3,235,900,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £3,303,900,000 | £2,528,700,000 | £3,235,900,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 4,872 | — | 4,569 | — | — | |
| Wages | £342,200,000 | — | £307,300,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £38,000 | — | £42,000 | — | — |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.4% | — | 4.4% | 6.2% | |
| Net margin | 6.0% | — | 2.0% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.7% | — | 3.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.6% | 17.9% | 46.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.57x | 10.65x | 2.66x | 2.46x | |
| Interest cover | 4.36x | — | 1.74x | 2.46x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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 4 times since incorporation
- VISTRY GROUP PLC 2020-01-03 → present
- BOVIS HOMES GROUP PLC 1997-11-04 → 2020-01-03
- BOVIS HOMES INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1997-11-04
- BOVIS HOMES LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1978-12-31
- BOVIS HOMES INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1935-11-04 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- VISTRY GROUP PLC · parent
- Astony East LLP 100%
- Ballygate Estates Limited 100%
- Barratt Homes LLP 100%
- Bovis Country Homes Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In September 2024, the Group commenced a £130m buyback comprising a £55m ordinary distribution in lieu of the 2024 interim dividend and a special buyback of up to £75m. By 3 March 2026, £10m has been completed with £29m expected to complete by the end of 2026.”
- “The Group generated a net cash inflow of £33.4m in the year, reducing its net debt position to £144.2m as at 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, Clare Jane | Secretary | 2021-05-04 | — | — |
| BAKER, Rowan Clare | Director | 2022-05-18 | Nov 1973 | British |
| DANIELS, Adam Thomas | Director | 2026-04-12 | Mar 1991 | British |
| FARR, Susan Jane | Director | 2025-10-01 | Feb 1956 | British |
| LAWLOR, Timothy Charles | Director | 2022-11-11 | Nov 1970 | British |
| NABI, Usman Shamshad | Director | 2024-01-12 | Dec 1974 | American |
| WHETSELL, Paul William | Director | 2023-05-18 | Sep 1950 | American |
| WOODWARD, Robert Stanley Lawrence | Director | 2024-05-16 | Nov 1959 | British |
| WOODWARK, Alice Elizabeth | Director | 2024-05-16 | Nov 1977 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMERY, John Michael | Secretary | 1996-07-01 | 2002-01-03 |
| PALMER, Martin Trevor Digby | Secretary | 2001-12-01 | 2021-06-25 |
| PARSONS, Kenneth Roy | Secretary | 1993-09-14 | 1996-07-01 |
| WALFORD, Ronald Norman | Secretary | — | 1993-09-14 |
| BAKER, Peter Dennis | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2002-02-01 |
| BRAZIER, Stephen Harvey | Director | 2001-05-02 | 2004-07-31 |
| BROWNE, Margaret Christine | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2025-05-14 |
| COOPER, Neil | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2010-05-06 |
| DITHERIDGE, James Edward | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2001-03-31 |
| EMERY, John Michael | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2002-01-03 |
| FINDLAY, Ralph Graham | Director | 2015-04-07 | 2024-05-16 |
| FITZGERALD, Gregory Paul | Director | 2017-04-18 | 2026-04-12 |
| HARRIS, Malcolm Robert | Director | 1996-06-28 | 2013-11-29 |
| HILL, Jonathan Stanley | Director | 2010-08-23 | 2015-03-06 |
| HOLMES, Colin Peter | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2014-05-16 |
| INNES KER, Katherine Christina Mary, Dr | Director | 2018-10-09 | 2023-05-18 |
| JOHNSON, Brian Michael | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2001-05-02 |
| KEEN, Nigel John | Director | 2016-11-15 | 2023-03-23 |
| LYONS, Alastair David | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2018-05-23 |
| MACDONAGH, Lesley Anne | Director | 2003-07-04 | 2010-05-06 |
| MELVILLE ROSS, Timothy David | Director | 1997-07-11 | 2008-07-02 |
| MOBBS, Gerald Nigel, Sir | Director | 1997-02-18 | 2005-09-09 |
| NICHOLLS, Mark Patrick | Director | 1997-07-11 | 2007-05-11 |
| OWERS, Helen | Director | 2023-05-18 | 2025-09-30 |
| PROTHERO, Graham | Director | 2020-01-03 | 2022-11-11 |
| RITCHIE, David James | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2017-01-09 |
| SHARPE, Michael | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2002-01-31 |
| SIBLEY, Earl | Director | 2015-04-16 | 2024-11-20 |
| STANSFIELD, Michael John | Director | 2017-11-28 | 2021-09-30 |
| STEEL, Ashley Caroline, Dr | Director | 2021-06-10 | 2023-05-18 |
| TULLAH, Neville | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1996-08-30 |
| TYLER, Ian Paul | Director | 2013-11-29 | 2022-05-18 |
| UBBEN, Jeffrey W. | Director | 2023-03-23 | 2024-01-11 |
| WALFORD, Ronald Norman | Director | 1974-08-16 | 2002-06-30 |
| WALFORD, Ronald Norman | Director | — | 1993-09-14 |
| WARNER, Philip Leslie | Director | — | 1996-06-28 |
| WARREN, John Anthony | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2015-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1209 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-06-07 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 18
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.