V.A. WHITLEY & CO. LIMITED
Get an alert when V.A. WHITLEY & CO. LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£4.9m
-1.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15m
+4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
82
+2.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1m
+22.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,799,382 | £38,817,041 | £44,466,122 | +14.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,361,499 | £1,546,934 | £1,982,027 | +28.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,520,479 | £1,697,153 | £2,079,435 | +22.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,149,952 | £1,255,348 | £1,539,166 | +22.6% | |
| Cash | £5,146,286 | £4,957,213 | £4,877,153 | -1.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,873,231 | £15,182,418 | £15,758,308 | +3.8% | |
| Net assets | £13,530,164 | £14,785,512 | £15,375,628 | +4% | |
| Equity | £13,530,164 | £14,785,512 | £15,375,628 | +4% | |
| Average employees | 81 | 80 | 82 | +2.5% | |
| Wages | £3,545,669 | £3,778,111 | £3,902,263 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £752,167 | £778,608 | £805,905 | +3.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £9,889 | £10,353 | £10,803 | +4.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £242,413 | £249,641 | £244,197 | -2.2% |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.8% | 10.2% | 12.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.5% | 12.9% | 13.9% | |
| Current ratio | 7.01x | 6.26x | 5.86x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROGERS, Christopher Mark | Secretary | 1994-03-28 | — | British |
| DUXBURY, Stephen James | Director | 2018-02-05 | Jul 1972 | British |
| ROGERS, Anthony Milward | Director | — | Oct 1937 | British |
| ROGERS, Catherine Helen | Director | 1991-09-02 | Oct 1967 | British |
| ROGERS, Christopher Mark | Director | 1991-09-02 | Nov 1964 | British |
| ROGERS, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | — | Sep 1938 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROGERS, Anthony Milward | Secretary | 1992-11-30 | 1994-03-28 |
| SCOTT, Brian | Secretary | — | 1992-11-30 |
| SCOTT, Brian | Director | 1993-04-06 | 1998-12-31 |
| SCOTT, Brian | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| WALLACE, Michael Robert | Director | 2013-03-06 | 2022-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Milward Rogers | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-07-14 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Mark Rogers | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2016-07-14 | Active |
| Miss Catherine Helen Rogers | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2016-07-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.