VISTA ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
£5.2m
-5.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £40,679,102 | £37,770,050 | £37,088,176 | -1.8% | |
| Operating profit | £5,787,747 | £5,352,623 | £4,922,159 | -8% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,839,749 | £5,570,863 | £5,243,969 | -5.9% | |
| Net profit | £4,053,081 | £4,011,964 | £3,731,506 | -7% | |
| Cash | £10,767,083 | £14,247,084 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,874,342 | £27,516,099 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £22,786,047 | £26,302,574 | — | — | |
| Equity | £22,786,047 | £25,800,992 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 157 | 158 | — | — | |
| Wages | £5,879,305 | £6,255,663 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £17,400 | £17,400 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £24,000 | £247,440 | — | — |
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 | 14.2% | 14.2% | 13.3% | |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 10.6% | 10.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.2% | 19.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.3% | 26.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.42x | 2.97x | — |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Allens Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have 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 parent 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
- VISTA ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- BPC Building Products Ltd 95%
- G.A. Fixings Ltd 100%
- Locusrite Holdings Ltd 93%
- Locusrite Ltd 93%
Significant events
- “Included within other debtors is an amount of £966,000 representing funds transferred to the Group's solicitors prior to the year end in connection with the acquisition of land and buildings. The purchase of land and buildings had not legally completed at the Balance Sheet date and therefore the amount has been recognised as an other debtor. Further details of the transaction are disclosed in Note 24 - Post balance sheet events.”
- “On 2 December 2025, the Group completed the acquisition of land and buildings for a total consideration of £966,000. Contracts were exchanged and completion occurred on the same date. Prior to the balance sheet date of 30 November 2025, the Group had transferred £966,000 to its solicitors in anticipation of the purchase. As legal completion had not occurred at the Balance Sheet date, the amount was included within other debtors at that date. Following completion on 2 December 2025, the amount held by the solicitors formed part of the purchase consideration for the property. This event is considered non-adjusting as the legal transfer of the asset occurred after the reporting date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVIS, Gillian | Secretary | — | — | British |
| TRAVIS, Gillian | Director | — | Dec 1943 | British |
| TRAVIS, Philip David | Director | 2002-06-13 | Jan 1969 | British |
| TRAVIS, Sarah Ann | Director | 2011-02-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARR, Neil Douglas | Director | 2002-06-13 | 2014-11-30 |
| TRAVIS, David | Director | — | 2024-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip David Travis | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2025-12-22 | Active |
| Mr David Travis | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-09-02 | Ceased 2024-01-15 |
| Mrs Gillian Travis | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-09-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-12-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.