VANGUARD FOUNDRY LIMITED
Get an alert when VANGUARD FOUNDRY LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£62K
-3.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+53.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
106
+3.9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1M
+60.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,162,784 | £12,850,103 | £13,279,766 | +3.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £336,501 | £721,586 | £1,153,725 | +59.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £314,288 | £672,180 | £1,077,336 | +60.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £314,288 | £816,876 | £1,059,946 | +29.8% | |
| Cash | £63,260 | £110,902 | £61,223 | £64,788 | £62,327 | -3.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £688,331 | £1,006,504 | £1,365,832 | £2,218,200 | £3,389,106 | +52.8% | |
| Net assets | £452,273 | £845,927 | £1,144,275 | £1,931,263 | £2,961,461 | +53.3% | |
| Equity | £452,273 | £845,927 | £1,144,275 | £1,931,263 | £2,961,461 | +53.3% | |
| Average employees | 78 | 94 | 102 | 102 | 106 | +3.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,624,078 | £3,914,324 | £4,057,891 | +3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £172,109 | £192,062 | £96,013 | -50% |
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 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.0% | 5.6% | 8.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.8% | 6.4% | 8.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 24.6% | 32.5% | 34.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 70.2% | 62.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.20x | 1.33x | 1.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 14.90x | 14.60x | 14.98x |
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
- bk plus Audit 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 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.”
Significant events
- “The company has identified a potential claim under the Research and Development (R&D) tax relief regime in respect of the current period.”
- “On 31st October 2024 a management buyout occurred whereby Vanguard 2024 Limited purchased 100% of the ordinary share capital of Vanguard Foundry Limited and became its ultimate controlling party.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKES, Louisa | Secretary | 2025-04-09 | — | — |
| HOPKINS, Karl Scott | Director | 2020-09-15 | Mar 1974 | British |
| KENDRICK, Paul Michael | Director | 2016-09-01 | Jun 1981 | British |
| PRITCHARD, Darren | Director | 2026-03-02 | Mar 1968 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGINS, Brian Patrick | Secretary | 2000-04-12 | 2024-10-29 |
| LANE, Stanley | Secretary | — | 2000-04-12 |
| CAMPBELL, William John | Director | — | 2002-11-08 |
| HIGGINS, Brian Patrick | Director | — | 2024-10-29 |
| HORTON, Kenneth Victor | Director | — | 2004-04-05 |
| HOWELL, David Joseph | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2017-04-14 |
| MINTERN, Christopher James | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| MOSELEY, Wayne Andrew | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2007-07-27 |
| NEWBY, Martin Frederick | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2013-01-18 |
| POOL, Michael John | Director | — | 2003-08-31 |
| SHEPHERD, Lee | Director | 2017-05-22 | 2020-12-17 |
| SHEPHERD, Lee | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2014-01-31 |
| SMITH, Peter Jeffery | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2017-09-30 |
| WILLETTS, John | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2011-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard 2024 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-29 | Active |
| Mr Brian Patrick Higgins | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.