VIKING OFFICE UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-28 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£387K
-62.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+74.9% vs 2023
Employees
367
-6.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£8M
+21.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £41,781,000 | £40,547,000 | |
| Operating profit | £9,556,000 | £9,162,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,756,000 | £8,207,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,583,000 | £5,104,000 | |
| Cash | £1,031,000 | £387,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,387,000 | £22,559,000 | |
| Net assets | £6,815,000 | £11,919,000 | |
| Equity | £6,815,000 | £11,919,000 | |
| Average employees | 391 | 367 | |
| Wages | £15,351,000 | £14,765,000 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-3%
£41,781,000 £40,547,000
-
Cash
-62.5%
£1,031,000 £387,000
-
Net assets
+74.9%
£6,815,000 £11,919,000
-
Employees
-6.1%
391 367
-
Operating profit
-4.1%
£9,556,000 £9,162,000
-
Profit before tax
+21.5%
£6,756,000 £8,207,000
-
Wages
-3.8%
£15,351,000 £14,765,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 22.9% | 22.6% | |
| Net margin | 13.4% | 12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.9% | 40.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.8% | 69.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 1.81x | |
| Interest cover | 6.09x | 12.53x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- VIKING OFFICE UK LIMITED 2023-02-01 → present
- OFFICE DEPOT INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 2000-05-25 → 2023-02-01
- VIKING DIRECT LIMITED 1990-03-15 → 2000-05-25
- VASTSWIFT LIMITED 1990-02-21 → 1990-03-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. ... Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Company moved its customer service activities in house in order to improve customer relations and customer satisfaction.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FURTER, Christa | Director | 2025-12-05 | Mar 1969 | Austrian |
| MARCOVICI, Daniele Rose | Director | 2022-02-02 | Jul 1946 | French |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEST, William | Secretary | — | 1995-03-15 |
| CUNDICK, Graham Smith | Secretary | 1995-03-15 | 2004-02-06 |
| DAVIES, John Arthur | Secretary | 2004-02-06 | 2007-10-31 |
| HILLS, Jacqueline Susan | Secretary | 2007-10-31 | 2019-11-12 |
| ALLEN, Paul Robert | Director | 2011-07-14 | 2012-02-22 |
| BALDREY, Robert Rolph | Director | 2019-09-20 | 2021-09-28 |
| BEST, William | Director | — | 1996-04-15 |
| BIRKS, Peter Geoffrey | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2003-09-05 |
| CAIN, Keith | Director | 1995-03-15 | 2002-01-08 |
| CARVELL, Richard James | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| CHARPY, Alexandre Francois Jean | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2025-06-20 |
| COLLIN, Dirk Jw | Director | 2009-10-08 | 2012-03-21 |
| CUNDICK, Graham Smith | Director | 1997-05-20 | 2006-11-02 |
| DOWLING, Kieran Stuart | Director | 2016-09-04 | 2018-07-19 |
| FANNIN, David | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2004-02-06 |
| FLYNN, Stephen Martin | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2014-04-01 |
| GOLDSTEIN, Barry | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2000-10-31 |
| GRADY, James Henry | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2016-12-31 |
| HAYES, Barrie | Director | 2010-03-26 | 2011-03-31 |
| HELFORD, Irwin | Director | — | 1999-12-08 |
| HILLS, Jacqueline Susan | Director | 2010-03-26 | 2018-12-20 |
| HORN, Michael Leslie | Director | 2006-11-02 | 2018-04-13 |
| HULSE, David | Director | 1999-03-22 | 2004-01-30 |
| JARC, Frank Robert | Director | 1997-05-28 | 1999-12-08 |
| JOHNSON, Matthew | Director | 2012-02-22 | 2013-08-01 |
| JOSSE, Alain Dominique François | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| KAVANAGH, Ross William | Director | 2010-03-26 | 2011-07-14 |
| KROLL, Stephen Russell | Director | — | 1997-05-21 |
| MAHONEY, Christopher Terence | Director | 2003-09-05 | 2004-09-21 |
| MASLEN, Neil David | Director | 2016-10-25 | 2018-12-11 |
| MCCREESH, Michael Jon | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2019-04-01 |
| MCLARNEY, Justin James | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2014-12-18 |
| MOORE, John | Director | 2006-11-02 | 2016-09-04 |
| MOSELEY, Elizabeth Violet | Director | 2015-01-06 | 2016-10-25 |
| MÜSER, Dominik | Director | 2021-07-26 | 2022-02-01 |
| NELSON, Murray Bruce | Director | 1997-05-20 | 2004-02-06 |
| O'KEEFFE, John Adrian | Director | 2010-03-26 | 2013-07-23 |
| RAMSDALE, Douglas | Director | 1999-03-22 | 2000-02-23 |
| RODDA, Thomas William Simon | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2025-12-04 |
| VALE, Robert Curtis Henry | Director | 2004-02-06 | 2005-05-04 |
| VALE, Robert Curtis Henry | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2003-06-12 |
| VAN KALDEKERKEN, Rudolph | Director | 2004-02-06 | 2006-07-10 |
| WALBY, Michael William | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2019-08-30 |
| WESSEL, Ernst | Director | 2004-02-06 | 2008-06-27 |
| WIETHOFF, Charlotte Jane | Director | 1997-05-20 | 1999-12-08 |
| WISEMAN, Graham | Director | 2019-06-11 | 2021-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniele Rose Marcovici | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-11-01 | Active |
| Aurelius Equity Opportunities Se & Co Kgaa | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2021-10-15 | Ceased 2021-11-01 |
| Office Depot Uk & Ireland Holding B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-15 | Ceased 2021-11-01 |
| Office Depot Holdings 4 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-12-04 | Ceased 2021-10-15 |
| Viking Direct (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-04 |
| Viking Finance (Ireland) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-27 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-12-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-23 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-12-23 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-12-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-03-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.