VAUGHAN LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
142
-1.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4m
+17.7% 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 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,078,499 | £26,138,309 | £27,770,476 | +6.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,509,467 | £3,342,118 | £3,919,886 | +17.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,514,984 | £3,358,058 | £3,951,587 | +17.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,948,042 | £2,761,833 | £3,331,875 | +20.6% | |
| Cash | £3,069,808 | £4,369,857 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,697,273 | £17,188,290 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £14,318,135 | £16,753,811 | — | — | |
| Equity | £14,318,135 | £16,753,811 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 150 | 144 | 142 | -1.4% | |
| Wages | £6,276,328 | £6,524,882 | £6,930,906 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £725,160 | £676,099 | £669,236 | -1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £60,191 | £41,736 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £259,542 | £228,174 | £256,674 | +12.5% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.5% | 12.8% | 14.1% | |
| Net margin | 11.3% | 10.6% | 12.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.9% | 19.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.8% | 22.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.76x | 4.16x | — |
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 1 time since incorporation
- VAUGHAN LIMITED 1994-03-18 → present
- LEANSET LIMITED 1994-01-20 → 1994-03-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the Group's financial forecasts for the next twelve months alongside the cash position and have a reasonable expectation that the Company and Group have the resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- VAUGHAN LIMITED · parent
- Vaughan Designs Inc. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKEMAN-SHEAD, Beth | Director | 2025-06-23 | Mar 1980 | British |
| COLES, Tim | Director | 2008-07-01 | Apr 1961 | British |
| GOODWORTH, Richard John | Director | 2026-02-16 | Mar 1975 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLES, Tim | Secretary | 2017-01-10 | 2017-07-11 |
| HILLYARD, Paul Leonard | Secretary | 1994-02-21 | 2017-01-10 |
| WYE, Sheila | Secretary | 2017-07-11 | 2024-06-11 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-01-20 | 1994-02-21 |
| DE LOTBINIERE, Victoria Catherine | Director | 1994-02-21 | 2023-03-10 |
| PRICE, Nigel | Director | 2023-03-10 | 2026-01-19 |
| VAUGHAN, Lucinda Mary Louise | Director | 1994-02-21 | 2023-03-10 |
| VAUGHAN, Michael John Wilmot Malet, Hon | Director | 1994-02-21 | 2023-03-10 |
| WILKINSON, Eric Richard | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2025-04-22 |
| WYE, Sheila | Director | 2017-07-11 | 2024-06-11 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-01-20 | 1994-02-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Stoke Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-07-11 | Active |
| The Hon Michael John Wilmot Malet Vaughan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50%, Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-11 |
| Lucinda Mary Louise Vaughan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.