VFS (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED
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Cash
£160K
-16.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-17.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
125
-13.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£503K
-110.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,523,105 | £32,657,821 | £42,442,017 | £28,948,996 | -31.8% | |
| Operating profit | £242,754 | £994,274 | £46,207 | -£273,730 | -692.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £176,036 | £914,014 | -£239,175 | -£502,717 | -110.2% | |
| Net profit | £152,660 | £743,839 | -£203,650 | -£411,957 | -102.3% | |
| Cash | £1,516,999 | £1,306,146 | £191,040 | £159,527 | -16.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,701,167 | £5,913,693 | £5,108,118 | £4,039,079 | -20.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,711,330 | £3,455,169 | £2,394,381 | £1,982,424 | -17.2% | |
| Equity | £2,711,330 | £3,455,169 | £2,394,381 | £1,982,424 | -17.2% | |
| Average employees | 129 | 141 | 145 | 125 | -13.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,147,117 | £4,399,022 | -14.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £274,385 | £330,174 | £372,249 | £327,146 | -12.1% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 3.0% | 0.1% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 2.3% | -0.5% | -1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.3% | 16.8% | 0.9% | -6.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 82.5% | 78.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.15x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | 3.64x | 12.39x | 0.16x | -1.20x |
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
- VFS (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED 2001-11-19 → present
- VICTORIA FORGE (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED 1995-05-23 → 2001-11-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- 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
- “Due to the lower volume than expected, some business restructuring has taken place, resulting in a 43% reduction in personnel across the business.”
- “On 27th August 2024, the investment (£1 ordinary share) in the subsidiary VFS (Wakefield) Limited was disposed of, as a result of the company being dissolved.”
- “There are no material subsequent events to disclose.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANO ARBAIZA, Inigo | Director | 2024-02-09 | Nov 1970 | Spanish |
| FARRENDEN, Jason Jay | Director | 2020-08-01 | Jul 1973 | British |
| LOPEZ CANTARERO, Emilio Jose | Director | 2024-02-09 | Aug 1978 | Spanish |
| NATALI, Gianfranco | Director | 2024-02-09 | Sep 1958 | Italian |
| WHITE, Alexander Duncan | Director | 2025-11-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| YU, Xueqiong | Director | 2020-08-01 | Jul 1985 | Chinese |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HURLSTONE, John Stephen | Secretary | 1995-05-23 | 2001-05-18 |
| MOORE, Judith | Secretary | 2008-04-24 | 2017-08-31 |
| MOORE, Judith Ann | Secretary | 2001-05-18 | 2008-04-04 |
| MORTON, Paula Denise | Secretary | 2017-09-01 | 2019-12-12 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-05-23 | 1995-05-23 |
| BARKER, Frank Neil | Director | 1999-02-15 | 1999-09-22 |
| BOOKER, Keith | Director | 2001-03-07 | 2008-04-04 |
| BOOKER, Keith | Director | 1995-05-23 | 1998-03-31 |
| BURY, Allen | Director | 1996-11-20 | 1998-03-31 |
| HANLON, John | Director | 1998-03-31 | 2020-12-03 |
| HURLSTONE, John Stephen | Director | 1995-05-23 | 2001-05-18 |
| HURLSTONE, Nigel Peter | Director | 1996-11-20 | 1998-03-31 |
| JOPLING, David Nicholas | Director | 2004-03-03 | 2009-05-14 |
| MASKELYNE, Elaine Louise | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2024-02-13 |
| MAYR, Maurizio Eenesto | Director | 2016-12-21 | 2019-08-01 |
| MAYR, Maurizio | Director | 2009-03-04 | 2013-04-30 |
| MOORE, Judith Ann | Director | 2009-05-14 | 2017-08-31 |
| MOORE, Judith | Director | 2008-04-24 | 2009-03-04 |
| MOORE, Judith Ann | Director | 1999-02-15 | 2008-04-04 |
| MORRIS, Ashley Nicholas | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2025-05-21 |
| WARD, Stephen David | Director | 1995-05-23 | 1998-03-31 |
| WHITTAKER, Barry | Director | 1999-11-03 | 2008-04-04 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-05-23 | 1995-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ashley Nicholas Morris | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-08-01 | Ceased 2024-11-21 |
| Mr Maurizio Mayr | Individual | Appoints directors (as firm) | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2019-08-01 |
| Faist Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.