STAFFORD V.E. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-17 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-03
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1M
+568.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+1,103.1% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to Note 1.2 to the financial statements which explains that the company transferred all trade and assets in the prior year. Therefore, the financial statements have not been prepared under the going concern basis.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,262,000 | — | — | — | £756,000 | £0 | |
| Operating profit | £191,000 | — | — | — | £83,000 | £1,155,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £191,000 | — | — | — | £96,000 | £1,155,000 | |
| Net profit | £153,000 | — | — | — | £71,000 | £1,165,000 | |
| Cash | £5,000 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £89,000 | — | — | — | £205,000 | £1,370,000 | |
| Net assets | £17,000 | — | — | — | £205,000 | £1,370,000 | |
| Equity | £17,000 | £49,000 | £99,000 | £207,000 | £205,000 | £1,370,000 | |
| Average employees | 19 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Wages | £361,000 | — | — | — | £245,000 | £0 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £90,000 | — | — | — | £61,000 | £0 |
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
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Turnover
-100%
£756,000 £0
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+568.3%
£205,000 £1,370,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-100%
13 0
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+1,291.6%
£83,000 £1,155,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+1,103.1%
£96,000 £1,155,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-100%
£245,000 £0
lowest in 3 filed years
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.1% | — | — | — | 11.0% | — | |
| Net margin | 12.1% | — | — | — | 9.4% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 214.6% | — | — | — | 40.5% | 84.3% | |
| Interest cover | 191.00x | — | — | — | — | — |
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
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to Note 1.2 to the financial statements which explains that the company transferred all trade and assets in the prior year. Therefore, the financial statements have not been prepared under the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company's principal activity up to 30 June 2023 was the provision of optical goods and services. On 30 June 2023 the company ceased to trade. From 1 July 2023 the company has not traded and has remained dormant.”
- “During the prior year, the trade and assets have been transferred to another group company on 30 June 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-12-02 | — | — |
| HYDE, Philip Martin | Director | 2017-10-01 | Apr 1966 | British |
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1995-12-04 | — | — |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-10-03 | 1995-12-04 |
| VISION EXPRESS JOINT VENTURES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-12-04 | 1998-12-02 |
| ALLAN, Ranald George | Director | 2013-01-28 | 2025-08-18 |
| HASSAN, Omar | Director | 2013-01-28 | 2017-09-30 |
| LAWSON, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2025-08-18 |
| LAWSON, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2012-08-15 | 2013-01-28 |
| NOBLE, Stephen Mark | Director | 2013-01-28 | 2017-09-30 |
| PICKERING, Steven Dixon | Director | 1995-12-04 | 2008-08-11 |
| RATCHFORD, Nicola Jane | Director | 1995-12-04 | 2023-07-04 |
| RATCHFORD-BARKER, Paula Michelle | Director | 2016-04-21 | 2023-07-04 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-10-03 | 1995-12-04 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-10-03 | 1995-12-04 |
| VISION EXPRESS JOINT VENTURES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1995-12-04 | 1998-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfield V.E Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-04 | Active |
| Miss Nicola Jane Ratchford | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-04 |
| Abbeyfield Ve Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-04 |
| Miss Nicola Jane Ratchford | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-04 |
| Abbeyfield V.E. Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-13 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-07-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-12 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-07-12 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.