LICHFIELD V.E. LIMITED
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Cash
£3k
-25% vs 2024
Net assets
£222k
+48% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
16
+14.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£109k
+0.9% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,053,000 | £1,325,000 | £1,277,000 | £1,305,000 | £1,614,000 | +23.7% | |
| Operating profit | £301,000 | £338,000 | £156,000 | £101,000 | £107,000 | +5.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £300,000 | £337,000 | £159,000 | £108,000 | £109,000 | +0.9% | |
| Net profit | £242,000 | £274,000 | £122,000 | £79,000 | £80,000 | +1.3% | |
| Cash | £1,000 | £2,000 | £11,000 | £4,000 | £3,000 | -25% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £112,000 | £92,000 | £88,000 | £185,000 | £442,000 | +138.9% | |
| Net assets | £92,000 | £88,000 | £86,000 | £150,000 | £222,000 | +48% | |
| Equity | £92,000 | £88,000 | £86,000 | £150,000 | £222,000 | +48% | |
| Average employees | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | +14.3% | |
| Wages | £274,000 | £278,000 | £371,000 | £404,000 | £479,000 | +18.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £103,000 | £105,000 | £113,000 | £120,000 | £145,000 | +20.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £3,000 | £3,000 | £3,000 | 0% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 28.6% | 25.5% | 12.2% | 7.7% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 23.0% | 20.7% | 9.6% | 6.1% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 268.8% | 367.4% | 177.3% | 54.6% | 24.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.4% | 73.3% | 60.6% | 78.3% | 76.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.29x | 0.73x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 10.70x |
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
- Affirmed
“Despite having net current liabilities at the year end, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis on the grounds that the directors of Abbeyfield V.E. Limited have confirmed their continued support for at least 12 months following the date of approval”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-12-02 | — | — |
| MEHTA, Parvinder | Director | 2001-03-31 | Mar 1974 | British |
| SANGHERA, Susan | Director | 1997-03-20 | Dec 1963 | British |
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-12-02 | — | — |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-05-22 | 1996-06-14 |
| VISION EXPRESS (UK) LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1996-06-14 | 1998-12-02 |
| ALLAN, Ranald George | Director | 2013-07-11 | 2023-04-13 |
| HYDE, Philip Martin | Director | 2023-04-13 | 2025-08-18 |
| MCGHEE, Daniel | Director | 2023-04-13 | 2025-08-18 |
| MISTRY, Nelesh | Director | 1996-06-14 | 1997-03-19 |
| SOMA, Anita | Director | 1997-03-20 | 2001-03-20 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-22 | 1996-06-14 |
| LINKMEL VE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2012-11-07 | 2023-04-13 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-22 | 1996-06-14 |
| VISION EXPRESS (UK) LTD | Corporate Director | 1996-06-14 | 1998-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfield V.E. Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-07-11 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-07-11 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.