MORRIS VERMAPORT LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3.4m
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
105
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.9m
Period ending 2025-12-31
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
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,036,896 | £9,152,540 | £10,862,345 | £12,690,116 | £18,764,445 | £33,075,027 | — | |
| Operating profit | £374,938 | £603,547 | £1,944,139 | £2,462,462 | £3,765,411 | £5,874,891 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £380,980 | £603,169 | £1,937,091 | £2,455,856 | £3,760,548 | £5,879,118 | — | |
| Net profit | £305,480 | £506,700 | £1,549,503 | £2,033,856 | £2,931,894 | £4,246,252 | — | |
| Cash | £870,130 | £622,327 | £229,746 | £484,721 | £608,146 | £1,540,880 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,013,879 | £2,042,598 | £2,149,158 | £2,495,539 | £2,743,806 | £3,986,551 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,794,971 | £1,801,669 | £1,851,171 | £2,061,477 | £2,158,371 | £3,404,623 | — | |
| Equity | £1,794,971 | £1,801,669 | £1,851,171 | £2,061,477 | £2,158,371 | £3,404,623 | — | |
| Average employees | 84 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 99 | 105 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,363,379 | £4,356,576 | £7,435,101 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £120,209 | £182,393 | £251,695 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £37,933 | £108,000 | £45,045 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | — | £135,346 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 18 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 6.6% | 17.9% | 19.4% | 20.1% | 17.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 5.5% | 14.3% | 16.0% | 15.6% | 12.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.6% | 29.5% | 90.5% | 98.7% | 137.2% | 147.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.4% | 61.8% | 66.0% | 69.0% | 72.1% | 70.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.50x | 1.43x | 1.45x |
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
- MORRIS VERMAPORT LIMITED 1999-04-07 → present
- GAVCO 168 LIMITED 1998-12-09 → 1999-04-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- MORRIS VERMAPORT LIMITED · parent
- Scarbrough Lifts 100%
Significant events
- “On 6 March 2026 Morris Vermaport Limited acquired 100% of share capital of Caledonian Lifts Manchester Limited. On 2 April 2026, Morris Vermaport Limited also acquired 100 % of share capital of Cambridge Lifts Limited and Green Elevator Services Limited.”
- “During the period, on 3 July 2025, the company became part of a larger Group, Eight Group Service Partners.”
- “On 29 December 2025, the company acquired the trade and assets of Boro Lifts Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARSDEN, Phillip James | Secretary | 2013-07-10 | — | — |
| HITCHCOCK, Jamie Alexander | Director | 2026-09-09 | Sep 1990 | British |
| MARSDEN, Phillip James | Director | 2013-07-10 | Mar 1983 | British |
| TURTON, Luke | Director | 2022-06-16 | Dec 1994 | British |
| WEPENER, Frederik Jacobus Van Rensburg | Director | 2026-09-09 | Oct 1975 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOX, Peter John | Secretary | 1999-02-24 | 2013-07-10 |
| EM SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-12-09 | 1999-02-24 |
| BARKER, Roland Richard | Director | 1999-02-24 | 2001-09-21 |
| DAVIES, Colin Edward | Director | 1999-02-24 | 2015-04-30 |
| FOX, Peter John | Director | 1999-02-24 | 2015-04-30 |
| SWINGEWOOD, Jason | Director | 2010-05-05 | 2020-05-01 |
| WADDELL, Andrew William | Director | 2009-02-17 | 2022-06-16 |
| E M FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-12-09 | 1999-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mv Lift Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-28 | Active |
| Chanderhill Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-07-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.