VPG SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£699K
-61.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£42M
+25.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
51
+2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£8.9M
+927.8% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £9,465,895 | £11,513,722 | £12,124,069 | £12,563,422 | +3.6% | |
| Operating profit | £772,068 | £1,314,997 | -£135,802 | -£54,105 | +60.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £772,711 | £1,519,724 | £863,708 | £8,877,111 | +927.8% | |
| Net profit | £627,632 | £1,256,382 | £996,374 | £8,433,989 | +746.5% | |
| Cash | £8,168,484 | £2,604,750 | £1,798,032 | £698,938 | -61.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,724,683 | £31,066,557 | £37,292,601 | £46,339,498 | +24.3% | |
| Net assets | £29,541,367 | £30,797,750 | £33,547,022 | £41,981,009 | +25.1% | |
| Equity | £29,541,367 | £30,797,750 | £33,547,022 | £41,981,009 | +25.1% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 53 | 50 | 51 | +2% | |
| Wages | £2,320,913 | £2,465,830 | £2,375,584 | £2,492,694 | +4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £217,967 | £210,643 | £223,690 | £259,542 | +16% |
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 | 8.2% | 11.4% | -1.1% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | 6.6% | 10.9% | 8.2% | 67.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.6% | 4.2% | -0.4% | -0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 15.2% | 25.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 8.71x | 2.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -0.18x | -0.10x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- VPG SYSTEMS UK LIMITED 2008-02-25 → present
- PM GROUP PLC 2002-03-01 → 2008-02-25
- HAMSARD 2451 LIMITED 2002-01-07 → 2002-03-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have concluded that they have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, also we have a letter of support from our parent company, Vishay Precison Group Inc. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- VPG SYSTEMS UK LIMITED · parent
- Vishay PM Onboard (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Vishay PM Onboard Limited 100%
- Vishay PME France SARL 100%
- Vishay Nobel AB 100%
- Vishay Precision Group Canada ULC 100%
Significant events
- “The company acquired the remaining 20% of our investment in VPG Canada (KELK) in the year ending 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWIN COE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-05-15 | — | — |
| KING, Jeffrey Brian | Director | 2025-10-15 | Dec 1956 | American |
| LENGA, Eden Julian | Director | 2025-08-15 | Mar 1955 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARTLEY, John David Smith | Secretary | 2002-03-27 | 2007-05-15 |
| HSE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-01-07 | 2002-03-27 |
| BELL, Laura Mary | Director | 2007-04-19 | 2010-06-01 |
| BURRIDGE, Matthew John Edward | Director | 2013-10-03 | 2024-06-30 |
| CAMPBELL, Robert Anthony | Director | 2013-10-03 | 2024-12-16 |
| FISCHER, Stefan | Director | 2024-12-12 | 2025-08-15 |
| GRAHAM, Andrew John | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2009-11-02 |
| HARTLEY, John David Smith | Director | 2002-03-27 | 2007-05-18 |
| JACKSON, Jonathan | Director | 2009-11-02 | 2025-08-15 |
| JACKSON, Kenneth | Director | 2002-03-28 | 2007-04-19 |
| KLAUSNER, Steven Charles | Director | 2013-10-03 | 2024-12-16 |
| MOUNTAIN, Geoffrey | Director | 2002-03-27 | 2007-04-19 |
| NAIRN, Thomas | Director | 2002-03-28 | 2007-04-19 |
| SHILO, Oshri | Director | 2024-12-12 | 2025-10-15 |
| SHOSHANI, Ziv | Director | 2007-04-19 | 2013-10-03 |
| ZANDMAN, Dov | Director | 2007-04-19 | 2013-10-03 |
| HSE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-01-07 | 2002-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vishay Precision Group | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.