VMS (FLEET MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
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Cash
£510K
-46.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.3M
+8.2% vs 2024
Employees
168
-20.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£730K
-47.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £67,824,947 | £72,511,381 | £70,319,450 | -3% | |
| Operating profit | £7,934,996 | £8,227,426 | £8,298,388 | +0.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,868,380 | £1,391,450 | £729,578 | -47.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,088,895 | £918,985 | £369,734 | -59.8% | |
| Cash | £4,771,317 | £951,207 | £510,009 | -46.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £108,182,710 | £114,490,999 | £98,521,662 | -13.9% | |
| Net assets | £7,149,951 | £5,803,154 | £6,277,900 | +8.2% | |
| Equity | £7,149,951 | £5,803,154 | £6,277,900 | +8.2% | |
| Average employees | 215 | 211 | 168 | -20.4% | |
| Wages | £6,953,833 | £7,501,215 | £5,963,320 | -20.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £464,136 | £319,106 | £533,565 | +67.2% |
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 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.7% | 11.3% | 11.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 1.3% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.3% | 7.2% | 8.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 95.4% | 96.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.54x | 0.47x | 0.39x | |
| Interest cover | 1.57x | 1.20x | 1.07x |
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
- VMS (FLEET MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 2002-06-10 → present
- GAG157 LIMITED 2002-05-21 → 2002-06-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MRT Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered all factors noted above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. The directors have not identified any material uncertainties in respect of going concern thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In April 2025 the business secured new invoice financing facilities for a 3-year term which increased the funding facilities available to the company to £5m from £3m, an increase which will support the business in achieving its future growth aspirations.”
- “During the year the company undertook a review of its fixed asset register in relation to motor vehicles. As a result of this review, it was identified that a number of vehicles which had been disposed of in prior periods had not been correctly removed from the fixed asset register due to legacy record-keeping issues. The correction has been treated as a prior year adjustment. Management has implemented additional procedures during the year to ensure that disposals of fixed assets are recorded promptly and accurately in the fixed asset register.”
- “During the year the directors reassessed the accounting treatment applied to certain operating lease arrangements in accordance with the requirements of Section 23 Revenue of FRS 102. Following this review, it was concluded that in these arrangements the Company acts as an agent rather than as principal, as the Company does not control the underlying leased assets and its role is limited to arranging the lease between the asset owner and the end customer. Accordingly, the Company has reclassified these amounts to a net basis in the profit and loss account. This change has been treated as a prior year adjustment.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES, Martin Harold | Secretary | 2026-06-08 | — | — |
| JAMES, Martin Harold | Director | 2002-05-30 | Oct 1963 | British |
| LARAMAN, Aaron William | Director | 2022-03-31 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORREX, Richard James | Secretary | 2010-05-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| JAMES, Martin Harold | Secretary | 2002-05-30 | 2010-05-01 |
| MEDCALF, David John | Secretary | 2002-05-21 | 2002-05-30 |
| TAYLOR, Natalie Louise | Secretary | 2024-04-01 | 2026-06-08 |
| FORDHAM, Colin Peter | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2002-05-30 |
| HORREX, Richard James | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| LARAMAN, Mark William | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2026-06-25 |
| MEDCALF, David John | Director | 2002-05-21 | 2002-05-30 |
| MILLER, Daniel Glenn | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2026-06-25 |
| PRENTICE, Gary Colin | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2022-03-31 |
| TAYLOR, Natalie Louise | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2026-06-08 |
| TEDMAN, Scott Douglas | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2026-06-25 |
| WALMSLEY, Neil Roderick | Director | 2002-05-21 | 2002-05-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Garry Colin Prentice | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-31 |
| Mr Garry Colin Prentice | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-06-01 |
| Vms (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Martin Harold James | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 321 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-18 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-02 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-11-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.