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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

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31

Metric Trend 2023-05-312024-05-312025-05-31 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 215211168 -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 2023-05-312024-05-312025-05-31
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 0.54x0.47x0.39x
Interest cover 1.57x1.20x1.07x

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

  1. VMS (FLEET MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 2002-06-10 → present
  2. 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

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 PDF
2026-06-25 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-06-25 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-06-18 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2026-06-18 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2026-06-17 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-06-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-05-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
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 PDF
2025-11-19 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-10-31 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-10-31 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-10-31 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-06-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-06-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-04-30 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-04-16 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-04-16 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
15

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
5

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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