LIVECO LIMITED
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Cash
£5.3M
+39.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.6M
+15.9% vs 2024
Employees
34
-17.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.4M
+30.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,379,271 | £11,168,483 | -16.5% | |
| Operating profit | £886,901 | £1,249,365 | +40.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,110,005 | £1,449,544 | +30.6% | |
| Net profit | £873,944 | £1,107,023 | +26.7% | |
| Cash | £3,794,869 | £5,303,589 | +39.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,606,704 | £7,627,379 | +15.4% | |
| Net assets | £6,531,340 | £7,567,145 | +15.9% | |
| Equity | £6,531,340 | £7,567,145 | +15.9% | |
| Average employees | 41 | 34 | -17.1% | |
| Wages | £1,820,177 | £1,801,453 | -1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £260,353 | £542,374 | +108.3% |
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 11.2% | |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 9.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.4% | 16.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.95x | 3.35x |
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
- Allen Sykes Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LIVECO LIMITED · parent
- Vest Construction Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the company bought back 400 Ordinary shares and 150 Ordinary A shares for £52,993 & £18,224 respectively.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEST, Gavin | Secretary | 2004-11-15 | — | British |
| ATKINSON, Gary James | Director | 2023-03-21 | Aug 1979 | British |
| MEARMAN, Richard James | Director | 2023-03-21 | Jul 1988 | British |
| VEST, Gavin | Director | 2004-11-15 | Mar 1970 | British |
| VEST, Joanne | Director | 2019-03-20 | Apr 1975 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-11-15 | 2004-11-15 |
| COOKE, Darren | Director | 2005-03-15 | 2020-10-27 |
| LIGHTFOOT, Paul Thomas | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2006-01-16 |
| LIGHTFOOT, Steven Ralph | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2006-01-16 |
| RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-11-15 | 2004-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Darren Cooke | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-27 |
| Mr Gavin Vest | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-07-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-07-26 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-03-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-03-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-03-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 5
- 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.