VISTA GROUP INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-28 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£871K
-32.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+24% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
41
-10.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£806K
-4.6% first positive since 2021
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £13,111,746 | £9,732,132 | — | £11,941,411 | £13,727,500 | £14,553,527 | £15,905,038 | |
| Operating profit | — | £428,209 | -£116,515 | — | -£905,579 | £707,904 | £935,744 | £827,778 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £366,908 | -£168,187 | — | -£959,100 | £635,050 | £844,715 | £805,882 | |
| Net profit | — | £205,811 | -£113,877 | — | -£1,065,302 | £551,032 | £763,611 | £310,522 | |
| Cash | — | £1,850,748 | £1,124,205 | — | £1,323,690 | £1,973,181 | £1,295,113 | £871,307 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,538,386 | £1,236,215 | — | £1,321,359 | £1,376,698 | £1,426,247 | £1,797,845 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,157,783 | £1,043,906 | — | -£21,396 | £529,636 | £1,293,247 | £1,603,769 | |
| Equity | £965,220 | £1,157,783 | £1,043,906 | £1,043,906 | -£21,396 | £529,636 | £1,293,247 | £1,603,769 | |
| Average employees | — | 61 | 55 | — | 43 | 45 | 46 | 41 | |
| Wages | — | £2,960,161 | £2,719,830 | — | £2,296,380 | £2,098,703 | £2,594,238 | £3,683,280 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+9.3%
£14,553,527 £15,905,038
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
-32.7%
£1,295,113 £871,307
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+24%
£1,293,247 £1,603,769
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-10.9%
46 41
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-11.5%
£935,744 £827,778
first positive since 2021
-
Profit before tax
-4.6%
£844,715 £805,882
first positive since 2021
-
Wages
+42%
£2,594,238 £3,683,280
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.3% | -1.2% | — | -7.6% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.6% | -1.2% | — | -8.9% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 27.8% | -9.4% | — | -68.5% | 51.4% | 65.6% | 46.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86.5% | 83.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.15x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | 6.99x | -2.24x | — | -16.91x | 9.71x | 10.17x | 18.81x |
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
- VISTA GROUP INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 2024-04-15 → present
- VISTA ENTERTAINMENT SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 2007-03-30 → 2024-04-15
- UKV SERVICES LIMITED 2006-12-14 → 2007-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements were approved.”
Group structure
- VISTA GROUP INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Vista International Entertainment Solutions South Africa (PTY) Ltd 100%
- Vista Entertainment Solutions (Spain) S L 100%
- Vista Entertainment Solutions (NL) B V 100%
- Share Dimension B V 100%
Significant events
- “On 15 April 2024, the Company's name changed from Vista Entertainment Solutions (UK) Limited to Vista Group International (UK) Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-12-14 | — | — |
| DICKINSON, Stuart Quane | Director | 2023-04-11 | Sep 1973 | New Zealander |
| PRESTON, Kelvin James | Director | 2020-08-27 | Sep 1982 | New Zealander |
| THOMPSON, Matthew Wayne | Director | 2025-03-31 | Mar 1981 | New Zealander |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CADZOW, Brian John | Director | 2006-12-14 | 2020-08-27 |
| CAWTE, Matthew John Harvey | Director | 2020-08-27 | 2025-03-31 |
| HOLDAWAY, Murray Lawrence | Director | 2006-12-14 | 2018-07-20 |
| RILEY, Kimbal Harrison | Director | 2018-07-20 | 2023-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-15 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-15 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.