HEREFORD VE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-09 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1K
-85.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£71K
+317.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
12
+20% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£155K
-8.8% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,020,000 | — | — | — | £1,212,000 | £1,238,000 | |
| Operating profit | £11,000 | — | — | — | £165,000 | £147,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £10,000 | — | — | — | £170,000 | £155,000 | |
| Net profit | £8,000 | — | — | — | £131,000 | £106,000 | |
| Cash | £2,000 | — | — | — | £7,000 | £1,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £63,000 | — | — | — | £26,000 | £79,000 | |
| Net assets | £61,000 | — | — | — | £17,000 | £71,000 | |
| Equity | £61,000 | £114,000 | £73,000 | £90,000 | £17,000 | £71,000 | |
| Average employees | 16 | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | |
| Wages | £347,000 | — | — | — | £384,000 | £411,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £86,000 | — | — | — | £83,000 | £88,000 |
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
+2.1%
£1,212,000 £1,238,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-85.7%
£7,000 £1,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+317.6%
£17,000 £71,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+20%
10 12
-
Operating profit
-10.9%
£165,000 £147,000
-
Profit before tax
-8.8%
£170,000 £155,000
-
Wages
+7%
£384,000 £411,000
highest in 3 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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | — | — | — | 13.6% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | — | — | — | 10.8% | 8.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.5% | — | — | — | 634.6% | 186.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.83x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 165.00x | — |
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
- HEREFORD VE LIMITED 2013-10-11 → present
- HEREFORD OPTICAL LIMITED 2007-03-09 → 2013-10-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The company is also continuing to invest in the latest Essilor ophthalmic equipment including optical coherence tomography (OCT) machines as we strive to offer customers the most comprehensive Eye Test experience in the market.”
- “The company is showcasing an increasing range of iconic EssilorLuxottica eyewear brands such as Rayban, Persol and Oakley along with the latest Transitions photochromic lens technology.”
- “The company will increasingly benefit from being part of the EssilorLuxottica group.”
- “The company exposure to balances due from customers has increased during the year following the successful launch of the Vision Express Eyccare plan.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-03-08 | — | — |
| DATOO, Abbasali | Director | 2019-09-06 | Aug 1989 | British |
| ODEDRA, Ritesh | Director | 2019-09-06 | Jul 1986 | British |
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-03-08 | — | — |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAINES, Sally June | Secretary | 2007-03-09 | 2011-03-08 |
| ALLAN, Ranald George | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2025-08-18 |
| HAINES, Christian Thomas | Director | 2007-03-09 | 2019-08-31 |
| HASSAN, Omar | Director | 2012-10-09 | 2017-09-30 |
| HYDE, Philip Martin | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2025-08-18 |
| HYDE, Philip Martin | Director | 2011-03-08 | 2012-10-17 |
| NOBLE, Stephen Mark | Director | 2011-03-08 | 2017-09-30 |
| SHARMA, Amit | Director | 2007-03-09 | 2019-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Abbasali Datoo | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-09-06 | Ceased 2019-09-06 |
| Mr Ritesh Odedra | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-09-06 | Ceased 2019-09-06 |
| Abbeyfield V.E. Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2019-10-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-12 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-07-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.