CVS GROUP PLC
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Cash
£16m
-2.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£302m
+15.8% vs 2024
Employees
8,864
+1.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£33m
-7.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £638,700,000 | £673,200,000 | +5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £47,800,000 | £49,800,000 | +4.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £35,200,000 | £32,600,000 | -7.4% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £16,500,000 | £16,100,000 | -2.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £571,900,000 | £572,900,000 | +0.2% | |
| Net assets | £260,500,000 | £301,700,000 | +15.8% | |
| Equity | £260,500,000 | £301,700,000 | +15.8% | |
| Average employees | 8,708 | 8,864 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | £268,900,000 | £284,000,000 | +5.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,800,000 | £1,800,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £593,000 | £721,000 | +21.6% |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.4% | 8.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.2% | 56.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | 3.79x | 2.90x |
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
- CVS GROUP PLC 2007-09-17 → present
- CVS GROUP LIMITED 2007-07-13 → 2007-09-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board therefore considers it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- CVS GROUP PLC · parent
- Albavet Limited 100%
- Ark Animal Services Limited 100%
- Animed Direct Limited 100%
- Axiom Veterinary Laboratories Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 24 April 2025, the Group announced the sale of its Crematoria operations... completed on 15 May 2025 for initial cash consideration of £42.3m.”
- “The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced a six-month extension to its market investigation in relation to the supply of veterinary services for household pets in the UK to May 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRISON, Scott | Secretary | 2023-06-08 | — | — |
| ALFONSO, Robin Jay | Director | 2019-11-28 | May 1979 | British |
| BEDNALL, Jane | Director | 2026-04-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
| FAIRMAN, Richard William Mark | Director | 2018-08-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
| GRAY, Richard Andrew | Director | 2020-07-16 | Mar 1957 | British |
| HAGAN, Laura Kate | Director | 2026-05-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
| HIGGS, Paul Stephen | Director | 2024-07-25 | Jun 1982 | British |
| KEAYS, Helen Margaret | Director | 2026-04-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
| SHAW, Joanne Mary | Director | 2023-07-01 | Aug 1963 | British |
| WILTON, David Charles | Director | 2021-09-24 | Oct 1962 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, Michelle | Secretary | 2021-04-19 | 2021-08-16 |
| CLEAL, Rebecca Anne | Secretary | 2013-01-01 | 2017-09-28 |
| COXON, Paul Daryl | Secretary | 2007-07-13 | 2012-12-31 |
| DEARLOVE, Juliet Mary | Secretary | 2020-06-25 | 2021-04-19 |
| FARRER, Jenny | Secretary | 2021-08-16 | 2023-06-08 |
| GILLIGAN, Richard Aidan John | Secretary | 2017-09-28 | 2019-03-31 |
| HARRIS, David John | Secretary | 2019-04-01 | 2020-06-25 |
| CONNELL, Richard Andrew | Director | 2007-09-18 | 2023-10-26 |
| COXON, Paul Daryl | Director | 2007-07-13 | 2012-12-31 |
| FINN, Mark | Director | 2007-09-18 | 2009-01-13 |
| INNES, Simon Campbell | Director | 2007-07-13 | 2019-11-05 |
| JACKLIN, Benjamin David | Director | 2019-11-28 | 2024-07-08 |
| KEMP, Deborah Jane | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2026-06-30 |
| MARSH, Christopher Alan | Director | 2007-09-18 | 2010-12-09 |
| MCCOLLUM, Michael Kinloch | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2021-09-23 |
| PERRIN, Nicholas John | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2018-09-28 |
| TIMMINS, David Peter | Director | 2007-09-18 | 2013-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 406 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-09-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-09-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-09-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-09-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-09-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-09-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-09-07 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-08-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-08-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-08-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-08-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-08-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-08-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-08-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-29 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-07-29 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-07-29 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-07-29 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-07-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 20
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.