ADVANIA UK (SERVIUM) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2m
+98.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£4.7m
+27.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
37
-9.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1m
+135.9% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,009,165 | £25,387,940 | £31,902,349 | £34,847,414 | +9.2% | |
| Operating profit | £727,751 | £550,627 | £381,096 | £1,004,073 | +163.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £726,724 | £550,588 | £430,399 | £1,015,499 | +135.9% | |
| Net profit | £578,274 | £453,236 | £444,909 | £1,019,909 | +129.2% | |
| Cash | £1,174,687 | £2,008,423 | £1,125,862 | £2,231,388 | +98.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,072,374 | £2,302,618 | £3,761,283 | £4,763,646 | +26.6% | |
| Net assets | £2,069,084 | £2,283,328 | £3,705,854 | £4,725,763 | +27.5% | |
| Equity | £2,069,084 | £2,283,328 | £3,705,854 | £4,725,763 | +27.5% | |
| Average employees | 35 | 35 | 41 | 37 | -9.8% | |
| Wages | £2,212,933 | £2,135,756 | £2,320,032 | £2,726,947 | +17.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £722,854 | £668,119 | £403,797 | £249,596 | -38.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £14,896 | £8,777 | -41.1% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £235,460 | £249,596 | +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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 35.1% | 23.9% | 10.1% | 21.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.8% | 61.8% | 57.9% | 43.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.70x | 2.31x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 49.64x | — |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2025-07-31
- ADVANIA UK (SERVIUM) LIMITED 2025-07-31 → present
- SERVIUM LIMITED 2009-10-27 → 2025-07-31
- ITINSTORE LIMITED 2009-06-15 → 2009-10-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “All staff were transferred under TUPE provisions to Advania UK Limited in August 2025 and the company was renamed and rebranded to Advania UK (Servium) Limited.”
- “The company sold its investment in Advania Holding GmbH (formerly known as Servium GmbH) to Advania AB in Sweden.”
- “The company transitioned to Financial Reporting Standard 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework (FRS 101) from UK GAAP FRS 102.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Sabrina | Director | 2026-03-27 | May 1986 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERG LEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-07-13 | 2022-08-10 |
| BARLOW, Paul Victor Patrick | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2026-06-30 |
| COOKE, Darren George | Director | 2009-07-13 | 2024-06-07 |
| DAWES, Steve | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2021-10-07 |
| DEAN, Stuart Richard | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2024-06-07 |
| HARDY, James Edward | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2026-03-27 |
| HARRIS, Sharon | Director | 2018-07-05 | 2024-06-07 |
| INSLEY, Andrew David Paul | Director | 2024-06-07 | 2025-10-31 |
| KENNEDY, Keith Samuel George | Director | 2009-06-15 | 2009-07-13 |
| PROCTOR, Andrew | Director | 2009-07-13 | 2010-01-04 |
| REED, Mark | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2023-02-14 |
| YATES-KNEEN, Geoffrey Christopher | Director | 2024-06-07 | 2025-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advania Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-07 | Active |
| Mr Harry Daniel Shields | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-12-19 | Ceased 2024-06-07 |
| Mr Patrick Simon Wyly | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-12-19 | Ceased 2024-06-07 |
| Mr Paul Victor Patrick Barlow | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-31 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2025-07-31 CONNOT Change of name notice
- 2024-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-07-31 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.