V-NOVA SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-24 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-10
Watchouts
Cash
£381K
+10.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£72M
-17.4% vs 2024
Employees
77
+1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£13M
-26.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Directors have reviewed the Company's going concern position, taking into account its own and its parent's current business activities, budgeted performance, and the factors likely to affect its future development. At the Statement of Financial Position date, the Company has net liabilities of £72,262k (2024: £61,536k), of which £82,381k (2024: £66,163k) is owed to other group companies. Given the relationship between the Company and its parent, it is reliant on its parent to maintain sufficient working capital. Post balance-sheet date, the Company's parent raised a further £2.3m in equity funding from existing and new investors. This, in combination to existing cash and accounts receivable balances, allows the Group to cover its current forecast monthly cash requirements of circa £1.2m to the end of the current financial year. Since the roll-out of licensing contracts already signed is dependent on clients' product priorities and the current pipeline opportunities are concentrated in high value deals with selected prospects, it is still difficult to accurately predict revenue performance and timing. In light of the above, the Group may seek additional funding to support its continued investment in R&D and commercial operations. The parent's Directors have a history of successfully raising funding from new investors and the existing shareholders have been consistently supportive. Whilst there is no certainty, the parent's Directors are confident that they will be able to raise further amounts as required. The Directors have concluded that the circumstances set forth above indicate the existence of material uncertainty, which may cast doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, and therefore, that may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. However, they believe that taken as a whole, the factors described above make it probable that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the Company were unable to continue as a going concern.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£9,550,765 | -£12,477,721 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£10,301,328 | -£13,075,748 | |
| Net profit | — | -£8,775,977 | -£11,610,870 | |
| Cash | — | £345,083 | £381,304 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£60,693,855 | -£71,710,872 | |
| Net assets | — | -£61,535,821 | -£72,261,694 | |
| Equity | -£52,192,464 | -£61,535,821 | -£72,261,694 | |
| Average employees | — | 76 | 77 | |
| Wages | — | £5,960,436 | £6,315,221 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £404,038 | £401,526 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
+10.5%
£345,083 £381,304
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Net assets
-17.4%
-£61,535,821 -£72,261,694
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Employees
+1.3%
76 77
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Operating profit
-30.6%
-£9,550,765 -£12,477,721
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Profit before tax
-26.9%
-£10,301,328 -£13,075,748
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Wages
+6%
£5,960,436 £6,315,221
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 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 15.7% | 17.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.04x | 0.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | -29.47x | -46.97x |
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
- V-NOVA SERVICES LIMITED 2017-12-22 → present
- V-NOVA LIMITED 2012-06-27 → 2017-12-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Directors have reviewed the Company's going concern position, taking into account its own and its parent's current business activities, budgeted performance, and the factors likely to affect its future development. At the Statement of Financial Position date, the Company has net liabilities of £72,262k (2024: £61,536k), of which £82,381k (2024: £66,163k) is owed to other group companies. Given the relationship between the Company and its parent, it is reliant on its parent to maintain sufficient working capital. Post balance-sheet date, the Company's parent raised a further £2.3m in equity funding from existing and new investors. This, in combination to existing cash and accounts receivable balances, allows the Group to cover its current forecast monthly cash requirements of circa £1.2m to the end of the current financial year. Since the roll-out of licensing contracts already signed is dependent on clients' product priorities and the current pipeline opportunities are concentrated in high value deals with selected prospects, it is still difficult to accurately predict revenue performance and timing. In light of the above, the Group may seek additional funding to support its continued investment in R&D and commercial operations. The parent's Directors have a history of successfully raising funding from new investors and the existing shareholders have been consistently supportive. Whilst there is no certainty, the parent's Directors are confident that they will be able to raise further amounts as required. The Directors have concluded that the circumstances set forth above indicate the existence of material uncertainty, which may cast doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, and therefore, that may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. However, they believe that taken as a whole, the factors described above make it probable that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the Company were unable to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Post balance sheet date, the Company's ultimate parent, V-Nova International Limited, received additional investment subscriptions from new investors for £2.3m. The funds are being used mostly to support the Group's operating activities to commercialisation of its solutions.”
- “On 1 April 2025 V-Nova International Limited appointed Dr Mary Meaney Haynes to its Board of Directors, further strengthening the Group leadership.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERRARA, Simone | Secretary | 2016-05-25 | — | — |
| MARCOLONGO, Pierdavide | Director | 2015-11-02 | Jun 1974 | Italian |
| MEARDI, Guido | Director | 2014-11-11 | Jul 1974 | Italian |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINCHLEY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-06-27 | 2016-05-25 |
| ACHTMANN, Eric | Director | 2014-11-11 | 2016-04-01 |
| TROOSTWYK, John Alexander | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2015-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-Nova International Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 48 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-04-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-04-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-02-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-08-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.