VKE CONTRACTORS LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-16 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+14.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+47% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
28
+16.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
+237.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £24,781,917 | — | £27,135,344 | £34,621,297 | £48,290,890 | £30,250,282 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £338,255 | — | £866,681 | £637,127 | £1,275,969 | £3,937,032 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £336,197 | — | £836,067 | £411,227 | £1,082,205 | £3,654,763 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £369,508 | — | £836,923 | £635,171 | £915,359 | £2,714,971 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,491,283 | — | £1,627,609 | £2,018,270 | £4,342,937 | £4,967,062 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,705,701 | — | £2,961,997 | £3,575,426 | £4,577,262 | £7,486,567 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,625,419 | — | £2,946,230 | £3,321,375 | £4,065,130 | £5,977,458 | |
| Equity | £2,651,784 | £2,681,403 | £2,625,419 | £2,625,418 | £2,946,230 | £3,321,375 | £4,065,130 | £5,977,458 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 11 | — | 11 | 16 | 24 | 28 | |
| Wages | — | — | £334,301 | — | £654,275 | £874,852 | £1,391,628 | £1,733,104 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £29,178 | — | £25,059 | £159,050 | £211,881 | £128,038 |
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 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
-37.4%
£48,290,890 £30,250,282
-
Cash
+14.4%
£4,342,937 £4,967,062
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+47%
£4,065,130 £5,977,458
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+16.7%
24 28
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+208.6%
£1,275,969 £3,937,032
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+237.7%
£1,082,205 £3,654,763
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+24.5%
£1,391,628 £1,733,104
highest in 5 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 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.4% | — | 3.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.5% | — | 3.1% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 9.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.5% | — | 29.3% | 17.8% | 27.9% | 52.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76.0% | 67.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.32x | 1.63x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 164.36x | — | 28.31x | 2.80x | 6.59x | 13.95x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- VKE CONTRACTORS LTD · parent
- VKE Construction BV 80%
Significant events
- “The company's turnover fell to £30.3m (2024: £48.3m), this is broadly consistent in the wider UK market, where the construction sector has been in gradual decline in recent years.”
- “Gross margin increased significantly due mainly to the strong management now in place delivering on effective cost control, operational efficiencies without compromising on risk management and quality.”
- “Profit before tax is £3.7m (2024: £1.1m).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABWAH, Shaffick Marc | Director | 2022-09-28 | May 1962 | British |
| SHIRA, Veledin | Director | 2014-11-25 | Oct 1982 | British |
| TIMLIN, Patrick Brendan | Director | 2025-01-02 | Jul 1992 | Irish |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARHAM, Bradley | Director | 2022-11-14 | 2024-07-28 |
| COOK, Nigel David | Director | 2023-09-28 | 2024-10-09 |
| FERGUSON, Alan | Director | 2016-12-06 | 2022-07-18 |
| HALILI, Rexhep | Director | 2014-04-15 | 2017-08-30 |
| SHIRA, Veledin | Director | 2013-02-11 | 2014-04-15 |
| VIEIRA, Rafael Adriano Shun | Director | 2024-08-28 | 2025-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vke Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-02-13 | Active |
| Mr Veledin Shira | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-09-01 | Ceased 2020-02-13 |
| Mr Alan Ferguson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-12-06 | Ceased 2020-02-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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.