VANAWAYS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4m
-5.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.4m
+12.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
61
+7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£883k
-36.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £47,642,000 | £109,393,000 | £104,181,000 | £94,559,000 | -9.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,276,000 | £2,248,000 | £1,310,000 | £778,000 | -40.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,276,000 | £2,210,000 | £1,384,000 | £883,000 | -36.2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,789,000 | £1,654,000 | £1,017,000 | £653,000 | -35.8% | |
| Cash | £1,007,262 | £1,056,185 | £394,000 | £904,000 | £3,529,000 | £3,350,000 | -5.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,659 | £64,002 | £1,598,000 | £3,101,000 | £3,957,000 | £4,456,000 | +12.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,633 | £59,247 | £1,580,000 | £3,070,000 | £3,912,000 | £4,390,000 | +12.2% | |
| Equity | £4,633 | £59,247 | £1,580,000 | £3,070,000 | £3,912,000 | £4,390,000 | +12.2% | |
| Average employees | 10 | 16 | 23 | 58 | 57 | 61 | +7% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,211,000 | £2,852,000 | £2,777,000 | £2,791,000 | +0.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £24,000 | £25,000 | £25,000 | £25,000 | 0% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.8% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 142.4% | 72.5% | 33.1% | 17.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 99.7% | 97.6% | 85.3% | 83.3% | 73.1% | 71.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.19x | 1.36x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 36.85x | 20.79x | — |
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 opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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”
Group structure
- VANAWAYS UK LIMITED · parent
- Finaways UK Limited 65%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Adam Michael | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jul 1984 | British |
| JAKEWAYS, Christopher Mark | Director | 2015-03-03 | Feb 1976 | British |
| WATTS, Michael John | Director | 2022-07-05 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Graeson John | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-12-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 64 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-04-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-10-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-12-05 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-04-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-04-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-04-24 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.