VIA NOVUS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.3m
-27.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£49m
-16% vs 2024
Employees
66
+10% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£11m
-76.1% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £18,801,859 | £23,153,115 | +23.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£6,464,809 | -£7,782,354 | -20.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£6,258,648 | -£11,018,386 | -76.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£6,258,648 | -£11,018,386 | -76.1% | |
| Cash | £26,819 | £1,800 | £7,132 | £7,335,820 | £5,329,807 | -27.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,724,440 | £30,652,105 | £56,119,999 | £78,775,542 | £99,150,326 | +25.9% | |
| Net assets | £24,724,440 | £30,652,105 | £56,119,999 | £58,019,072 | £48,738,459 | -16% | |
| Equity | £24,724,440 | £30,652,105 | £56,119,999 | £58,019,072 | £48,738,459 | -16% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 66 | +10% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,653,870 | £3,847,470 | +5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £918,427 | £1,050,719 | +14.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £20,801 | £19,268 | -7.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £253,639 | £253,974 | +0.1% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -34.4% | -33.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -33.3% | -47.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -8.2% | -7.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 35.2% | 55.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.17x | 1.69x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -2.28x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BURGESS HODGSON AUDIT LIMITED
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the company's liquidity position in detail. Management also performed a range of scenario analyses, including downside stress cases, which confirmed that the company has sufficient resources to execute its business plan for the foreseeable future. Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- VIA NOVUS LIMITED · parent
- Osprey Charging Network Ltd 100%
- Via Novus Nominee Limited 100%
- Circuit Payments Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In July 2025, the group secured a five-year senior secured debt facility of £110m with Novuna Business Finance (part of Mitsubishi HC Capital UK Plc), Société Générale, Aldermore, and the UK Government's National Wealth Fund.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON, Adam | Director | 2018-02-15 | Oct 1973 | British |
| HOCHSCHILD, Maurice Robert Leo | Director | 2017-11-07 | Feb 1962 | British |
| JOHNSTON, Ian Richard | Director | 2019-07-03 | Feb 1980 | British |
| JONES, Oliver John | Director | 2019-07-03 | May 1961 | British |
| KUMAR, Rahul | Director | 2025-07-15 | Feb 1985 | Luxembourger |
| ROGY, Emmanuel Michel | Director | 2025-02-08 | Jan 1968 | French |
| SUTUGINA, Natalia | Director | 2026-01-29 | Aug 1975 | Luxembourger |
| TRIVEDI, Saket | Director | 2025-07-15 | Dec 1975 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALAS, Stéphane Paul Henri | Director | 2019-07-03 | 2025-10-23 |
| KUMAR, Rahul | Director | 2019-07-03 | 2022-01-06 |
| NOSWORTHY, Andrew Oliver | Director | 2018-02-15 | 2019-07-03 |
| PIGANEAU, Henri Marie Bernard Francis | Director | 2019-07-03 | 2023-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investec Investments (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-11-23 | Ceased 2019-07-03 |
| Mr Maurice Robert Leo Hochschild | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-02-15 | Ceased 2019-07-03 |
| Investec Bank Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-02-15 | Ceased 2018-11-23 |
| Mr Maurice Robert Leo Hochschild | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2017-11-07 | Ceased 2018-02-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-08-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.