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VDL STEELWELD UK LIMITED

#11354161 · Active · Incorporated 2018-05-10 (8y 5m) · Last filing 2026-09-14 (1mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 71121 · M Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-28 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2026-11-10 (in 35 days) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£1.4m

+43.6% highest in 4 filed years

Net assets

£8m

+67.1% highest in 4 filed years

Employees

44

+2.3% highest in 4 filed years

Profit before tax

£4.3m

+131.9% highest in 4 filed years

Accounts

4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £11,684,972£24,623,260£52,707,882£49,076,294 -6.9%
Operating profit £538,255£1,287,737£1,880,344£4,352,756 +131.5%
Profit before tax £537,842£1,267,964£1,863,706£4,322,166 +131.9%
Net profit £426,872£990,006£1,442,427£3,224,114 +123.5%
Cash £790,021£515,711£1,009,365£1,449,557 +43.6%
Total assets less current liabilities £2,390,143£3,373,098£4,815,361£8,226,337 +70.8%
Net assets £2,369,164£3,359,170£4,801,457£8,025,571 +67.1%
Equity £2,369,164£3,359,030£4,801,457£8,025,571 +67.1%
Average employees 37404344 +2.3%
Wages £2,111,006£2,432,445£2,558,586£2,925,681 +14.3%
Directors' remuneration £175,912£149,520£174,446£194,048 +11.2%
Directors' pension contributions ——£6,281£6,537 +4.1%
Highest paid director ——£180,727£200,585 +11%

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 2022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 4.6%5.2%3.6%8.9%
Net margin 3.7%4.0%2.7%6.6%
Return on capital employed 22.5%38.2%39.0%52.9%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 78.0%77.3%82.3%62.4%
Current ratio —1.17x1.16x1.53x
Interest cover —65.13x——

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
Sterlings Ltd
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting...”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 0 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
DOWSETT, Darren Tony Director 2018-05-10 Feb 1972 British
MARGARETHA DE VOS, Peter Director 2018-05-10 Jan 1962 Dutch

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Ms Jennifer Angelique Van Der Leegte Individual Shares 25–50%, Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50%, Voting 25–50% (as firm) 2024-11-19 Active
Mr Willem Van Der Leegte Individual Shares 25–50%, Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50%, Voting 25–50% (as firm) 2024-03-19 Active
Mr Pieter Johan Hendrik Van Der Leegte Individual Shares 25–50%, Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50%, Voting 25–50% (as firm) 2024-03-19 Active
Mr Wilhelmus Gerardus Stephanus Maria Van Der Leegte Individual Shares 50–75%, Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 50–75%, Voting 75–100% (as firm) 2018-05-10 Ceased 2023-11-19
Vdl Steelweld B.V Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2018-05-10 Ceased 2018-05-10

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 30 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-03-31 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2026-03-29 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-03-29 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2026-03-29 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2026-03-29 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-12-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-09-26 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous shortened PDF
2025-03-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type medium PDF
2024-11-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-26 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous shortened PDF
2024-01-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-11-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-01-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-11-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-07-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-12-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-07-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-06-18 DISS40 gazette Gazette filings brought up to date
2021-06-15 GAZ1 gazette Gazette notice compulsory

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
7

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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