VDC UK MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£2m
-23.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18m
-47.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
414
+0.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.9m
+82.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £43,138,023 | £65,263,090 | £83,723,805 | +28.3% | |
| Operating profit | £482,158 | £2,654,390 | £5,512,371 | +107.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £509,105 | £2,672,387 | £4,889,075 | +82.9% | |
| Net profit | £509,105 | £2,771,351 | £4,858,238 | +75.3% | |
| Cash | £5,400,584 | £2,671,212 | £2,038,905 | -23.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,321,346 | £33,756,497 | £30,093,409 | -10.9% | |
| Net assets | £30,321,346 | £33,377,440 | £17,535,678 | -47.5% | |
| Equity | £30,321,346 | £33,377,440 | £17,535,678 | -47.5% | |
| Average employees | 295 | 411 | 414 | +0.7% | |
| Wages | £26,846,685 | £41,677,596 | £48,116,742 | +15.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,457,126 | £1,371,450 | £996,452 | -27.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £562,425 | £586,179 | £497,878 | -15.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 4.1% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 4.2% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | 7.9% | 18.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.6% | 22.1% | 57.4% | |
| Current ratio | 5.99x | 4.33x | 2.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 8.35x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for the 12-month period from the date of approval of these financial statements, covering the period to 30 June 2027. Based on this assessment, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence during the going concern period. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Supporting the expansion of the Group's operations, including increased staffing and infrastructure investment”
- “Entering into and managing lease arrangements for office premises to support operational growth”
- “Reviewing and refining intercompany cost recharge arrangements”
- “Managing the Company's cost base in the context of inflationary pressures”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-12-12 | — | — |
| ACASTER, James Robert | Director | 2025-12-10 | May 1986 | British |
| HASLEHURST, Nicholas John | Director | 2025-06-30 | Oct 1972 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOKSI, Sureel Aroon | Director | 2020-01-20 | 2021-05-31 |
| CULBARD, Darren Stewart, Mr. | Director | 2022-07-08 | 2025-06-30 |
| HASLEHURST, Nicholas John | Director | 2021-05-31 | 2024-12-20 |
| JENKINS, Justin Marcus | Director | 2021-05-31 | 2025-12-10 |
| KINCH, Stephen Paul | Director | 2021-05-31 | 2021-08-01 |
| METWALLI, Sharif Ali, Mr. | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-08 |
| METWALLI, Sharif Ali, Mr. | Director | 2019-12-12 | 2021-05-31 |
| REGAN, Vaughan Benedict | Director | 2024-12-20 | 2025-12-10 |
| RENNER, David Charles | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-08 |
| RENNER, David Charles | Director | 2020-10-02 | 2021-05-31 |
| SHARMA, Shalini | Director | 2020-10-02 | 2021-05-31 |
| STRAUVEN, Christophe Jacques, Mr. | Director | 2021-05-31 | 2021-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 53 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-19 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-19 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-05-19 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-05-19 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-05-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-14 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.