VIVA BIDCO LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£53m
-233.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
2
-33.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£38m
-20.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Group's current RCF matures on 31 October 2026. There remains a risk that a new financing provider cannot be secured before the current facility matures. This constitutes a material uncertainty to the Group being able to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,874,000 | -£1,415,000 | -£3,010,000 | -112.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£25,313,000 | -£31,090,000 | -£37,533,000 | -20.7% | |
| Net profit | -£27,121,000 | -£32,430,000 | -£36,989,000 | -14.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£15,846,000 | -£52,835,000 | -233.4% | |
| Net assets | £16,584,000 | -£15,846,000 | -£52,835,000 | -233.4% | |
| Equity | £16,584,000 | -£15,846,000 | -£52,835,000 | -233.4% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 2 | -33.3% | |
| Wages | £1,418,000 | £1,366,000 | £2,030,000 | +48.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.9% | 102.6% | 107.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.74x | 0.73x | 0.04x | |
| Interest cover | -0.06x | -0.01x | -0.03x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- VIVA BIDCO LIMITED 2021-03-31 → present
- SHOO 654 LIMITED 2021-02-17 → 2021-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Group's current RCF matures on 31 October 2026. There remains a risk that a new financing provider cannot be secured before the current facility matures. This constitutes a material uncertainty to the Group being able to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- VIVA BIDCO LIMITED · parent
- Avant SA 100%
- Avant Homes Group Limited 100%
- Avant Homes Holdings Limited 100%
- Avant Homes Group No.2 Limited 100%
- Avant Homes (No.2) Limited 100%
- Avant Homes Limited 100%
- Avant Homes (England) Limited 100%
- Avant Homes (Scotland) Limited 100%
- Gladedale (North East Scotland) Limited 100%
- Avant Homes (Gallions Approach) Limited 100%
- Avant (BBH) No.2 Limited 100%
- Avant Homes (Yorkshire) Limited 100%
- Avant Homes (Sunderland) Limited 100%
- Avant Homes (Scotland MK) Limited 100%
- Gladedale (South East) Limited 100%
- S M Stroud Limited (formerly Avant Estates Limited) 100%
- Avant Homes (Central) Limited 100%
- Gladedale (Home Counties) Limited 100%
- Laing/Gladedale (Hastings) Holdings Limited 50%
- Freeport Scotland Limited 14%
- Strada Developments Limited 50%
- SF Scotland Limited 100%
- Roof Profiles Limited 100%
- Cavendish Park 2017 Limited 100%
- Berkeley De Veer Holdings Limited 100%
- Berkeley De Veer Limited 100%
- De Veer Estates No.2 Limited 100%
- Residential Capital (Bramley) Limited 100%
- Residential Capital (Meridian House) Limited 100%
- Residential Capital (Harrogate) Limited 100%
- Berkeley De Veer (North East) Limited 100%
- Strategic Land Estates Limited 100%
- Resicap Limited 100%
- Berkeley De Veer (Southern) Limited 100%
- Principal Standard Limited 100%
- Dewsbury Riverside Limited 95%
- Alfa Homes Limited 50%
- De Veer Quarters Limited 50%
- De Veer Prescient (No1) Limited 50%
- Project Terrier LLP 50%
- GBL Projects (Three) Limited 50%
- GBL Projects (Four) Limited 50%
- Berkeley De Veer Investments Limited 50%
- Berkeley De Veer (Easingwold) Limited 50%
Significant events
- “On 31 January 2026, the Group signed a Payment Plan Agreement ("PPA") with MHCLG relating to the Group's obligations under a Developer Remediation Contract ("DRC") in England.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWPER, Rachel Josephine | Secretary | 2023-03-03 | — | — |
| FAIRBURN, Jeffrey | Director | 2021-04-08 | May 1966 | British |
| STENHOUSE, Richard Paul | Director | 2024-03-21 | Jan 1971 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGGS, Simon Matthew | Director | 2021-02-17 | 2021-04-08 |
| COOK, Mark Anthony | Director | 2025-02-20 | 2025-10-02 |
| NEWETT, Daniel George | Director | 2021-04-08 | 2024-03-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viva Bidco Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-06 | Active |
| Shoosmiths Nominees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-02-17 | Ceased 2021-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 29 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2021-07-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-04-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.