VIANET LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-16 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+52.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+5.6% vs 2024
Employees
128
-0.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+37.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,049,565 | £15,182,877 | |
| Operating profit | £1,992,902 | £1,961,739 | |
| Profit before tax | £874,273 | £1,201,486 | |
| Net profit | £625,520 | £751,694 | |
| Cash | £1,804,522 | £2,757,241 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,358,923 | £19,053,225 | |
| Net assets | £13,967,390 | £14,753,967 | |
| Equity | £13,967,390 | £14,753,967 | |
| Average employees | 129 | 128 | |
| Wages | £4,681,037 | £4,802,421 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+0.9%
£15,049,565 £15,182,877
-
Cash
+52.8%
£1,804,522 £2,757,241
-
Net assets
+5.6%
£13,967,390 £14,753,967
-
Employees
-0.8%
129 128
-
Operating profit
-1.6%
£1,992,902 £1,961,739
-
Profit before tax
+37.4%
£874,273 £1,201,486
-
Wages
+2.6%
£4,681,037 £4,802,421
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 12.9% | |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.9% | 10.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.1% | 56.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.47x | 0.49x | |
| Interest cover | 1.71x | 1.84x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- VIANET LIMITED 2000-01-07 → present
- PHONEBOX LIMITED 1996-07-03 → 2000-01-07
- THE PHONE BOX LIMITED 1992-10-20 → 1996-07-03
- WJB (282) LIMITED 1992-06-15 → 1992-10-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have taken note of the guidance issued by the Financial Reporting Council on Going Concern Assessments in determining that this is the appropriate basis of preparation of the financial statements and have considered a number of factors.”
Group structure
- VIANET LIMITED · parent
- Vendman Systems Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The partnership between Vianet and Attenda has bolstered our position in the fast-growing 'unattended' contactless payments sector.”
- “Integrating Vianet's draught beer management solution with the Beverage Metrics (BMI) inventory platform offers customers a comprehensive drinks management solution that enhances profitability by reducing costs, improving productivity, and maximising sales.”
- “While the US operation was loss-making in FY25, it's expected to deliver commercial traction in FY26. More importantly, BMI should support Vianet's growth in UK hospitality and be a step forward in developing a profitable footprint in the USA.”
- “Investing in our technology and commercial activity has attracted strong interest from food service and petrol forecourt sectors, where new contracts were won and growth will come from in FY26.”
- “The continued investment in our cloud infrastructure and mobile technology will drive the development of existing revenues in Smart Machines and Smart Zones.”
- “The Board remains confident in the Company's long-term growth strategy and ability to achieve earnings growth and expand future strategic options.”
- “The company has a continuing commitment to levels of research and cost of ensuring systems perform optimally which reflect the need to be at the forefront of technological advance to ensure future growth.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTHAM, Sarah | Director | 2025-08-01 | Nov 1983 | British |
| DICKSON, James William | Director | 2008-12-11 | Apr 1959 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMIT, Richard John | Secretary | 2008-04-25 | 2009-05-20 |
| FOSTER, Mark Hardwick | Secretary | 2009-05-20 | 2025-07-16 |
| KERR, Alastair James | Secretary | 2003-04-24 | 2008-03-20 |
| KING, Penny | Secretary | 2000-03-08 | 2003-04-24 |
| PEARSON, James Douglas Irvine | Secretary | 1992-10-13 | 1996-06-20 |
| BURNESS SOLICITORS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-05-20 | 1998-10-26 |
| BURNESS SOLICITORS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-06-15 | 1992-10-13 |
| D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-03-20 | 2008-04-25 |
| PAGAN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-10-26 | 2000-03-06 |
| BALFOUR, Alan | Director | 1997-08-04 | 2001-02-21 |
| BANNATYNE, Brian | Director | 2000-02-25 | 2001-04-17 |
| BARNET, Graham Fleming | Director | 1997-05-20 | 2000-03-06 |
| BEATTIE, Eric | Director | 1993-02-25 | 1995-12-31 |
| CRABB, Neil David | Director | 1997-05-20 | 2000-03-06 |
| DARLING, Stewart William | Director | 2017-10-10 | 2021-02-23 |
| FOSTER, Mark Hardwick | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2025-07-16 |
| GIBSON, Iain Andrew | Director | 2008-04-25 | 2009-03-30 |
| HAMILTON, Andrew | Director | 1998-08-10 | 1999-09-06 |
| KERR, Alastair James | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2008-03-20 |
| LAING, Timothy James Arthur, Acting As Trustee For The Laing Family Trust | Director | 1992-10-13 | 2000-01-25 |
| LYON, John | Director | 1997-08-04 | 1999-07-05 |
| MACLAREN, Peter James | Director | 1992-10-13 | 1997-05-20 |
| MCCRACKEN, Ralston John Strachan | Director | 2001-12-06 | 2002-08-02 |
| MCLEAN, Iain | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2007-09-14 |
| MILL, Andrew, Professor | Director | 2000-12-08 | 2003-04-04 |
| ORROCK, Ian Jackson | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2009-09-02 |
| TAYLOR, Geoffrey John | Director | 1998-12-10 | 2001-06-22 |
| THOMSON, John Sidney | Director | 2003-08-11 | 2006-02-15 |
| WILCOX, Steven William | Director | 1997-08-04 | 1999-04-30 |
| WJB (DIRECTORS) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-06-15 | 1992-10-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vianet Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.