XLVET UK LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8m
+7.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£866k
-5.1% vs 2023
Employees
34
+9.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£78k
-328.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £25,118,708 | £30,500,020 | +21.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £42,220 | -£67,353 | -259.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £34,066 | -£77,860 | -328.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £26,369 | -£77,385 | -393.5% | |
| Cash | £598,191 | £952,902 | £1,208,954 | £942,540 | £2,591,709 | £2,781,424 | +7.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £615,880 | £786,150 | £933,423 | £966,264 | £1,091,590 | £1,061,248 | -2.8% | |
| Net assets | £503,344 | £653,557 | £783,212 | £805,977 | £912,118 | £865,931 | -5.1% | |
| Equity | £503,344 | £653,557 | £783,212 | £805,977 | £912,118 | £865,931 | -5.1% | |
| Average employees | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 31 | 34 | +9.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,060,778 | £1,211,382 | +14.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £165,313 | £227,770 | +37.8% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 0.2% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.1% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 3.9% | -6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 88.2% | 90.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.16x | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 5.18x | -6.80x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- XLVET UK LIMITED 2005-07-27 → present
- VETSXL LIMITED 2005-01-21 → 2005-07-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- XLVET UK LIMITED · parent
- Broomhall Buying Services Limited 100%
- XLVet Networks Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Grads to Vets has been dissolved on 7th May 2024. However, the branding is still used in XL Vets and therefore the Goodwill is still being recognised.”
- “The total amount of financial commitments not included in the statement of financial position is £65,548 (2023: £121,644)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALCOCK, Philip Gareth | Director | 2026-06-17 | Mar 1980 | British |
| ALLEN, Katherine | Director | 2022-06-08 | Nov 1976 | British |
| CUMISKEY, Alexander Hugh | Director | 2025-06-11 | May 1982 | British |
| DURSTON, Gavin Lammond | Director | 2023-06-14 | May 1971 | Scottish |
| HEDLEY, Kerrie | Director | 2024-06-12 | Jul 1988 | British |
| HOBBS, Roxanne Faye | Director | 2026-03-06 | Jan 1979 | British |
| ROPER, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2019-06-12 | Jan 1969 | British |
| SHARDLOW, Thomas David | Director | 2026-06-17 | Jul 1984 | British |
| STOCKTON, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2024-06-12 | Feb 1962 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-01-23 | 2025-03-26 |
| GILLESPIE MACANDREW WS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-01-21 | 2006-01-23 |
| ADLER, Andrew Paul | Director | 2013-06-12 | 2019-09-02 |
| BAILLIE, John | Director | 2005-06-08 | 2007-06-06 |
| BLACK, David Hugh, Dr | Director | 2005-02-28 | 2017-06-14 |
| CANT, Andy John | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2020-06-03 |
| CRAIG, Thomas Watson | Director | 2005-02-28 | 2010-06-09 |
| CURWEN, Andrew Duncan | Director | 2009-11-04 | 2026-06-17 |
| DAVIES, Andrew Richard John | Director | 2008-06-27 | 2013-06-12 |
| EAMES, Nicholas Richard | Director | 2012-06-13 | 2020-06-03 |
| FURNESS, Wendy Anne | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2018-06-14 |
| GASKARTH, Lynne | Director | 2019-06-12 | 2023-05-03 |
| GOODWIN, Hazel | Director | 2017-06-14 | 2018-09-26 |
| HAYTON, Rachel Catherine | Director | 2024-06-12 | 2026-06-17 |
| HUTCHINSON, Timothy Mark | Director | 2010-06-09 | 2025-06-11 |
| IVENS, Philip Anthony Spencer | Director | 2024-06-12 | 2025-12-01 |
| KEMMISH, Anthony Richard | Director | 2019-06-12 | 2022-01-06 |
| KING, Jane Anne | Director | 2021-06-09 | 2024-06-12 |
| LAING, Neil Morris | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2016-06-15 |
| LAMBERT, Charles Andrew | Director | 2005-02-28 | 2013-06-12 |
| MACFARLANE, John | Director | 2012-06-13 | 2015-04-08 |
| MACFARLANE, John | Director | 2005-06-08 | 2007-06-06 |
| MCMILLAN, Donald | Director | 2005-02-28 | 2012-11-14 |
| MITCHELL, Colin | Director | 2018-06-14 | 2021-02-16 |
| MORLEY, Peter Thomas | Director | 2006-04-09 | 2008-06-27 |
| OLIVER, Adrian | Director | 2015-06-17 | 2018-05-18 |
| OVEREND, Mark Alexander Dunlop | Director | 2007-06-06 | 2010-06-09 |
| RICHARDS, Iain Malcolm, Dr | Director | 2010-06-09 | 2014-06-10 |
| ROGERS, Helen Caroline | Director | 2021-06-09 | 2025-06-11 |
| SAPSFORD, Benjamin Patrick | Director | 2018-06-14 | 2018-12-07 |
| SINGLETON, Geoff | Director | 2005-06-08 | 2006-04-09 |
| SUTCLIFFE, Richard John | Director | 2007-06-06 | 2011-06-16 |
| TAYLOR, Bridget Claire | Director | 2013-06-12 | 2019-03-03 |
| TURKINGTON, Andrew | Director | 2005-06-08 | 2012-06-13 |
| WEBSTER, Roderick | Director | 2005-01-21 | 2005-06-08 |
| WHYTE, Diane Laura | Director | 2018-10-15 | 2022-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-31 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-03-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 7
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.