VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT LTD.
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Cash
£659K
-69.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.5M
+18.5% vs 2024
Employees
1,138
+36.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1M
+53.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,669,016 | £39,010,436 | £41,915,712 | £68,572,578 | £95,395,632 | £107,978,523 | +13.2% | |
| Operating profit | £876,656 | £1,123,131 | £817,659 | £1,153,074 | £1,285,697 | £1,749,343 | +36.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £633,209 | £924,830 | £521,245 | £773,256 | £733,738 | £1,123,337 | +53.1% | |
| Net profit | £553,468 | £728,344 | £406,954 | £562,903 | £480,532 | £807,937 | +68.1% | |
| Cash | £598,276 | £1,582,330 | £625,066 | £78,149 | £2,168,625 | £659,313 | -69.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,703,845 | £2,068,044 | £1,811,797 | £1,568,234 | £1,410,660 | £1,529,651 | +8.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,050,985 | £1,579,329 | £1,446,283 | £1,332,216 | £1,283,748 | £1,521,185 | +18.5% | |
| Equity | £1,050,985 | £1,579,329 | £1,446,283 | £1,332,216 | £1,283,748 | £1,521,185 | +18.5% | |
| Average employees | 208 | 189 | 298 | 383 | 834 | 1,138 | +36.5% | |
| Wages | £10,721,010 | £8,031,894 | £13,758,877 | £18,330,542 | £39,010,126 | £54,179,220 | +38.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £161,100 | £193,829 | £206,796 | £192,056 | £192,183 | £177,989 | -7.4% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 51.5% | 54.3% | 45.1% | 73.5% | 91.1% | 114.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.10x | 1.06x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | 3.59x | 5.66x | 2.76x | 3.02x | 2.32x | 2.78x |
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
- VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT LTD. 2005-02-18 → present
- VISION RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD. 2005-02-14 → 2005-02-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- The A9 Partnership Limited
- 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 in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Craig James | Director | 2005-02-14 | Jun 1982 | British |
| HOLLIGAN, Mario | Director | 2024-12-27 | May 1974 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| VENESKY, Joseph Richard | Secretary | 2009-03-20 | 2016-05-18 |
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-02-14 | 2005-02-14 |
| LOTHIAN SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-02-14 | 2008-07-01 |
| THE A9 PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-07-01 | 2009-03-20 |
| CAIRNS, Martin Ian | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2024-12-19 |
| MITCHELL, Robert | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| VENESKY, Joseph Richard | Director | 2005-02-14 | 2016-05-18 |
| GD CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2012-08-17 | 2015-08-31 |
| STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-02-14 | 2005-02-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venesky Brown Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2023-08-09 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.