VERNON SMITH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-27 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£278K
+357.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
+10.3% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
+35.3% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £878,804 | £1,188,915 | |
| Net profit | £787,662 | £827,567 | £732,577 | — | £505,626 | £863,308 | |
| Cash | £0 | £574,721 | £39,850 | — | £60,744 | £277,655 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,718,567 | £10,152,231 | £10,946,220 | — | £9,100,824 | £10,213,198 | |
| Net assets | £9,053,697 | £9,155,742 | £9,888,319 | — | £8,363,921 | £9,227,229 | |
| Equity | £9,053,697 | £9,155,742 | £9,888,319 | £7,858,295 | £8,363,921 | £9,227,229 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOORE, Daniel James | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | — | — |
| COUBROUGH, David Charles | Director | 2004-10-21 | May 1955 | British |
| READ, Barnaby Thomas | Director | 2013-02-01 | Aug 1975 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUBROUGH, Charles Ronald Lacy | Secretary | — | 1997-12-02 |
| WEETCH, Roger James | Secretary | 1997-12-02 | 2015-12-31 |
| COUBROUGH, Charles Ronald Lacy | Director | — | 1997-12-02 |
| CRACE, Christopher Edward | Director | — | 2005-12-01 |
| CROSER, William James | Director | 2012-03-08 | 2020-11-30 |
| DEAN, John | Director | 1993-12-14 | 2015-10-15 |
| LATHAM, Edward Michael Locks | Director | 1993-12-14 | 2004-10-22 |
| MAITLAND, John Andrew Charles | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2011-11-30 |
| READ, Walter Hugh | Director | — | 2023-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomsbury Properties Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-09-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-12-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+357.1%
£60,744 £277,655
-
Net assets
+10.3%
£8,363,921 £9,227,229
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+35.3%
£878,804 £1,188,915
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers