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VISTRA LIMITED
Cash
£2M
+124% vs 2021
Net assets
£7M
+8.8% vs 2021
Employees
49
-37.2% vs 2021
Profit before tax
£620K
-6.1% vs 2021
Profile
- Company number
- 00865285
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1965-11-30
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 63110
Profit before tax
5-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest 2022-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £5,382,568 | £4,894,027 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £402,561 | £608,078 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £659,646 | £619,678 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £560,110 | £577,037 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,007,846 | £2,257,521 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £6,571,349 | £7,148,386 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £3,206,493 | £4,706,150 | £6,011,239 | £6,571,349 | £7,148,386 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 78 | 49 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors meet regularly to assess the performance and going concern of the Company and are satisfied that the Company will continue its activities for at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. The directors have considered the Company's financial position and prepared cash flow forecasts covering a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. These forecasts project a positive cash flow position and support the recoverability of intercompany balances. In addition, the Company has received a letter of support from Vistra Holdings Limited. This letter confirms Vistra Holdings Limited's intention to provide such financial assistance as may be necessary to enable the Company to meet its obligations as they fall due, for a period of not less than twelve months from the date of signing the audit report.”
Subsidiaries
- Instant Companies Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · dormant
- Swift Incorporations Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · dormant
- Vistra Corporate Law Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · trading
- Vistra EOR (UK) Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · dormant
- Vistra Secretaries (UK) Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · dormant
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-08-29 | — | — |
| BLACKER, Stephen Allan | Director | 2023-12-01 | Mar 1965 | Welsh |
| HILTON, Richard David | Director | 2025-08-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| SHAW, Joanna Simone | Director | 2023-12-01 | Aug 1983 | British |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAN DUZER, Peter George | Secretary | 1995-02-01 | 2001-06-15 |
| THE WEST OF ENGLAND TRUST LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-06-15 | 2003-08-29 |
| THE WEST OF ENGLAND TRUST LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1995-02-01 |
| ACRAMAN, Emily Jane | Director | 2024-08-15 | 2024-11-19 |
| BREMMER, Vincent | Director | 2018-08-15 | 2019-02-18 |
| BURGOYNE, Jason Anthony | Director | 2012-02-08 | 2024-08-22 |
| COGHLAN, Andrew Charles | Director | 2007-02-14 | 2009-05-08 |
| COLLERY, Gavin Patrick | Director | 2023-03-10 | 2023-12-15 |
| COOPER, Paul John | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2023-12-14 |
| CURTIS, Stephen Russell | Director | 1997-01-02 | 2003-12-05 |
| DOYLE, Peter | Director | 2020-08-24 | 2023-04-04 |
| EDWARDS, Thomas Stephen | Director | 2014-05-14 | 2019-07-12 |
| ELLIOTT, William Paul | Director | — | 1997-09-26 |
| FARMAN, Debbie Jane | Director | 2013-02-06 | 2023-12-22 |
| FILMER, Simon Wickham | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2018-08-15 |
| FULLER, John Stewart | Director | — | 1996-07-12 |
| GIBBONS, Brian John | Director | 2004-05-12 | 2016-12-20 |
| HARBOTTLE, Ian Anthony | Director | 1993-11-17 | 2016-12-20 |
| HARVERYE, Craig | Director | 2022-01-17 | 2023-08-04 |
| HUDSON, Richard Thomas | Director | — | 2003-08-29 |
| IMPEY, David Richard | Director | — | 1993-03-30 |
| JONES, Matthew | Director | 2019-12-12 | 2020-02-14 |
| KELLY, Barbara Ann | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2007-09-28 |
| KENWARD, Robert Timothy | Director | 2004-05-12 | 2014-09-30 |
| LAW, Janis | Director | 2002-09-11 | 2008-09-30 |
| LEAKE, Ralph David Sydney | Director | — | 1995-05-31 |
| LEWIS, Owen | Director | 2023-03-10 | 2023-12-31 |
| MATHIE, James Wright | Director | — | 1994-10-27 |
| PALMER, Martin William Gordon | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2018-08-15 |
| PEARCE, Jane Margaret | Director | 2019-02-19 | 2019-07-22 |
| READER, Jason Antony | Director | 2023-12-01 | 2025-12-12 |
| REES, Nicholas Daryl | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2017-01-03 |
| RICKETTS, William Nicholas | Director | 2011-11-02 | 2016-02-04 |
| RUDGE, David | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2020-08-24 |
| RUFFELS, Clive Anthony | Director | 2013-05-15 | 2018-09-28 |
| TEMPLETON, Richard | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2016-12-20 |
| TOWNSEND, Paul Michael | Director | 2008-05-21 | 2013-05-17 |
| VANDRIDGE AMES, Caroline | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2011-05-31 |
| WATSON, Andrew | Director | 2008-05-21 | 2013-05-31 |
| WHALLEY, Stephen Frank | Director | 2003-05-14 | 2014-04-30 |
| WHITWELL, Michael | Director | — | 2001-03-28 |
| WILCOCK, Geoffrey Edward | Director | 2004-05-12 | 2009-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vistra Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-02-14 | Active |
| West Of England Trust Limited(The) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 242 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2026-03-02 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-12-19 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-08-04 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-11-22 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-09-04 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-12-28 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-12-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-12-15 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-12-15 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory