VECTIS HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+51.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-16.2% vs 2023
Employees
68
-43.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£609K
+20.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- VECTIS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1993-08-25 → present
- BLACKGANG SAWMILL LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1993-08-25
- SENDFILE LIMITED 1981-03-23 → 1981-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £4,995,037 | £3,316,454 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£684,106 | -£513,255 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£766,761 | -£608,759 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,227,946 | -£579,194 | -£498,251 | |
| Cash | — | — | £979,063 | £57,171 | £829,464 | £1,256,487 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,824,162 | £3,775,447 | £5,124,151 | £3,268,678 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £652,148 | £1,880,094 | £3,082,766 | £2,584,515 | |
| Equity | £1,268,962 | £771,284 | £652,148 | £1,880,094 | £3,082,766 | £2,584,515 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 136 | 121 | 121 | 68 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,266,991 | £1,245,405 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -13.7% | -15.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -11.6% | -15.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -13.4% | -15.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.58x | 0.87x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -8.03x | -4.54x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bright Brown Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The director has made an assessment in preparing these financial statements as to whether the Group and parent company remain a going concern. ... they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- VECTIS HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Eklectica Limited 100%
- Vectis Ventures Limited 100%
- We3 Create Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Robin Hill remained closed until its sale on 31 July 2024. Although holding costs were incurred prior to disposal, the sale enabled repayment of outstanding debts, significantly improving the Group's balance sheet.”
- “The season concluded with a new Firework Finale event which contributed additional revenue and secured season pass sales for 2025.”
- “In 2025, It is also planned to install the rides relocated from Robin Hill into Blackgang Chine to improve the offering in the park and increase the value provided.”
- “In 2025, the Group refinanced its remaining borrowings with Lloyds over five years and secured a £250,000 seasonal overdraft facility to support cash flow during the winter closure and pre-season investment.”
- “In April 2025, the group repaid its loan from Funding Circle via a new loan from Lloyds which is repayable over five years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DABELL, Alexander Wray | Director | 2008-09-30 | Feb 1961 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DABELL, Francis Richmond | Secretary | — | 1995-06-01 |
| GRANT, Leonard Edward | Secretary | 1995-06-01 | 2008-11-11 |
| HOLGATE, Robert Christopher | Secretary | 2008-11-11 | 2019-03-27 |
| KENNEDY, Grace | Secretary | 2023-01-24 | 2023-08-31 |
| TURTLE, Mark | Secretary | 2019-03-28 | 2023-02-17 |
| WRIGHT, Paula | Secretary | 2023-09-12 | 2026-01-28 |
| BELGROVE, Timothy Michael | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2011-10-31 |
| DABELL, Alexander Wray | Director | — | 2006-01-20 |
| DABELL, Bernard Peter | Director | — | 2011-05-04 |
| DABELL, Colin Bruce | Director | 1999-03-06 | 2001-09-09 |
| DABELL, Francis Richmond | Director | — | 2011-05-04 |
| DABELL, Josephine Evelyn Mary | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2004-12-26 |
| DABELL, June | Director | 2012-04-03 | 2015-12-01 |
| DABELL, Matthew Geoffrey James | Director | 2011-05-04 | 2012-04-03 |
| DABELL, Simon Francis | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2013-01-30 |
| GRANT, Leonard Edward | Director | 2003-09-02 | 2011-10-31 |
| HAMPTON, Christopher John | Director | 2016-01-22 | 2024-02-05 |
| HOLGATE, Robert Christopher | Director | 2011-01-18 | 2019-03-27 |
| MACKINNON, Iain | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| NEWNHAM, Dacia | Director | — | 1993-03-15 |
| RYAN, Rosemary | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2024-02-05 |
| TURTLE, Mark Richard | Director | 2020-12-21 | 2023-02-17 |
| WARREN, Peter John | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2015-10-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alexander Wray Dabell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-09-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-30 vs 2023-12-30
-
Turnover
-33.6%
£4,995,037 £3,316,454
-
Cash
+51.5%
£829,464 £1,256,487
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-16.2%
£3,082,766 £2,584,515
-
Employees
-43.8%
121 68
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+25%
-£684,106 -£513,255
-
Profit before tax
+20.6%
-£766,761 -£608,759
-
Wages
-45.1%
£2,266,991 £1,245,405
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