VANGUARD FOUNDRY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-03-29
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£65K
+5.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+68.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
102
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£672K
+113.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-03-29.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,162,784 | £12,850,103 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £336,501 | £721,586 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £314,288 | £672,180 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £314,288 | £816,876 | |
| Cash | £63,260 | — | £61,223 | £64,788 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £688,331 | — | £1,365,832 | £2,218,200 | |
| Net assets | £452,273 | — | £1,144,275 | £1,931,263 | |
| Equity | £452,273 | — | £1,144,275 | £1,931,263 | |
| Average employees | 78 | — | 102 | 102 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,624,078 | £3,914,324 |
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 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.0% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.8% | 6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 24.6% | 32.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 70.2% | 62.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.20x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 14.90x | 14.60x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BK Plus Audit 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.”
Significant events
- “On 31st October 2024 a management buyout occurred seeing Vanguard 2024 Limited purchase all shares in Vanguard Foundry Limited and become ultimate controlling party. As part of this transaction Brian Higgins has resigned as director.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPKINS, Karl Scott | Director | 2020-09-15 | Mar 1974 | British |
| KENDRICK, Paul Michael | Director | 2016-09-01 | Jun 1981 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGINS, Brian Patrick | Secretary | 2000-04-12 | 2024-10-29 |
| LANE, Stanley | Secretary | — | 2000-04-12 |
| CAMPBELL, William John | Director | — | 2002-11-08 |
| HIGGINS, Brian Patrick | Director | — | 2024-10-29 |
| HORTON, Kenneth Victor | Director | — | 2004-04-05 |
| HOWELL, David Joseph | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2017-04-14 |
| MINTERN, Christopher James | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| MOSELEY, Wayne Andrew | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2007-07-27 |
| NEWBY, Martin Frederick | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2013-01-18 |
| POOL, Michael John | Director | — | 2003-08-31 |
| SHEPHERD, Lee | Director | 2017-05-22 | 2020-12-17 |
| SHEPHERD, Lee | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2014-01-31 |
| SMITH, Peter Jeffery | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2017-09-30 |
| WILLETTS, John | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2011-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard 2024 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-29 | Active |
| Mr Brian Patrick Higgins | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+15.1%
£11,162,784 £12,850,103
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Cash
+5.8%
£61,223 £64,788
highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
+68.8%
£1,144,275 £1,931,263
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
0%
102 102
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Operating profit
+114.4%
£336,501 £721,586
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Profit before tax
+113.9%
£314,288 £672,180
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Wages
+8%
£3,624,078 £3,914,324
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