UL VS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-25 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+181.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-29.8% vs 2023
Employees
403
+17.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£17M
-92.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- UL VS LIMITED 2013-04-15 → present
- UL VERIFICATION SERVICES LTD 2013-03-28 → 2013-04-15
- RFI GLOBAL SERVICES LTD 2004-06-17 → 2013-03-28
- RADIO FREQUENCY INVESTIGATION LIMITED 1987-06-03 → 2004-06-17
- FLUXION LIMITED 1987-03-31 → 1987-06-03
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,235,709 | £39,008,674 | |
| Operating profit | -£8,245,212 | -£16,678,952 | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,728,757 | -£16,836,020 | |
| Net profit | -£8,911,927 | -£16,873,469 | |
| Cash | £1,529,730 | £4,299,410 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,878,202 | £10,414,414 | |
| Net assets | £6,737,525 | £4,729,116 | |
| Equity | £6,737,525 | £4,729,116 | |
| Average employees | 342 | 403 | |
| Wages | £22,923,576 | £26,007,562 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -25.6% | -42.8% | |
| Net margin | -27.6% | -43.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -64.0% | -160.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.43x | 0.87x | |
| Interest cover | -15.75x | -76.45x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has working capital supported on funds provided by UL Solutions Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the "Group"). The Group has provided the Company with an undertaking that for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements it will continue to make available such funds that are needed by the entity. This should enable the Company to continue its operational existence for the foreseeable future by meeting its liabilities as. they fall due for payment.”
Group structure
- UL VS LIMITED · parent
- UL VS South Africa Pty Ltd 100%
- HBI Compliance Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company acquired the assets and liabilities of connected companies; Healthy Buildings International Limited and DB Management Systems Ltd.”
- “In 2025, the Company acquired the assets and liabilities of connected company; Cimteq Limited.”
- “On 15 December 2023, the Group approved the sale of its Payments Testing Business. Subsequently, on 19 December 2023 the Group entered into a Master Purchase and Sale Agreement. Part of this business was held within the Company and is reported as discontinued operation. The Group completed the sale in May 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENISON, Todd James | Director | 2024-11-01 | Jan 1968 | American |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRK, Stephen Alexander | Secretary | — | 2015-06-26 |
| ASCOTT, David Paul | Director | — | 1997-08-14 |
| BEVERIDGE, Kenneth Joseph | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2006-05-31 |
| BOUSSIER, Eric Laurent Roger | Director | 2008-05-27 | 2009-10-30 |
| BURNESS, John | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2009-09-14 |
| JACKLIN, Richard Anthony | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| JESUDAS, Sajeev, Mr. | Director | 2010-06-07 | 2022-04-13 |
| JOHNSON, David Michael | Director | 2008-04-22 | 2010-06-07 |
| KIRK, Stephen Alexander | Director | — | 2015-06-26 |
| LASCELLES, Edward William Anthony | Director | 2006-01-27 | 2010-06-07 |
| LAWRENCE, Kenneth William | Director | 1997-08-14 | 2002-06-26 |
| LINNELL, Warren Andrew | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2004-05-19 |
| ROBINSON, Ryan David, Director | Director | 2018-01-31 | 2024-11-01 |
| ROPER, Stephen Paul | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2000-04-28 |
| SALTZMAN, Michael A, Mr. | Director | 2010-06-07 | 2018-01-31 |
| SCHJOTZ, Gitte, Director | Director | 2018-01-31 | 2024-11-01 |
| SMITH, Richard Alexander Buchan | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2008-04-22 |
| TAYLOR, Bryan Lloyd | Director | 2007-10-23 | 2010-06-07 |
| THOMAS, David Myrddin | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2007-09-30 |
| WATSON, Brian | Director | — | 2016-01-22 |
| WENC, Stephen, Director | Director | 2010-06-07 | 2013-10-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ul International (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-10-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 273 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-18 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2024-03-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-01-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-18 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-03 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+21%
£32,235,709 £39,008,674
-
Cash
+181.1%
£1,529,730 £4,299,410
-
Net assets
-29.8%
£6,737,525 £4,729,116
-
Employees
+17.8%
342 403
-
Operating profit
-102.3%
-£8,245,212 -£16,678,952
-
Profit before tax
-92.9%
-£8,728,757 -£16,836,020
-
Wages
+13.5%
£22,923,576 £26,007,562
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers