BUREAU VERITAS CERTIFICATION UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-28 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£42K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£2M
-31% vs 2023
Employees
48
-11.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£543K
+58.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BUREAU VERITAS CERTIFICATION UK LIMITED 2006-09-13 → present
- BUREAU VERITAS QUALITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1988-04-18 → 2006-09-13
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,765,000 | £7,975,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,187,000 | -£422,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,310,000 | -£543,000 | |
| Net profit | -£1,376,000 | -£621,000 | |
| Cash | — | £42,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£1,503,000 | -£1,969,000 | |
| Equity | -£1,503,000 | -£1,969,000 | |
| Average employees | 54 | 48 | |
| Wages | £2,585,000 | £2,447,000 |
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 | -15.3% | -5.3% | |
| Net margin | -17.7% | -7.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.66x | 0.59x | |
| Interest cover | -9.65x | -3.49x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors of Bureau Veritas SA, the ultimate parent undertaking, have confirmed that they will provide financial support to enable the company to meet its financial liabilities as they fall due for the period to 31 December 2026. On this basis, the directors have formed a judgement that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In July 2024, the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court's decision in Virgin Media Ltd v NTL Pension Trustees Il Ltd, confirming that any amendments made to pension benefits during the Relevant Period are void if not accompanied by written confirmation from the Scheme Actuary that the Scheme would continue to meet the statutory standard under Section 37 of the Pensions Schemes Act 1993 ("Section 37 Confirmation").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 58 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANUSSOT, Aurelie Micheline Marie-Jeanne | Director | 2025-06-12 | Aug 1983 | French |
| GIROS, Antoine Sylvain Benoit | Director | 2024-09-01 | Apr 1985 | French |
| GUILLYGOMARC'H, Yann | Director | 2025-04-03 | Jul 1987 | French |
Show 58 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AINSWORTH, Donald Brian Frederick | Secretary | 2020-05-29 | 2022-04-26 |
| CARTER, Dion | Secretary | 2002-11-08 | 2003-03-31 |
| COOKE, Andrew James | Secretary | 2004-08-02 | 2005-02-18 |
| CROMPTON, Paul | Secretary | 2009-12-02 | 2012-01-11 |
| DERRICK, David John | Secretary | 2009-07-02 | 2009-12-02 |
| FOTHERINGHAM, Martin Muir | Secretary | 2003-03-31 | 2004-08-02 |
| PULLIG, John Francis | Secretary | 1992-04-30 | 2002-11-08 |
| QUIGLEY, Andrew Christopher | Secretary | 2008-02-01 | 2009-07-02 |
| REYNOLDS, Brian | Secretary | 2012-01-16 | 2016-02-29 |
| SHEPHERD, Andrew Norman | Secretary | 2005-02-17 | 2008-01-31 |
| THOMAS, Clare | Secretary | 2016-02-10 | 2018-10-10 |
| BAKER, Geoffrey | Director | 2000-02-04 | 2001-06-29 |
| BARRY, Paul | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-08-26 |
| BERMEJO, Laurent Philippe | Director | 2008-02-08 | 2010-01-01 |
| BOWEN, Vic | Director | 2006-09-11 | 2011-05-19 |
| BRYAN, Richard David | Director | 2020-05-29 | 2021-01-29 |
| CHABAS, Francois | Director | 2012-01-16 | 2013-08-01 |
| COLE, William Prior | Director | — | 1997-11-06 |
| COOKE, Andrew James | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2005-02-18 |
| CROMPTON, James Paul | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-01-11 |
| DAHMANI, Laurent | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-07-02 |
| DANTAUD, Jean Louis | Director | — | 1991-12-13 |
| DAY, Ian Jeffrey | Director | — | 2000-05-05 |
| DERRICK, David John | Director | 2006-09-11 | 2007-02-22 |
| DOLAN, Kathryn Elizabeth | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2020-05-29 |
| DOROSZCZUK, Bernard | Director | — | 1996-05-17 |
| DUNN, Brian James | Director | — | 2001-03-30 |
| FRANKS, Joy Elizabeth | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-02-11 |
| GEE, Matthew Peter | Director | 2016-09-22 | 2018-08-31 |
| GLASCODINE, Richard Donald Samuel | Director | — | 1997-07-04 |
| GOODES, John Albert | Director | — | 2001-03-05 |
| GORE, Michael Philip | Director | 1993-09-10 | 2001-03-30 |
| GORMAN, Steven | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2025-03-13 |
| GUIZE, Olivier Jaques | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2007-02-22 |
| HAMILTON, Andrew | Director | 2025-03-13 | 2025-06-11 |
| HOYER, Thomas Rolf Josef | Director | 1992-04-07 | 2001-02-12 |
| JAMES, David Ernest, Mr. | Director | 1996-07-02 | 2001-06-29 |
| JENKINS, Michael David | Director | 2008-02-08 | 2010-01-01 |
| KIRKBY, Andrew | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| KNOWLES, Royston | Director | — | 1995-05-27 |
| KOCH-CHRISTENSEN, Svend Aage | Director | 1993-01-15 | 1994-10-14 |
| LACHI KOLAROVA, Karolina | Director | 2020-05-29 | 2023-02-24 |
| LAWLESS, Patrick | Director | 2007-01-22 | 2008-02-08 |
| MAY, Barry | Director | 1992-04-07 | 1999-11-10 |
| MCNEALY, David Grahame | Director | — | 1993-04-13 |
| MURPHY, James Robert | Director | 2007-01-22 | 2008-01-25 |
| NILSSON, Lars-Goren Anders | Director | — | 1995-04-21 |
| OUTTERSIDE, William Eric | Director | — | 2000-09-09 |
| OVERTON, Nigel | Director | 1999-08-06 | 2004-08-16 |
| PAINE, Andrew Robert | Director | 1997-02-18 | 1999-04-20 |
| PRICE, Peter Nicholas | Director | 1991-07-09 | 2001-09-05 |
| REEVE, Paul James | Director | 1998-04-24 | 2001-03-30 |
| SHEPHERD, Andrew Norman | Director | 2005-02-17 | 2008-01-31 |
| SIMONIN, Michel Marcel | Director | — | 1991-10-30 |
| SMITH, Kenneth Mar | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2024-08-31 |
| SMITH, Roger Michael | Director | — | 1997-05-05 |
| VAGNER JENSEN, Kaare | Director | 1991-07-09 | 1992-10-15 |
| WIROTIUS, Patrick | Director | 2008-02-08 | 2010-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau Veritas Certification Holding Sas | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 234 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+2.7%
£7,765,000 £7,975,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-31%
-£1,503,000 -£1,969,000
-
Employees
-11.1%
54 48
-
Operating profit
+64.4%
-£1,187,000 -£422,000
-
Profit before tax
+58.5%
-£1,310,000 -£543,000
-
Wages
-5.3%
£2,585,000 £2,447,000
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