MARK VITOW LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-15 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£278K
-68.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-2.5% vs 2023
Employees
27
+3.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£312K
-57.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £8,641,462 | — | — | — | £12,400,074 | £12,315,034 | |
| Operating profit | — | £400,104 | — | — | — | £766,289 | £357,496 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £362,490 | — | — | — | £732,466 | £311,552 | |
| Net profit | — | £291,456 | — | — | — | £576,835 | £218,752 | |
| Cash | — | £721 | — | — | — | £883,488 | £277,531 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,136,444 | — | — | — | £2,194,757 | £2,120,130 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,136,444 | — | — | — | £2,173,378 | £2,120,130 | |
| Equity | £1,072,895 | £1,136,444 | — | — | — | £2,173,378 | £2,120,130 | |
| Average employees | — | 20 | — | — | — | 26 | 27 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,027,756 | £1,144,198 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.6% | — | — | — | 6.2% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.4% | — | — | — | 4.7% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 35.2% | — | — | — | 34.9% | 16.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 62.2% | 61.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.57x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | 10.64x | — | — | — | 22.66x | 7.71x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “These results reflect a strategic decision to invest significantly in both personnel and larger head office premises. This investment aligns with the company's long-term strategy to enhance financial performance over the next three to five years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEMP, Laura Jane Lee | Secretary | 2015-12-03 | — | — |
| PEAD, Rachel Jessica | Secretary | 2015-12-03 | — | — |
| PEAD, Rachel Jessica | Director | 2023-12-13 | Nov 1985 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Matthew | Director | 2014-04-10 | Nov 1983 | British |
| VITOW, Brandon Paul | Director | — | Apr 1954 | British |
| VITOW, Melanie | Director | 2005-03-09 | Sep 1955 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| VITOW, Norma | Secretary | — | 2013-09-10 |
| KUPFER, Stephen | Director | — | 2018-10-02 |
| VITOW, Mark | Director | — | 2013-09-10 |
| VITOW, Norma | Director | — | 2013-09-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Phillips | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-12-31 | Active |
| Mr Brandon Paul Vitow | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-03 |
| Mrs Melanie Vitow | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-18 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-10-23 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-0.7%
£12,400,074 £12,315,034
-
Cash
-68.6%
£883,488 £277,531
-
Net assets
-2.5%
£2,173,378 £2,120,130
-
Employees
+3.8%
26 27
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-53.3%
£766,289 £357,496
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-57.5%
£732,466 £311,552
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+11.3%
£1,027,756 £1,144,198
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