VAVE DIGITAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-03 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+44.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+502,757.5% vs 2023
Employees
26
-10.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£8M
+836% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- VAVE DIGITAL SERVICES LIMITED 2021-05-13 → present
- CANOPIUS UNDERWRITING LIMITED 2008-12-02 → 2021-05-13
- CHARRINGTON (962) LIMITED 1991-09-25 → 2008-12-02
- G.A. CHARRINGTON & OTHERS SERVICES LIMITED 1991-03-05 → 1991-09-25
- FACTORSLOT LIMITED 1990-02-23 → 1991-03-05
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,020,015 | £12,778,354 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,020,015 | £7,507,784 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,020,015 | £7,507,784 | |
| Net profit | -£1,056,338 | £7,455,893 | |
| Cash | £1,205,337 | £1,746,479 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£1,483 | £7,454,411 | |
| Equity | -£1,483 | £7,454,411 | |
| Average employees | 29 | 26 | |
| Wages | £3,506,301 | £3,000,000 |
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 | -20.3% | 58.8% | |
| Net margin | -21.0% | 58.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 3.15x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having assessed the principal risks to liquidity and solvency for the Company, the directors have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on the Company's financial ability to continue as a going concern and they have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence until at least 31 March 2026 and therefore it is appropriate to adopt a going concern basis for the preparation of the financial statements, and accordingly these financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “A restructuring programme within the Vave Group was undertaken during 2023 and completed in 2024 to facilitate the attraction of third-party capital and support growth ambitions. As part of this, a new US managing general agent (Vave Underwriting Agency Inc. (VUAI)) was established and licenced along with Vave Holdings Limited (VHL), a Vave holding company.”
- “On 1 January 2025 the Company ceased to act as a managing agent and will not write any new business on behalf of S4444. All new underwriting activity will be conducted through VUAI, a fellow Group undertaking, and the Company will act as a service company to VUAI. In due course, once any remaining live VDSL written policies have run off, the Company will cease to act as an appointed representative.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAPLES, Hilary Anne | Secretary | 2026-04-08 | — | — |
| MARTIN, James Jonathan Trelawny, Mr. | Director | 2021-11-26 | Feb 1982 | British |
| PORTER, Robert Francis, Mr. | Director | 2021-08-06 | Oct 1983 | British |
| REITH, Martin Robert Davidson | Director | 2026-04-01 | Feb 1965 | British |
| SHAFER, Marek Joseph Eric, Mr. | Director | 2021-08-05 | Jul 1982 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORMACK, Adrianne | Secretary | 2010-08-16 | 2012-06-30 |
| DAOUD-O'CONNELL, Mariana, Mrs. | Secretary | 2017-06-27 | 2019-06-04 |
| DAVIES, Leila | Secretary | — | 1992-01-08 |
| DONOVAN, Paul | Secretary | 2012-07-05 | 2013-05-07 |
| FETTO, Amanda | Secretary | 2007-07-04 | 2008-04-22 |
| GOLDSTONE, Paula Diane | Secretary | — | 2005-06-10 |
| GRAVES, Karen Elizabeth | Secretary | 2005-06-10 | 2007-07-04 |
| GREENFIELD, James William | Secretary | 2013-05-07 | 2016-02-10 |
| HAYHURST, Moya | Secretary | 2023-03-10 | 2024-03-15 |
| HICKS, Philip Paul, Mr. | Secretary | 2021-11-30 | 2023-03-10 |
| HOWARTH, Andrew, Mr. | Secretary | 2024-05-01 | 2025-09-01 |
| MARSHALL, Joanne, Ms. | Secretary | 2019-06-21 | 2019-10-10 |
| OSMAN, Philip Arthur Victor Selim | Secretary | 2009-10-26 | 2010-07-16 |
| BARTLETT, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2001-03-20 | 2003-12-31 |
| BEALE, Inga Kristine | Director | 2012-05-24 | 2014-01-10 |
| BETTERIDGE, Nicholas James, Mr. | Director | 2021-08-06 | 2024-10-29 |
| CEURVORST, Paul Norman Edward, Mr. | Director | 2021-11-11 | 2026-04-01 |
| CLARK, Malcolm John | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2001-02-28 |
| COOPER, Paul David | Director | 2013-05-15 | 2017-12-31 |
| COX, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2009-09-11 |
| DAVIES, Stuart Robert | Director | 2016-07-28 | 2016-11-22 |
| DAVISON, Laurie Esther, Ms. | Director | 2018-05-31 | 2021-05-20 |
| DUFFY, Michael Patrick | Director | 2016-08-04 | 2022-12-31 |
| DUNNING, David Victor | Director | 2003-11-14 | 2005-09-23 |
| GOLDSTONE, Paula Diane | Director | 1996-03-13 | 2004-03-15 |
| GRAHAM, Bruce William Charles | Director | 1994-05-17 | 2006-05-30 |
| HARDEN, Robert John, Mr. | Director | 2017-01-16 | 2018-05-31 |
| HOLMAN, David Mcarthur | Director | — | 1994-05-17 |
| HOLMES, David Richard | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2003-11-14 |
| IBBOTT, Jonathan Francis | Director | 2023-05-15 | 2024-10-29 |
| INGHAM CLARK, Robert James | Director | 1994-05-17 | 1996-05-31 |
| LAW, Andrew | Director | 1995-09-13 | 2009-09-11 |
| LAW, Robert David | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2013-02-22 |
| LISTER, David John | Director | 1994-05-17 | 1999-08-31 |
| MACLEOD, Alastair Murdo | Director | — | 1994-05-17 |
| MANNING, Stephen Trevor | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2016-07-29 |
| MAY, Peter Gerald | Director | 2001-03-20 | 2009-09-11 |
| MEYER, Nigel Sinclair, Mr. | Director | 2018-05-31 | 2021-10-18 |
| NEWSON, Terence John | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2009-03-24 |
| OLIVER, Richard | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2002-06-13 |
| PYE, David John | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2009-05-12 |
| STOKOE, Simon Christopher | Director | 2003-02-14 | 2009-09-11 |
| THONE, Adrian | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2003-10-02 |
| VINE, Andrew Richard Charles | Director | 1994-05-17 | 1999-12-31 |
| WATSON, Clive Anthony | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| WATSON, Michael Clive, Mr. | Director | 2022-01-25 | 2024-09-22 |
| WATSON, Michael Clive | Director | 2014-09-08 | 2016-07-29 |
| WATSON, Michael Clive | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2012-04-12 |
| WATSON, Michael John | Director | 2005-10-27 | 2007-06-08 |
| WATTS, David | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2001-09-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vave Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-05 | Active |
| Canopius Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-31 | Ceased 2023-12-05 |
| Canopius Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 222 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+154.5%
£5,020,015 £12,778,354
-
Cash
+44.9%
£1,205,337 £1,746,479
-
Net assets
+502,757.5%
-£1,483 £7,454,411
-
Employees
-10.3%
29 26
-
Operating profit
+836%
-£1,020,015 £7,507,784
-
Profit before tax
+836%
-£1,020,015 £7,507,784
-
Wages
-14.4%
£3,506,301 £3,000,000
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