VAN ELLE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-25 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+19.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£34M
-14.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
672
+5.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£204K
-97.1% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- VAN ELLE LIMITED 2000-12-19 → present
- VAN ELLE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1991-03-11 → 2000-12-19
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £133,569,000 | £126,924,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £7,206,000 | £343,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £7,118,000 | £204,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £5,061,000 | -£985,000 | |
| Cash | £8,885,000 | £5,780,000 | £6,931,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £43,602,000 | £47,990,000 | £44,886,000 | |
| Net assets | £35,398,000 | £39,710,000 | £33,887,000 | |
| Equity | £35,398,000 | £39,710,000 | £33,887,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 639 | 672 | |
| Wages | — | £35,020,000 | £36,118,000 |
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 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.4% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.8% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 15.0% | 0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.5% | 58.0% | 60.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.06x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | 21.26x | 1.06x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above, the Directors conclude that the Company is able to operate within the level of their current financial resources for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approving the financial statements and, therefore, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- VAN ELLE LIMITED · parent
- Rock & Alluvium Limited 100%
- Van Elle Canada Inc 100%
- Screwfast Foundations Limited 100%
- A & G (Steavenson) Limited 100%
- Dram (Investments) Limited 100%
- Van Elle 15 Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Signed an eight-year partnering agreement with Wood Transmission & Distribution Limited to deliver ground investigation, design, and construction activities for piling and foundations across several transmission schemes as part of Ofgem's Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) programme.”
- “Settlement of a long-standing legacy contract dispute (from 2012) in June 2024, within the Group's insured limits of cover.”
- “On 7 May 2025, the Company sold its entire heavy haulage fleet and outsourced its transport services function to WS Specialist Logistics Limited for total consideration of £2,878,000.”
- “On 19 December 2025, the Company sold the entire share capital of Van Elle Canada Inc and the fixed assets situated in Canada to 1560169 B.C. Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRENDERGAST, Helen Louise | Secretary | 2024-10-30 | — | — |
| CAMPBELL, Graeme Robert James | Director | 2020-04-23 | Feb 1975 | British,Australian |
| CUTLER, Mark Lloyd | Director | 2018-10-02 | Dec 1968 | British |
| O SULLIVAN, Malcolm | Director | 2021-08-20 | Nov 1973 | Irish |
| WARNER, David Timothy | Director | 2021-08-20 | May 1971 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAFFERKEY, Danielle | Secretary | 2017-10-06 | 2018-07-25 |
| CUTLER, Mark Lloyd | Secretary | 2019-10-31 | 2024-10-30 |
| DAY, Simon | Secretary | 2003-06-12 | 2004-02-06 |
| EDWARDS, Michael John | Secretary | 1997-06-09 | 1999-12-31 |
| ELLIS, Joan Elizabeth | Secretary | 1991-04-30 | 2003-06-12 |
| GORBOULD, Ian | Secretary | 2005-06-01 | 2010-10-08 |
| HOLMES, Richard David | Secretary | 2004-02-06 | 2005-06-01 |
| KEARNS, Suzanne Jane | Secretary | 1991-03-11 | 1991-04-30 |
| PEARSON, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2018-07-25 | 2019-10-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-03-11 | 1993-03-11 |
| AIMSON, Mark John | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2004-11-05 |
| ASHCROFT, Doug | Director | 2006-10-04 | 2007-11-01 |
| BOSWORTH, Christian | Director | 2006-10-04 | 2026-02-27 |
| COLLIN, Trevor | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2012-07-30 |
| DAY, Simon | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2004-02-06 |
| EDWARDS, Michael John | Director | 1997-11-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| ELLIS, Joan Elizabeth | Director | — | 2003-06-12 |
| ELLIS, Michael Frank | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| ELLIS, Michael Frank | Director | 1991-04-30 | 2003-06-12 |
| FENTON, Jonathan | Director | 2011-07-28 | 2018-05-18 |
| FOWLER, Alison | Director | 1991-03-11 | 1991-04-30 |
| GORBOULD, Ian | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2010-10-08 |
| HANDLEY, Peter Anthony | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2006-08-04 |
| HANDLEY, Victor | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2016-12-23 |
| HOLMES, Richard David | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2010-02-08 |
| HUGHES, Michael Patrick | Director | 2005-03-08 | 2005-07-02 |
| JONES, Paul | Director | 2003-06-12 | 2005-12-31 |
| LARGE, Matthew | Director | 2004-08-19 | 2007-08-14 |
| LINDUP, Thomas Edward | Director | 2015-08-11 | 2017-03-06 |
| MASON, Michael John | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| MAY, Nigel Campbell | Director | 1991-03-11 | 1991-04-30 |
| MORTON, Stephen | Director | 2006-10-04 | 2013-05-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Elle Holdings Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-05-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-03-11 | 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
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-5%
£133,569,000 £126,924,000
-
Cash
+19.9%
£5,780,000 £6,931,000
-
Net assets
-14.7%
£39,710,000 £33,887,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+5.2%
639 672
-
Operating profit
-95.2%
£7,206,000 £343,000
-
Profit before tax
-97.1%
£7,118,000 £204,000
-
Wages
+3.1%
£35,020,000 £36,118,000
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