VISTA RETAIL SUPPORT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-15 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£26M
Equity attributable
Employees
296
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4M
Period ending 2025-02-28
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- VISTA RETAIL SUPPORT LIMITED 2001-12-12 → present
- IDEAL SOLUTIONS RETAIL LIMITED 2000-04-03 → 2001-12-12
- INTEGRALIS RETAIL LIMITED 1998-03-23 → 2000-04-03
- INTEGRALIS COMPUTER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 1995-12-22 → 1998-03-23
- INTEGRALIS HARDWARE LIMITED 1995-04-18 → 1995-12-22
- COLESLAW 259 LIMITED 1995-01-13 → 1995-04-18
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,196,000 | £42,691,000 | |
| Operating profit | £3,101,000 | £3,969,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,101,000 | £3,981,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,953,000 | £3,552,000 | |
| Cash | £5,270,000 | £4,368,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,300,000 | £25,898,000 | |
| Net assets | £22,171,000 | £25,748,000 | |
| Equity | £22,171,000 | £25,748,000 | |
| Average employees | 301 | 296 | |
| Wages | £9,735,000 | £14,879,000 |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.0% | 9.3% | |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.9% | 15.3% | |
| Current ratio | 4.47x | 3.52x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The company is expected to remain profitable at EBITDA level and remain cash generative from its operating activities. Post year end, Scenic Topco Limited refinanced the bank debt to VirginMoney, with a term of 5 years to May 2030, with shareholder debt extended to Oct 2030. Projections assessed against downside risks show ability to remain within committed lending facilities for >12 months. Directors prepared statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- VISTA RETAIL SUPPORT LIMITED · parent
- Store Computer Technology Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Vista completed the acquisition of Store Computer Technology (SCT) Ltd, a company based in Ireland, and further supports our retail and hospitality capabilities in Ireland and Europe.”
- “The business also maintained its IS027001, IS020000 and P2Pe accreditation along and gained the Silver award for Investors in People (IIP), in the period.”
- “In May 2025, Scenic Topco Limited has refinanced the bank debt to VirginMoney, with a term of 5 years to May 2030, with all shareholder debt extended by 5 years to October 2030.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KERR, Kara Anne-Marie | Secretary | 2013-05-22 | — | — |
| BEER, David Richard | Director | 2025-05-06 | Feb 1975 | British |
| HISCOCKS, Paul James | Director | 2025-05-19 | Nov 1979 | British |
| MAYER, Lucy | Director | 2013-05-22 | Mar 1975 | British |
| PEPPER, James Alexander | Director | 2009-03-01 | Aug 1975 | British |
| RICKUS, Emily Charlotte | Director | 2016-09-27 | Dec 1985 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRELL, Henry James | Secretary | 2007-06-29 | 2008-07-11 |
| DONALDSON, Neil | Secretary | 1999-11-08 | 2001-09-03 |
| OLDS, Richard | Secretary | 2008-07-11 | 2013-05-24 |
| WEBSTER, Martyn | Secretary | 1995-04-04 | 1999-11-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Huw Llewelyn Francis | Secretary | 2001-09-03 | 2007-06-29 |
| COLE AND COLE (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-01-13 | 1995-04-04 |
| BARRELL, Henry James | Director | 2001-11-13 | 2008-07-11 |
| BILLINGHURST, David John | Director | 1995-04-04 | 2000-08-03 |
| BITTLESTON, Timothy Steven | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2005-09-14 |
| BROOKS, Keith Michael | Director | 2013-05-22 | 2017-10-25 |
| CHIDLEY, Keith | Director | 2004-05-18 | 2005-08-31 |
| COTTRELL, Richard John | Director | 2009-04-06 | 2018-11-01 |
| GIFFORD, Ian | Director | 2004-07-15 | 2005-12-31 |
| GUTTERIDGE, Grant | Director | 1996-04-22 | 2002-08-31 |
| HAFFENDEN, Vincent Francis William | Director | 2013-05-22 | 2015-11-27 |
| HAFFENDEN, Vincent Francis William | Director | 2006-01-24 | 2008-03-31 |
| HOGAN, John Joseph | Director | 2024-11-05 | 2025-07-17 |
| LEAPER, Mark | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2001-08-23 |
| LEGGE, Robert | Director | 2003-03-18 | 2003-06-18 |
| MOORE, Duniya Elizabeth | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2014-05-23 |
| NORMAN, Brain | Director | 2006-01-24 | 2010-02-01 |
| NORMAN, Brian | Director | 2008-07-11 | 2011-10-27 |
| O'MEARA, James Paul | Director | 2012-11-17 | 2013-06-17 |
| OLDS, Richard Philip | Director | 2004-07-15 | 2013-05-24 |
| PALMER, Malcolm | Director | 2004-05-18 | 2005-09-08 |
| PATTERSON, Ian James | Director | 2007-08-28 | 2008-07-11 |
| PEPPER, Philip Roy | Director | 2001-11-13 | 2005-06-30 |
| SMITH, Ian Kenneth | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2025-05-02 |
| VENABLES, Anthony Mark Vernon | Director | 1995-04-04 | 1998-02-10 |
| WATSON, John Thomas | Director | 2004-11-29 | 2005-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Huw Llewelyn Francis | Director | 2000-12-07 | 2007-06-29 |
| COLE AND COLE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-01-13 | 1995-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Retail Support Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2023-08-31