NORTHWICH V.E. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-22 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-08
Watchouts
Cash
£7K
-30% vs 2023
Net assets
£182K
+5.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
7
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£150K
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £750,000 | — | — | — | £1,035,000 | £1,073,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £147,000 | £145,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £73,000 | — | — | — | £147,000 | £150,000 | |
| Net profit | £59,000 | — | — | — | £118,000 | £117,000 | |
| Cash | £3,000 | — | — | — | £10,000 | £7,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £85,000 | — | — | — | £222,000 | £216,000 | |
| Net assets | £85,000 | — | — | — | £172,000 | £182,000 | |
| Equity | £85,000 | £208,000 | £310,000 | £218,000 | £172,000 | £182,000 | |
| Average employees | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | |
| Wages | £244,000 | — | — | — | £285,000 | £280,000 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 14.2% | 13.5% | |
| Net margin | 7.9% | — | — | — | 11.4% | 10.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 66.2% | 67.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 58.8% | 58.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.68x | 0.96x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 49.00x | 145.00x |
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
- UHY Hacker Young
- 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
- “As the integration activities continue, the company will increasingly benefit from being part of the EssilorLuxottica group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-12-02 | — | — |
| NELSON, Beverley | Director | 2014-12-05 | Jan 1974 | British |
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-12-02 | — | — |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-05-02 | 1996-07-22 |
| VISION EXPRESS (UK) LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1996-07-22 | 1998-12-02 |
| ALLAN, Ranald George | Director | 2016-03-08 | 2025-08-18 |
| HASSAN, Omar | Director | 2015-05-08 | 2017-09-30 |
| HYDE, Philip Martin | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2025-08-18 |
| LAWSON, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2025-08-18 |
| MUNRO, Kathryn | Director | 1996-07-22 | 2017-02-20 |
| NOBLE, Stephen Mark | Director | 2013-07-09 | 2017-09-30 |
| PETERS, Dawn | Director | 2014-12-05 | 2024-09-27 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-02 | 1996-07-22 |
| LINKMEL VE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2012-11-07 | 2013-07-11 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-02 | 1996-07-22 |
| VISION EXPRESS (UK) LTD | Corporate Director | 1996-07-22 | 1998-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfield V.E. Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-13 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-07-12 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-07-12 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-05-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-16 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
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Turnover
+3.7%
£1,035,000 £1,073,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-30%
£10,000 £7,000
-
Net assets
+5.8%
£172,000 £182,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
0%
7 7
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Operating profit
-1.4%
£147,000 £145,000
-
Profit before tax
+2%
£147,000 £150,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-1.8%
£285,000 £280,000
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