LICHFIELD V.E. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-05 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4K
-63.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£150K
+74.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
14
+7.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£108K
-32.1% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £1,067,000 | — | — | — | £1,277,000 | £1,305,000 | |
| Operating profit | £127,000 | — | — | — | £156,000 | £101,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £127,000 | — | — | — | £159,000 | £108,000 | |
| Net profit | £103,000 | — | — | — | £122,000 | £79,000 | |
| Cash | £1,000 | — | — | — | £11,000 | £4,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £81,000 | — | — | — | £88,000 | £185,000 | |
| Net assets | £50,000 | — | — | — | £86,000 | £150,000 | |
| Equity | £50,000 | £92,000 | £88,000 | £74,000 | £86,000 | £150,000 | |
| Average employees | 12 | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | |
| Wages | £293,000 | — | — | — | £371,000 | £404,000 |
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 | 11.9% | — | — | — | 12.2% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | 9.7% | — | — | — | 9.6% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 156.8% | — | — | — | 177.3% | 54.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.29x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 156.00x | 101.00x |
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
- “The company is showcasing an increasing range of iconic EssilorLuxottica eyewear brands such as Rayban, Persol and Oakley along with the latest Transitions photochromic lens technology.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-12-02 | — | — |
| MEHTA, Parvinder | Director | 2001-03-31 | Mar 1974 | British |
| SANGHERA, Susan | Director | 1997-03-20 | Dec 1963 | British |
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-12-02 | — | — |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-05-22 | 1996-06-14 |
| VISION EXPRESS (UK) LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1996-06-14 | 1998-12-02 |
| ALLAN, Ranald George | Director | 2013-07-11 | 2023-04-13 |
| HYDE, Philip Martin | Director | 2023-04-13 | 2025-08-18 |
| MCGHEE, Daniel | Director | 2023-04-13 | 2025-08-18 |
| MISTRY, Nelesh | Director | 1996-06-14 | 1997-03-19 |
| SOMA, Anita | Director | 1997-03-20 | 2001-03-20 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-22 | 1996-06-14 |
| LINKMEL VE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2012-11-07 | 2023-04-13 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-22 | 1996-06-14 |
| VISION EXPRESS (UK) LTD | Corporate Director | 1996-06-14 | 1998-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfield V.E. Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-28 | 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 | |
| 2025-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-07-11 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-07-11 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
+2.2%
£1,277,000 £1,305,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-63.6%
£11,000 £4,000
-
Net assets
+74.4%
£86,000 £150,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+7.7%
13 14
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-35.3%
£156,000 £101,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-32.1%
£159,000 £108,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+8.9%
£371,000 £404,000
highest in 3 filed years
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