KINGS LYNN V.E. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-18 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4K
-69.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£303K
+5.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
15
-6.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£305K
-5.3% vs 2023
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 | £1,742,000 | — | — | — | £2,038,000 | £2,064,000 | |
| Operating profit | £57,000 | — | — | — | £314,000 | £284,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £57,000 | — | — | — | £322,000 | £305,000 | |
| Net profit | £46,000 | — | — | — | £247,000 | £226,000 | |
| Cash | £4,000 | — | — | — | £13,000 | £4,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £322,000 | — | — | — | £289,000 | £305,000 | |
| Net assets | £137,000 | — | — | — | £287,000 | £303,000 | |
| Equity | £137,000 | £252,000 | £272,000 | £200,000 | £287,000 | £303,000 | |
| Average employees | 20 | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | |
| Wages | £622,000 | — | — | — | £557,000 | £581,000 |
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 | 3.3% | — | — | — | 15.4% | 13.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | — | — | — | 12.1% | 10.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.7% | — | — | — | 108.7% | 93.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.17x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 314.00x | — |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company forecasts and projections, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, show that the company should be able to operate within the level of its current facilities. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-06-04 | — | — |
| PATEL, Beejal | Director | 2004-07-27 | Jul 1974 | British |
| SHAH, Dipun | Director | 2004-07-27 | Dec 1974 | British |
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-06-04 | — | — |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, Ranald George | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2023-04-13 |
| HASSAN, Omar | Director | 2013-06-14 | 2017-09-30 |
| HYDE, Philip Martin | Director | 2023-04-13 | 2025-08-18 |
| LAWSON, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2012-08-15 | 2013-06-14 |
| MCGHEE, Daniel | Director | 2023-04-13 | 2025-08-18 |
| ROBERTS, Kevin Patrick | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2004-07-27 |
| STOREY, Martin | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2004-07-27 |
| LINKMEL V.E. LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-06-04 | 2023-04-13 |
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 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | 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 | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-09 | 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 | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-28 | 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
+1.3%
£2,038,000 £2,064,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-69.2%
£13,000 £4,000
-
Net assets
+5.6%
£287,000 £303,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-6.3%
16 15
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-9.6%
£314,000 £284,000
-
Profit before tax
-5.3%
£322,000 £305,000
-
Wages
+4.3%
£557,000 £581,000
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