VETTED LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-25 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£8M
Equity attributable
Employees
518
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £61,868,712 | £105,859,665 | |
| Operating profit | £3,580,464 | £2,672,750 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,466,775 | £2,093,987 | |
| Net profit | £2,215,614 | £1,472,449 | |
| Cash | £16,209,014 | £7,809,338 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,626,804 | £21,629,326 | |
| Net assets | £17,872,953 | £8,408,753 | |
| Equity | £17,872,953 | £8,408,753 | |
| Average employees | 592 | 518 | |
| Wages | £23,944,947 | £30,088,073 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.8% | 12.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.7% | 81.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.86x | 0.68x | |
| Interest cover | 31.49x | 4.60x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors confirm that, after reviewing the Company's business model, budget, and projected cash flows, they have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In January 2024, Harpin Enterprises Limited acquired 10% of the shares in Sherrington Mews Limited, who is the immediate holding company that owns Vetted Limited, for a consideration of £20m in cash.”
- “Checkatrade continued to evolve and advance, with the launch of the Checkatrade consumer app in June 2024, making it easier for the consumer to find and book tradespeople via mobile.”
- “In 2024, Checkatrade launched its first annual awards, rewarding stand-out members in various categories providing an opportunity to recognise our members at an evening hosted and attended by Senior Leadership team members.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENNEDY SHAMIR, Helen Louise | Secretary | 2025-06-24 | — | — |
| HARPIN, Richard David | Director | 2016-12-13 | Sep 1964 | British |
| PALANIAPPAN, Jambu | Director | 2023-10-12 | Oct 1987 | American |
| SHAH, Kumar | Director | 2025-10-01 | Sep 1978 | Indian |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYRNE, Claire Elizabeth | Secretary | 2014-08-15 | 2016-12-13 |
| MAUGHAN, Anna | Secretary | 2018-09-27 | 2025-06-24 |
| SPICELEY, Richard Lewis | Secretary | 2001-09-18 | 2014-08-15 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-09-11 | 2001-09-14 |
| BENNETT, Martin John | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2018-07-20 |
| BOWDEN, Mark | Director | 2021-07-27 | 2024-09-30 |
| BYRNE, Anthony | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2016-12-13 |
| BYRNE, Jacqueline | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2016-12-13 |
| BYRNE, Kevin | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2018-08-17 |
| BYRNE, Lisa Marie | Director | 2010-12-13 | 2016-12-13 |
| FAIRMAN, Michael Dean | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2023-07-31 |
| HARDY, Linda | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2022-03-31 |
| LAW, Simon David Kelway | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2020-11-13 |
| SPICELEY, J Dani'L | Director | 2010-12-13 | 2014-08-15 |
| SPICELEY, Richard Lewis | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2014-08-15 |
| WIGLEY, Christopher Bruce | Director | 2001-09-18 | 2004-10-28 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-09-11 | 2001-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrington Mews Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-01-27 | Active |
| Checkagroup Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-09-11 | Ceased 2020-01-27 |
| Checkagroup Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-27 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-09-25 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-09-24 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-09-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-07 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-27 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-02-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31