VISUAL DATA MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£828k
+34.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.3m
-2.1% vs 2024
Employees
134
+6.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£154k
+90.3% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,062,974 | £9,826,708 | £12,395,413 | £12,657,167 | £13,794,364 | +9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,117,392 | £1,910,975 | -£2,218,239 | -£1,529,780 | -£102,159 | +93.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,073,881 | £1,900,726 | -£889,435 | -£1,588,873 | -£153,773 | +90.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£595,925 | -£1,588,873 | -£153,773 | +90.3% | |
| Cash | £1,542,913 | £1,167,959 | £1,014,932 | £615,514 | £828,444 | +34.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,576,300 | £8,893,220 | £9,140,716 | £8,039,988 | £7,753,858 | -3.6% | |
| Net assets | £7,169,946 | £8,719,486 | £9,081,304 | £7,492,431 | £7,338,658 | -2.1% | |
| Equity | £7,169,946 | £8,719,486 | £9,081,304 | £7,492,431 | £7,338,658 | -2.1% | |
| Average employees | 116 | 132 | 134 | 126 | 134 | +6.3% | |
| Wages | £3,704,030 | £4,837,539 | £7,084,192 | £5,479,611 | £5,621,490 | +2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £196,920 | £194,610 | £239,619 | £263,067 | £272,549 | +3.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.9% | 19.4% | -17.9% | -12.1% | -0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -4.8% | -12.6% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.7% | 21.5% | -24.3% | -19.0% | -1.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.64x | 3.08x | 3.05x | |
| Interest cover | 25.68x | — | — | -25.89x | -1.98x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- VISUAL DATA MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED 2015-08-18 → present
- REFINE (MEDIA) LIMITED 2013-11-19 → 2015-08-18
- CASEYS FILM & VIDEO LIMITED 1983-04-11 → 2013-11-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sedulo Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors do not consider there to be a material uncertainty relating to going concern that may cast significant doubt over the ability of the company to meet its obligations as they fall due. Therefore, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- VISUAL DATA MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- VDMS France Holdco, SAS 100%
- Holding V&A, SAS 100%
- EVA France ST'501, SAS 100%
- EVA Studios Germany GmbH 100%
- Studio 7 Synchron und Untertitel GmbH 100%
- Técnicas de Sonorización, S.A 100%
- Produções Audiovisuais, lda 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAUTMAN, John Michael | Secretary | 2014-12-01 | — | — |
| ROUE, Symon Peter | Director | 2008-02-05 | May 1976 | British |
| TRAUTMAN, John Michael | Director | 2014-12-01 | Feb 1964 | American |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASEY, John | Secretary | — | 2008-02-05 |
| ROUE, Symon Peter | Secretary | 2008-02-05 | 2014-12-01 |
| CASEY, John | Director | — | 2008-02-05 |
| DRAKE, Christopher | Director | — | 2006-02-14 |
| HOLMAN, Roger Leonard | Director | — | 2004-04-13 |
| REED, Yives | Director | 2008-02-05 | 2014-12-01 |
| WEEKS, Anthony Simon | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2008-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Future Media Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-16 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-02-15 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-11-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-10-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.