LOWESTOFT V.E. LIMITED
Get an alert when LOWESTOFT V.E. LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
21
+5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£268k
-14.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-17.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,073,000 | £1,620,000 | £1,661,000 | £1,789,000 | £1,965,000 | +9.8% | |
| Operating profit | £232,000 | £365,000 | £280,000 | £289,000 | £245,000 | -15.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £233,000 | £365,000 | £295,000 | £315,000 | £268,000 | -14.9% | |
| Net profit | £186,000 | £280,000 | £242,000 | £233,000 | £199,000 | -14.6% | |
| Cash | £2,000 | £1,000 | £7,000 | £2,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £555,000 | £436,000 | £392,000 | £400,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £377,000 | £407,000 | £391,000 | £399,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £377,000 | £407,000 | £391,000 | £399,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | +5% | |
| Wages | £358,000 | £392,000 | £453,000 | £518,000 | £597,000 | +15.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £43,000 | £42,000 | £45,000 | £48,000 | £48,000 | 0% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £43,000 | £42,000 | £60,000 | +42.9% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.6% | 22.5% | 16.9% | 16.2% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | 17.3% | 17.3% | 14.6% | 13.0% | 10.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 41.8% | 83.7% | 71.4% | 72.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.3% | 44.6% | 42.7% | 49.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.70x | 1.58x | — |
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
“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
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-12-02 | — | — |
| ARJAN, Roopesh Dhanji | Director | 2003-05-23 | Jun 1976 | British |
| ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-12-02 | — | — |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-10-03 | 1995-11-20 |
| VISION EXPRESS JOINT VENTURES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-11-20 | 1998-12-20 |
| ALLAN, Ranald George | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2025-08-18 |
| HASSAN, Omar | Director | 2013-07-11 | 2017-09-30 |
| NEVILLE, Brian James | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2003-05-23 |
| SHAH-NEVILLE, Surali | Director | 1995-11-20 | 2002-02-07 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-10-03 | 1995-11-20 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-10-03 | 1995-11-20 |
| VISION EXPRESS JOINT VENTURES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1995-11-20 | 1998-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Roopesh Dhanji Arjan | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Abbeyfield Ve Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Roopesh Dhanji Arjan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Abbeyfield Ve Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-22 | 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 | |
| 2022-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.