VITAFLO (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£19M
+21.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
235
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£22M
+5.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £79,553,000 | £89,919,000 | £94,089,000 | +4.6% | |
| Operating profit | £11,811,000 | £18,202,000 | £17,007,000 | -6.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £17,272,000 | £20,408,000 | £21,581,000 | +5.7% | |
| Net profit | £14,419,000 | £15,910,000 | £17,294,000 | +8.7% | |
| Cash | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,663,000 | £25,964,000 | £20,793,000 | -19.9% | |
| Net assets | £17,336,000 | £15,236,000 | £18,539,000 | +21.7% | |
| Equity | £17,336,000 | £15,236,000 | £18,539,000 | +21.7% | |
| Average employees | 223 | 229 | 235 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | — | £15,617,000 | £16,586,000 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £550,000 | £575,000 | +4.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.8% | 20.2% | 18.1% | |
| Net margin | 18.1% | 17.7% | 18.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 41.2% | 70.1% | 81.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 73.2% | 68.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.46x | 1.48x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | 12.46x | 20.75x | 28.83x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- VITAFLO (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED 1997-12-09 → present
- NUTRACARE SYSTEMS LIMITED 1997-06-04 → 1997-12-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the Company's financial position and performance and of enquiries made to Nestlé S.A., the Company's directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and at least until 30 April 2027 and have accordingly adopted the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- VITAFLO (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED · parent
- Vitaflo France SARL 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLESWORTH, Caroline | Secretary | 2011-05-16 | — | — |
| CHARLESWORTH, Caroline Francesca | Director | 2011-05-16 | Feb 1961 | British |
| MONTAZERI, Kate Victoria | Director | 2018-11-28 | Sep 1975 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATON, Clare Lesley | Secretary | 1999-12-22 | 2011-05-16 |
| WATTS, Karen | Secretary | 1997-10-23 | 1999-12-15 |
| C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-06-04 | 1997-10-23 |
| MACNAB, William Thomas Don | Director | 1998-12-22 | 2011-03-31 |
| MCLACHLAN, Kenneth John | Director | 2008-05-23 | 2011-02-11 |
| MOBBS, Jeremy Bostock | Director | 1998-12-22 | 2000-06-01 |
| O'DONNELL, Maura | Director | 1998-12-22 | 2018-11-28 |
| PARTINGTON, Thomas Anthony | Director | 1997-10-23 | 2011-12-31 |
| AFM NED'S LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-09-04 | 2008-05-23 |
| C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-06-04 | 1997-10-23 |
| INNVOTEC MANAGERS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-06-01 | 2001-08-01 |
| MEDIFOOD SRI | Corporate Director | 2004-01-20 | 2008-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle Uk Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-11 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2018-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2018-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.