WVC VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£566
-15.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£8.3m
+13.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
25
+13.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | £27,650,629 | £46,360,997 | £40,551,334 | £37,705,758 | £47,414,746 | +25.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,200,576 | £2,404,723 | £1,260,953 | £1,513,891 | £1,758,246 | +16.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,091,814 | £2,233,175 | £949,858 | £1,259,938 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £879,764 | £1,804,812 | £713,204 | £940,574 | — | — | |
| Cash | £4,929 | £1,526 | £782,419 | £669 | £566 | -15.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,668,009 | £9,687,748 | £9,134,918 | £9,441,289 | £9,898,498 | +4.8% | |
| Net assets | £4,149,895 | £5,954,707 | £6,663,111 | £7,328,685 | £8,331,432 | +13.7% | |
| Equity | £4,149,895 | £5,954,707 | £6,663,111 | £7,328,685 | £8,331,432 | +13.7% | |
| Average employees | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 25 | +13.6% | |
| Wages | £572,332 | £846,782 | £681,981 | £748,863 | £923,683 | +23.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £50,625 | £60,000 | £64,010 | £73,321 | £82,321 | +12.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £4,821 | £8,321 | £10,321 | +24% |
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 | 4.3% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 2.5% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.9% | 24.8% | 13.8% | 16.0% | 17.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.2% | 56.5% | 59.1% | 48.8% | 52.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.71x | 2.09x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | 10.61x | 19.58x | 4.46x | 4.26x | 7.61x |
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
- WVC VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2006-09-05 → present
- WVC SELF DRIVE HIRE LIMITED 1999-09-20 → 2006-09-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MGI Midgley Snelling LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the company's ability to continue as a going concern and are satisfied that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on that basis.”
Significant events
- “The first half of 2026 has seen a significant increase in trade which has coincided with a large increase in our stock levels and also the ability to provide a more varied product offering.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOWLING, William Alfie | Director | 2016-12-06 | Nov 1999 | British |
| DOWLING, William Robert James | Director | 2013-10-15 | Feb 1972 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWLING, June Phyllis | Secretary | 1999-09-20 | 2009-10-01 |
| WAYNE, Harold | Nominee Secretary | 1999-09-20 | 1999-09-20 |
| DOWLING, William Robert James | Director | 1999-09-20 | 2008-09-25 |
| FAIRSERVICE, Kevin Stuart | Director | 2001-05-09 | 2013-12-09 |
| WAYNE, Yvonne | Nominee Director | 1999-09-20 | 1999-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Alfie Dowling | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-11-25 | Active |
| Mr William Robert James Dowling | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-12 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.