VICTORIAN PLUMBING LTD
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Cash
£18M
+90.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£56M
+71.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
693
+2.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£31M
+428.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £285,100,000 | £281,000,000 | £306,000,000 | +8.9% | |
| Operating profit | £15,800,000 | -£7,400,000 | £31,100,000 | +520.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £16,300,000 | -£9,400,000 | £30,900,000 | +428.7% | |
| Net profit | £12,500,000 | -£13,000,000 | £28,300,000 | +317.7% | |
| Cash | £45,400,000 | £9,300,000 | £17,700,000 | +90.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £51,700,000 | £82,000,000 | £108,100,000 | +31.8% | |
| Net assets | £47,500,000 | £32,900,000 | £56,300,000 | +71.1% | |
| Equity | £47,500,000 | £32,900,000 | £56,300,000 | +71.1% | |
| Average employees | 612 | 679 | 693 | +2.1% | |
| Wages | £15,500,000 | £17,900,000 | £20,900,000 | +16.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 | 0% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.5% | -2.6% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | -4.6% | 9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.6% | -9.0% | 28.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 74.8% | 65.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.08x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | 79.00x | -2.47x | 9.72x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period to 31 May 2027.”
Significant events
- “On 31 January 2026, 100% of the ordinary share capital of Sovereign Transport Services Limited and Sovereign Commercials Limited was acquired for total consideration of £6.0m.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINGER, Alexander Benjamin | Secretary | 2023-08-01 | — | — |
| BARTON, Daniel Carl | Director | 2023-04-01 | Aug 1986 | British |
| JUDGE, Stephnie | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jan 1989 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONNELLY, Rachel Justine | Secretary | 2022-04-05 | 2023-01-23 |
| RADCLIFFE, Carole Elaine | Secretary | 2000-10-09 | 2014-04-20 |
| EXCHEQUER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-09-27 | 2000-09-27 |
| MEEHAN, Paul Alan | Director | 2021-03-09 | 2023-04-01 |
| RADCLIFFE, Carole Elaine | Director | 2009-10-05 | 2017-10-01 |
| RADCLIFFE, George Henry | Director | 2000-10-09 | 2011-10-01 |
| RADCLIFFE, Mark Andrew | Director | 2005-04-18 | 2026-04-01 |
| RADCLIFFE, Neil George | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2024-12-10 |
| EXCHEQUER DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-09-27 | 2000-09-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vipso Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-04-07 | Active |
| Mr Mark Andrew Radcliffe | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-09-30 | Ceased 2020-04-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-10 | MISC | miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.