VIVID SKIES LIMITED
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Cash
£8.7m
-14.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.3m
+7.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
77
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£271k
-70.3% lowest 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 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,080,369 | £35,325,683 | £32,319,330 | -8.5% | |
| Operating profit | £749,482 | £686,215 | £104,586 | -84.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £861,723 | £913,971 | £271,036 | -70.3% | |
| Net profit | £828,453 | £707,453 | £186,022 | -73.7% | |
| Cash | £8,959,582 | £10,173,147 | £8,677,785 | -14.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,811,574 | £3,171,079 | £3,413,415 | +7.6% | |
| Net assets | £2,406,732 | £3,087,746 | £3,314,422 | +7.3% | |
| Equity | £2,406,732 | £3,087,746 | £3,314,422 | +7.3% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 75 | 77 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £2,598,522 | £2,688,142 | £2,594,318 | -3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £327,755 | £338,387 | £290,185 | -14.2% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | 1.9% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 2.0% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.7% | 21.6% | 3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 84.4% | 82.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.17x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | 13.51x | 18.45x | 9.82x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- White Hart Associates (London) Limited
- 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 Group's or the Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- VIVID SKIES LIMITED · parent
- Tropical Sky Limited (UK) 100%
- Tropical Sky Limited (Ireland) 100%
- Tropical Sky Hotels Limited (UK) 100%
- Tropical Skies Limited (UK) 100%
- Africa Sky Limited (UK) 100%
- American Sky Limited (UK) 100%
- Australian Sky Limited (UK) 100%
- Canadian Sky Limited (Ireland) 100%
- New Zealand Sky Limited (Ireland) 100%
- Africa Sky Limited (Ireland) 100%
- American Sky Limited (Ireland) 100%
- Australia Sky Limited (Ireland) 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no other significant events affecting the Group since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Jacqueline | Secretary | 2007-03-26 | — | British |
| COLLINS, Jacqueline | Director | 2009-10-19 | Sep 1968 | British |
| COLLINS, Michael Gregory | Director | 2005-04-16 | Feb 1969 | British |
| HENNESSY, David Anthony | Director | 2010-11-15 | Jun 1958 | Irish |
| SARGENT, Brian Desmond | Director | 2013-04-28 | Oct 1970 | Irish |
| STAFFORD, Adam Paul | Director | 2010-04-10 | Nov 1976 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Michael Gregory | Secretary | 2005-04-16 | 2007-03-26 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-04-15 | 2005-04-15 |
| GARLEY, Geraldine | Director | 2009-10-19 | 2010-11-15 |
| GARLEY, Stephen | Director | 2005-04-16 | 2010-11-15 |
| HAWKINS, Christopher David Leonard | Director | 2015-01-22 | 2019-10-31 |
| LAMBERT, Rosemary | Director | 2010-04-10 | 2012-02-17 |
| LONGSTAFF, Margaret Anne Janet | Director | 2015-01-22 | 2019-10-31 |
| MEHMOOD, Catherine Wenda | Director | 2015-01-22 | 2019-10-31 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-04-15 | 2005-04-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Anthony Hennessy | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-01-25 | Ceased 2019-01-25 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Collins | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-25 |
| Mr Michael Gregory Collins | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Jacqueline Collins | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-06-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-06-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-10 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-03-10 | CERT15 | capital | Certificate capital reduction issued capital | |
| 2025-03-10 | OC138 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-06-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-06-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.