VM ADVISORY LIMITED
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Cash
£850k
-22.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£614k
+4.2% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£34k
-30.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £1,340,000 | £533,000 | £371,000 | -30.4% | |
| Operating profit | £123,000 | £49,000 | £34,000 | -30.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £123,000 | £49,000 | £34,000 | -30.6% | |
| Net profit | £94,000 | £37,000 | £25,000 | -32.4% | |
| Cash | £1,968,000 | £1,097,000 | £850,000 | -22.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £832,000 | £589,000 | £614,000 | +4.2% | |
| Net assets | £832,000 | £589,000 | £614,000 | +4.2% | |
| Equity | £832,000 | £589,000 | £614,000 | +4.2% | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | |
| Net margin | 7.0% | 6.9% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.8% | 8.3% | 5.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.9% | 47.0% | 35.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.67x | 2.13x | 2.84x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- ML Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has adequate financial resources available to it, and as the calculation of the investment management fee is structured to maintain the Company's profitability, the Directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VILE, Claire Ruth Vertel | Secretary | 2020-03-31 | — | — |
| BLOK, Robert Pieter | Director | 2013-06-21 | Jan 1976 | British |
| HUFTON, Tina Elizabeth | Director | 2026-07-13 | Apr 1978 | British |
| SELWYN, Natalie Deborah | Director | 2026-02-24 | Jun 1991 | British |
| WOODS, Ian Philip | Director | 2012-05-30 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERRARD, Barry Alexander Ralph | Secretary | 2012-05-30 | 2020-03-31 |
| FOX, Nicholas Anthony Robert | Director | 2013-06-21 | 2015-09-17 |
| MATHIESON, Lianne Stephanie | Director | 2022-04-07 | 2026-02-25 |
| MOORHEAD, John Patrick | Director | 2015-09-17 | 2016-07-01 |
| NEUBERGER, Max | Director | 2019-06-24 | 2021-12-10 |
| SHAH, Ashik Pethraj Lakha | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2026-07-01 |
| STENT, Carla Rosaline | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2013-06-21 |
| STIRLING, Amy Elizabeth | Director | 2016-12-08 | 2021-03-02 |
| WATERS, Anita Elizabeth | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2019-01-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-11-06 | Active |
| Virgin Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-19 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-12 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.