VIA EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.4m
+445.1% vs 2025
Net assets
£2.6m
+10.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
714
-1.4% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£906k
+31.2% vs 2025
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Our short-form breakdown of VIA EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED's latest filing
Nottinghamshire's council-owned road builder Via East Midlands hits £90m in turnover, but the real story is in the boardroom pay and the dividend payout. 🛣️📉
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £79,846,857 | £78,605,032 | £70,773,489 | £87,684,370 | £90,524,663 | +3.2% | |
| Operating profit | £541,298 | £1,520,958 | £613,353 | £578,580 | £816,145 | +41.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £540,558 | £1,518,811 | £715,166 | £690,085 | £905,578 | +31.2% | |
| Net profit | £440,558 | £1,328,110 | £680,135 | £594,265 | £845,652 | +42.3% | |
| Cash | £2,529,358 | £2,330,303 | £5,206,396 | £810,212 | £4,416,690 | +445.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,663,797 | £4,999,244 | £6,226,832 | £6,219,565 | £6,371,816 | +2.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,193,990 | £2,122,100 | £2,323,743 | £2,318,008 | £2,563,660 | +10.6% | |
| Equity | £1,193,990 | £2,122,100 | £2,323,743 | £2,318,008 | £2,563,660 | +10.6% | |
| Average employees | 671 | 693 | 711 | 724 | 714 | -1.4% | |
| Wages | £16,269,763 | £17,346,826 | £20,406,792 | £21,818,559 | £22,633,226 | +3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £273,154 | £264,109 | £70,000 | £92,263 | £77,254 | -16.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £4,200 | £5,375 | £3,620 | -32.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £102,166 | £102,166 | £46,000 | -55% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.7% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.8% | 30.4% | 9.9% | 9.3% | 12.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.1% | 86.9% | 90.0% | 88.2% | 87.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.12x | 1.15x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 41.86x | — | — |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARGENT, Samantha Jane | Secretary | 2023-04-03 | — | — |
| BICKNELL, Glen | Director | 2023-11-30 | Mar 1973 | British |
| BROWN, Kevin | Director | 2025-07-11 | Dec 1957 | British |
| LANGFORD, David | Director | 2025-11-12 | Oct 1982 | British |
| LUGG, Matthew David | Director | 2023-01-01 | Feb 1957 | British |
| MAHER, Daniel Steven | Director | 2022-08-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Stuart Christopher | Director | 2025-07-11 | Dec 1954 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Andrew John | Secretary | 2019-04-01 | 2023-03-29 |
| WOODHAMS, Tracey Ann | Secretary | 2016-06-16 | 2016-12-31 |
| ZMUDA, Richard | Secretary | 2017-03-22 | 2019-03-29 |
| ADAIR, Reginald Aaron, Councillor | Director | 2020-01-16 | 2025-05-30 |
| BEXTON, Michael Wayne | Director | 2025-05-14 | 2025-11-12 |
| COUTTS, Douglas Allan | Director | 2020-01-16 | 2022-07-31 |
| DEACON, Simon | Director | 2016-05-11 | 2016-12-22 |
| FARNELL, Gary | Director | 2020-01-16 | 2022-07-19 |
| HAMILL, Paul John | Director | 2015-12-04 | 2016-03-22 |
| HIGTON, Derek Matthew | Director | 2020-01-16 | 2023-02-16 |
| HOOPER, Arthur Henry | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2020-01-16 |
| HOOPER, Arthur Henry | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2019-03-29 |
| JACKSON, Richard Ian | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2025-05-14 |
| KEOHANE, Joseph Gerard | Director | 2016-09-16 | 2019-03-29 |
| MAY, Anthony James | Director | 2016-05-11 | 2020-04-21 |
| OGLE, John William | Director | 2020-01-16 | 2021-09-20 |
| PALFRAMAN, Keith Richard | Director | 2020-01-16 | 2023-11-30 |
| STEVENSON, Nigel | Director | 2016-05-11 | 2020-04-21 |
| WALKER, Mark Jonathan, Mr. | Director | 2023-02-16 | 2025-04-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corserv Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-11 | Ceased 2019-03-29 |
| Nottinghamshire County Council | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-19 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.