VERTALA LTD
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Cash
£144K
-15.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£270K
+56.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
12
-7.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£134K
+117.1% first positive since 2022
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
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £2,256,429 | £2,354,875 | £1,760,244 | -25.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £227,543 | £86,881 | £140,569 | +61.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£50,053 | £178,821 | £61,728 | £133,985 | +117.1% | |
| Net profit | -£7,781 | £39,824 | -£47,921 | £144,512 | £43,913 | £97,578 | +122.2% | |
| Cash | £291,296 | £368,872 | £394,981 | £133,041 | £170,655 | £143,569 | -15.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£7,780 | £32,044 | -£15,877 | £128,635 | £172,548 | £270,126 | +56.6% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £128,635 | £172,548 | £270,126 | +56.6% | |
| Equity | -£7,780 | £32,044 | -£15,877 | £128,635 | £172,548 | £270,126 | +56.6% | |
| Average employees | 8 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | -7.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £618,742 | £790,104 | £832,349 | +5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £18,750 | £25,000 | £25,000 | £175,319 | £268,000 | £289,713 | +8.1% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 10.1% | 3.7% | 8.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 6.4% | 1.9% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 176.9% | 50.4% | 52.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 74.4% | 56.0% | 33.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.31x | 1.76x | 2.94x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 4.67x | 3.45x | 21.35x |
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
- VERTALA LTD 2025-04-24 → present
- L10N MEDIA (UK) LIMITED 2019-10-22 → 2025-04-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Gilberts Chartered Accountants
- 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 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
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Bernard | Secretary | 2019-10-22 | — | — |
| CLARK, Bernard Peter | Director | 2019-10-22 | Aug 1949 | British |
| JENKINS, Simon | Director | 2019-10-22 | May 1980 | British |
| VISCOUNT CHELMSFORD, Frederic Corin Piers | Director | 2019-10-22 | Mar 1962 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE, Michael | Director | 2019-10-22 | 2019-10-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L10n Media Pte. Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-10-22 | Ceased 2025-11-17 |
| Bernard Peter Clark | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-10-22 | Active |
| Frederic Corin Piers Viscount Chelmsford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-10-22 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 26 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-24 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-24 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-04-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-04-28 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2020-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-01-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2019-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.