VAUGHAN ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£6.9M
+24.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.1M
+1.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
120
+1.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£574K
+46% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,204,037 | £42,310,068 | £46,136,722 | +9% | |
| Operating profit | £197,207 | £392,138 | £573,731 | +46.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £197,169 | £393,080 | £573,976 | +46% | |
| Net profit | £202,149 | £393,080 | £573,976 | +46% | |
| Cash | £4,377,302 | £5,552,500 | £6,918,916 | +24.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,674,583 | £4,058,864 | £4,132,840 | +1.8% | |
| Net assets | — | £4,058,864 | £4,132,840 | +1.8% | |
| Equity | £2,674,583 | £4,058,864 | £4,132,840 | +1.8% | |
| Average employees | 87 | 118 | 120 | +1.7% | |
| Wages | £7,357,775 | £11,153,076 | £15,920,172 | +42.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £101,400 | £210,525 | £209,446 | -0.5% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.4% | 9.7% | 13.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 67.9% | 67.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.47x | 1.49x |
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
- VAUGHAN ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 1995-04-06 → present
- VAUGHAN MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED 1955-12-14 → 1995-04-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- McCreery Turkington Stockman Ltd
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Turnover has continued to increase in line with the business plan, and whilst gross margins reduced due to the delayed completion of two major projects, these are expected to improve as those works are completed.”
- “The order pipeline into 2026 and 2027 remains strong and the directors see opportunities for further growth and increased profitability in the short to medium term.”
- “The Directors also see risk associated with skills shortages and will therefore continue to provide apprenticeship opportunities and ongoing training for staff throughout the business.”
- “The company issues counter indemnities to its insurers in respect of tender, advance payment and performance bonds. The amount outstanding at 31st March 2025 £804,602, (31st March 2024: £252,065)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAUGHAN, Gavin William | Secretary | — | — | British |
| BUCHANAN, Stephen John | Director | 2022-04-14 | Apr 1980 | British |
| VAUGHAN, Andrew William | Director | 2022-04-14 | Jan 1988 | British |
| VAUGHAN, Bryan Paul | Director | — | Jan 1965 | British |
| VAUGHAN, Gavin William | Director | — | Sep 1958 | British |
| VAUGHAN, Michael John | Director | — | Jan 1957 | British |
| VAUGHAN, Stuart James | Director | 2022-04-14 | Dec 1983 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HADDOW, James | Director | — | 2004-09-30 |
| PATTERSON, David William | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| VAUGHAN, Albert John | Director | — | 2023-06-30 |
| VAUGHAN, James Mark | Director | — | 2014-02-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughanengineering Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.