THE VALIDATION CENTRE (TVC) LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, THE VALIDATION CENTRE (TVC) LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 28990Where the company stands among the 2,796 active companies whose first SIC code is 28990 (Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.).
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Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 2,796. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: THE VALIDATION CENTRE (TVC) LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
THE VALIDATION CENTRE (TVC) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04596823. It was incorporated on 21 Nov 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in Norwich (NR7). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (28990).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £1,048,600, up 19.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £150,550. The company had an average of 22 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 2,796 active companies whose first SIC code is 28990: By net assets it ranks higher than 75% of them (median £149,494). By total assets it ranks higher than 69% of them (median £429,691). By cash it ranks lower than 51% of them (median £154,615). By number of employees it ranks higher than 85% of them (median 2). It is older than 65% of them (median age 18.0 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, machinery.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 3 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 3 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 5 Dec 2026.
Filed accounts2019/20–2025
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 60,061 | 122,308 | 85,064 | 40,574 | 150,550 |
| Total assets | 835,900 | 1,168,293 | 1,455,374 | 1,384,416 | 1,397,340 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 466,608 | 639,742 | 801,985 | 876,495 | 1,048,600 |
| Average number of employees | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Registers and licences
- Licence type and rating
- Worker (A rating)
- Route
- Skilled Worker
On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, machinery, miscellaneous chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, machinery and paints, dyes and inks.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
21 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £1m, 22 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £876.5k, 23 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £802k, 20 employees
- Kim Peter HASTINGS resignedSecretary
- Kim Peter HASTINGS resignedDirector
- Kim Margaret MURPHY appointedSecretary
- Paul Hugh HOUSTON appointedDirector
- Kim Margaret MURPHY appointedDirector
Earlier events (13)
- Wb Alloy Welding Products Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Kim Peter Hastings ceased to be a person with significant control
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £639.7k, 17 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £466.6k, 16 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £596.3k, 18 employees
- Mr Christopher John Cathles registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Kim Peter Hastings registered as a person with significant control
- Kevin Robert SHAW resignedSecretary
- Kim Peter HASTINGS appointedSecretary
- Christopher John CATHLES appointedDirector
- Kevin Robert SHAW appointedSecretary
- Kim Peter HASTINGS appointedDirector
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.