VPS POWER LTD
ActiveKey figures
Ratios
2024Sector comparison
SIC 71200Where the company stands among the 4,429 active companies whose first SIC code is 71200 (Technical testing and analysis).
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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 4,429. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: VPS POWER LTD
What kind of company is it?
VPS POWER LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 07816774. It was incorporated on 20 Oct 2011. Its status is active. The registered office is in Manchester (M41). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is technical testing and analysis (71200).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files small company accounts. Turnover was £1,621,581. Net assets were £1,956,402, up 30% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £70,914. Total assets were £2,611,768 and total liabilities £762,896. The company had an average of 14 employees. Figures are available for 3 financial years (2020–2024).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 4,429 active companies whose first SIC code is 71200: By turnover it ranks lower than 57% of the 133 that publish turnover (median £2,252,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £14,689). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £51,942). By cash it ranks higher than 62% of them (median £36,150). By number of employees it ranks higher than 94% of them (median 1). It is older than 73% of them (median age 7.8 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly miscellaneous chemicals, glass. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly plastics.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 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 9 Feb 2027.
Filed accounts2020–2024
| 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 1,241,459 | 1,372,311 | 1,621,581 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 268,937 | 158,030 | 70,914 |
| Total assets | 1,602,373 | 1,834,886 | 2,611,768 |
| Total liabilities | 167,932 | 500,573 | 762,896 |
| Net assets / total equity | 1,622,465 | 1,504,922 | 1,956,402 |
| Average number of employees | 11 | 12 | 14 |
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.
Principal activity
Accounts 2024The Company's main activity is testing and reporting on transformer oil quality for its customers.
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: miscellaneous chemicals and glass.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 9 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: plastics.
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
23 events- John MACKENZIE appointedDirector
- Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £1.6m, net assets £2m, 14 employees
- Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £1.4m, net assets £1.5m, 12 employees
- Renze VONK resignedDirector
- Name changed to VPS POWER LTDPreviously TRANSOIL LABORATORY LIMITED
- Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: turnover £1.2m, net assets £1.6m, 11 employees
- Peter Michael BROADBENT resignedDirector
Earlier events (15)
- Helen Sarah DOOGUE resignedDirector
- Emma Louise FIRTH resignedDirector
- Malcolm COOPER appointedDirector
- Renze VONK appointedDirector
- Vps Uk Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Transoil Laboratory Holding Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Transoil Laboratory Holding Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Peter Michael Broadbent ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Peter Michael Broadbent registered as a person with significant control
- Barbara KAHAN resignedDirector
- Peter Michael BROADBENT appointedDirector
- Helen Sarah DOOGUE appointedDirector
- Emma Louise FIRTH appointedDirector
- Barbara KAHAN 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.