VF NORTHERN EUROPE LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† VF NORTHERN EUROPE LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 46420Where the company stands among the 10,924 active companies whose first SIC code is 46420 (Wholesale of clothing and footwear).
- AIRWAIR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£236.9m
- REGATTA LTD£114.1m
- ALL SAINTS RETAIL LIMITED£100.6m
- VF NORTHERN EUROPE LIMITED£93.8m
- EQUIP OUTDOOR TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED£74.1m
- JACOBS & TURNER LIMITED£64.1m
- WOLVERINE EUROPE LIMITED£59.3m
- SELF-PORTRAIT LTD£54.8m
- FOUR MARKETING LIMITED£49.3m
- EOTH LIMITED£47.3m
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 10,924. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: VF NORTHERN EUROPE LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
VF NORTHERN EUROPE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC047368. It was incorporated on 30 Mar 1970. Its status is active. The registered office is in Edinburgh (EH3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of clothing and footwear (46420).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £321,536,000. Profit for the year was £7,370,000. Net assets were £93,824,000, up 113,981.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £26,889,000. Total assets were £122,130,000 and total liabilities £22,089,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2022/23–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 10,924 active companies whose first SIC code is 46420: By turnover it ranks higher than 98% of the 271 that publish turnover (median £5,901,107). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £3,243). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £42,672). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £21,445). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.2 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly headgear, footwear, woven clothing. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly woven clothing, footwear, knitted clothing. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 65 days to pay suppliers, and 18% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 0.8% lower than for men.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 4 of 4 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 5 Oct 2027.
Filed accounts2022/23–2024/25
| 2022/23 | 2024/25 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 401,776 | 321,536,000 |
| Profit for the year | — | 7,370,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 14,345 | 26,889,000 |
| Total assets | 130,970 | 122,130,000 |
| Total liabilities | 41,843 | 22,089,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 82,243 | 93,824,000 |
| Average number of employees | 748 | — |
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.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 65 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 18%
- Standard payment terms
- 14–60 days
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 38%
- 31 to 60 days 36%
- After 60 days 26%
Earlier periods (5)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 30 Jun 2023
- 60
- 28%
- 10%
- 31 Mar 2023
- 68
- 31%
- 7%
- 30 Sep 2022
- 39
- 59%
- 12%
- 31 Mar 2022
- 37
- 65%
- 4%
- 30 Sep 2021
- 37
- 61%
- 4%
- Median hourly pay
- women 0.8% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 7.8% lower
- Employer size
- 500 to 999 employees
Earlier years (8)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2024/25
- women 5.2% lower
- women 9.6% lower
- 2023/24
- women 4% lower
- women 14.7% lower
- 2022/23
- women 0.7% lower
- women 18.7% lower
- 2021/22
- women 4.7% lower
- women 20.8% lower
- 2020/21
- women 11.8% lower
- women 25% lower
- 2019/20
- women 17.3% lower
- women 27.8% lower
- 2018/19
- women 12.1% lower
- women 26.1% lower
- 2017/18
- women 7.3% lower
- women 21.6% lower
A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: headgear, footwear, woven clothing, iron and steel articles and furniture and lighting.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: woven clothing, footwear, knitted clothing, leather goods and bags and headgear.
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
4 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £321.5m, net assets £93.8m
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: turnover £401.8k, net assets £82.2k, 748 employees
- Vf Corporation registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.