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Company No. 02172112 · Incorporated 30 Sep 1987

Vestatec (U.K.) Limited

Registered name: VESTATEC (U.K.) LIMITED

Part of Ash & Lacy Automotive Holdings Limited group

Vestatec (U.K.) Limited made £7.4m revenue and £845k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Vestatec (U.K.) Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £7.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £845k profit and 38 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles” and is based in Smethwick; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Smethwick, West Midlands
Age
39 yrs · since 1987
Type
Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£7.4m
Growth ▼10.5%
Profit
£845k
Growth ▲65.9%
Profit margin
11.4%
Gross 51%
Employees
38
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£22.2k
Revenue/employee £194k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£8.9m£8.3m£7.4m
Cost of sales−£4.9m−£4.3m−£3.6m
Gross profit£4m£4m£3.8m
Operating profit£811k£666k£819k
Profit before tax£838k£682k£787k
Profit after tax£554k£509k£845k
Profit (best available)£554k£509k£845k
Employees (average)403838
Ratios
Profit margin6.2%6.2%11.4%
Gross margin45.1%48.4%51%
Revenue per employee£222k£217k£194k
Profit per employee£13.8k£13.4k£22.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼7.1%▼10.5%
Profit growth—▼8.1%▲65.9%
Headcount growth—▼5%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
11.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
51%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£194k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£22.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
0%
Now 38
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Ash & Lacy Automotive Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Vestatec (U.K.) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Sister companies (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £845k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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