VMS NEWCO LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12968560 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27400
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-10
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  3. 2025-07-10
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  4. 2025-07-10
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  5. 2025-04-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-14
    WHITEHOUSE, Joel Paul appointed
    director
  8. 2025-04-14
    NICHOLS, Hannah Kate resigned
    director
  9. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-11-14
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  11. 2024-10-25
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  12. 2024-10-25
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  13. 2024-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-10-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2024-10-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2024-10-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-09-30
    ATTERBURY, Karen Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  18. 2024-09-30
    ATTERBURY, Karen Lorraine appointed
    director
  19. 2024-09-30
    HENDERSON, Charles Alex resigned
    secretary
  20. 2024-09-30
    HENDERSON, Charles Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2023-10-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  22. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-08-15
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  24. 2023-08-15
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  25. 2023-08-15
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  26. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-07-18
    SIMMONS, Paul resigned
    director
  28. 2022-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2022-05-04
    NICHOLS, Hannah Kate appointed
    director
  30. 2022-05-04
    SIMMONS, Paul appointed
    director
  31. 2022-01-28
    JONAS, Christopher Reay resigned
    director
  32. 2021-09-30
    HENDERSON, Charles Alexander appointed
    director
  33. 2021-09-30
    HILL, Stewart Scotland resigned
    director
  34. 2021-09-30
    SMITH, Darren Ramsay resigned
    director
  35. 2020-12-31
    HENDERSON, Charles Alex appointed
    secretary
  36. 2020-12-31
    HENDERSON, Charles Alex resigned
    director
  37. 2020-12-31
    HILL, Stewart Scotland appointed
    director
  38. 2020-12-31
    JONAS, Christopher Reay appointed
    director
  39. 2020-12-31
    SMITH, Darren Ramsay appointed
    director
  40. 2020-12-31
    WHITEHOUSE, Joel Paul resigned
    director
  41. 2020-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As VMS NEWCO LIMITED
  42. 2020-10-22
    HENDERSON, Charles Alex appointed
    director
  43. 2020-10-22
    WHITEHOUSE, Joel Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Hill & Smith Infrastructure Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Hill & Smith Infrastructure Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
VMS NEWCO LIMITED
This company · 12968560

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hill & Smith Infrastructure Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/10/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27400 — SIC 27400

Registered office

Westhaven House
Arleston Way
Shirley
B90 4LH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

ATTERBURY, Karen Lorraine
secretary · appointed 2024-09-30
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Active
ATTERBURY, Karen Lorraine
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-09-30
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Active
WHITEHOUSE, Joel Paul
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-04-14
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Active
HENDERSON, Charles Alex
secretary · appointed 2020-12-31 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned
HENDERSON, Charles Alexander
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-09-30 · resigned 2024-09-30
Resigned
HENDERSON, Charles Alex
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-10-22 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned
HILL, Stewart Scotland
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-12-31 · resigned 2021-09-30
Resigned
JONAS, Christopher Reay
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-12-31 · resigned 2022-01-28
Resigned
NICHOLS, Hannah Kate
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-05-04 · resigned 2025-04-14
Resigned
SIMMONS, Paul
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-05-04 · resigned 2022-07-18
Resigned
SMITH, Darren Ramsay
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-12-31 · resigned 2021-09-30
Resigned
WHITEHOUSE, Joel Paul
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-10-22 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-07-10
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-07-10
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-25
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-07