£1.90m
+6%vs Dec 2024Active03845096Private limited companyNewbury
VANSON BOURNE LIMITED
Significant control: Kevin Stuart Withnall (25–50%), Graham Opie (25–50%)
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Summary
VANSON BOURNE LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 03845096) incorporated on 21 September 1999, registered in Newbury. Its registered activity is market research and public opinion polling (SIC 73200). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of £1.90m and cash of £2.13m, with 32 employees on average. Net assets rose 6% on the prior period (£1.79m). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is rising.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 62 comparable companies in Reading (median £24k, upper quartile £123k).
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Ownership and control
- Mr Kevin Stuart Withnall
- owns 25–50% of shares
- Mr Graham Opie
- owns 25–50% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 21 September 199927 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027in 340 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 5 October 2027in 345 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 73200
- Market research and public opinion polling
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£2.13m
−1%vs Dec 2024Not reported
32
−20%vs Dec 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £1.90m | £2.13m | — | £937k | — | — | 32 |
| 31 December 2024 | £1.79m | £2.15m | — | £994k | — | — | 40 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1.61m | £2.51m | — | £1.51m | — | — | 44 |
Current ratio3.02Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£67kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £1,902,728 at 31 December 2025
- Current assets at least 1.5× creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 3.02
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £2,130,418
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 21 September 1999
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 345 days
- Next accounts duein 340 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.90m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.79m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.61m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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