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Registered number: 00651051







ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 DECEMBER 2025


V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED



























 


V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
COMPANY INFORMATION


Directors
M J Fitzpatrick 
S A Kenny 
C M Pryce 
C E Ryan 




Company secretary
O Fitzpatrick



Registered number
00651051



Registered office
Cardinal House,
Bury Street,

Ruislip

HA4 7GD




Independent auditors
Menzies LLP
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor

2nd Floor, Midas House

62 Goldsworth Road

Woking

Surrey

GU21 6LQ





 


V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 



CONTENTS



Page
Strategic report
1 - 4
Directors' report
5 - 7
Independent auditors' report
8 - 11
Statement of income and retained earnings
12
Statement of financial position
13
Notes to the financial statements
14 - 24


 


V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
STRATEGIC REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Introduction
 
The directors present their strategic report of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2025.

The principal activity of the company during the year was recruitment services for the construction and infrastructure sectors including trades and labour supply and professional, technical and engineering recruitment, supported by specialist training services. 

Results and performance
 
The results for the year are set out on page 12.

Highlights and key performance indicators
 
The company achieved a turnover of £121.9m (2024 - £112.1m) with a gross profit margin of 8.67% (2024 - 10.62%) which is considered satisfactory. The results for the year represent a strong improvement in turnover on prior year, during what has been a very challenging few years for the recruitment sector. Weakness in the economy, high inflation and interest rates, coupled with the 2024 general election and change in government led to reductions in government spending on major infrastructure and construction projects. This led to project delays, cancellations and uncertainty in the sector. During 2025 the new government laid out its longer-term plans for the infrastructure spending budget and there appear reasons for optimism and a renewed positivity in the sector. The Sizewell C project alone received £38billion of budget approval, a project that is expected to take between nine and twelve years to complete and which VGC is already delivering labour supply services. Wider announcements from the government include £4.8billion in interim funding for National Highways in 2025/26, £2.2billion for defence infrastructure, and total expected infrastructure spending of around £725billion over the next decade aimed at improving and enhancing infrastructure across all sectors. There remain significant opportunities for VGC within the sector, and our long-term relationships with the key construction contractors places us in an excellent position to benefit from our framework agreements.

The company continues to look at ways of diversifying into new markets and new sectors nationwide. The number of candidates deployed on our sites has grown on a weekly basis during the year. 

The company has been supported by a strong position brought forward and the continued support of the wider VGC Group. Continued growth is foreseen for the next 12 months, both within turnover and operating profit. The company continues to look to diversify the sectors, markets, and clients with which it operates. This will help to mitigate the risk of future economic downturns and sector specific challenges, as well as reducing the company’s reliance on key clients and projects. The company also recognises the need to provide local employment opportunities using local recruiters and continues to diversify geographically to meet this goal, including in more challenging geographical regions such as Scotland, East Anglia and the Southwest of England. The social value strategy focuses on attracting under-represented candidates to the sector to gain employment and investing in learning and development activities to improve candidate retention and mitigate the skills shortage. 

Diversification, along with additional investment in key personnel across the company, will enable the continued growth and expansion of the company in a sustainable and prolonged manner. Liquidity ratios remain positive at 1.46 (2024 - 1.5) and the company continues to focus on the net debt position and liquidity. 

The health and safety of employees and operatives is a top priority, and one where the group continues to invest in both training and safety management. It is a focus of the board of directors and is part of the key KPI's reported on regularly. Our safety record is significantly inside the industry average.

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STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Business environment
 
The market that the company operates in is very tightly controlled both in terms of cost and health and safety. The company is acutely aware of both these issues.

The directors consider the company's position at 31 December 2025 to be consistent with its expectations. They forecast continued development and improvement over the coming twelve months.

Strategy and future developments
 
The company continues to seek to develop new strategies to increase market share.  The company aims to do this through increased regional presence, continued marketing, improved training, and investment in social impact focused activities. Throughout the last year the company has continued to implement effective management and controls to enable current and future growth.

The balance sheet continues to provide a stable platform for the company to compete in the current trading environment. The company remains debt free, with minimal exposure to interest rate fluctuations, and continues to hold a strong positive cash balance.

The focus of the Board is to ensure that all the resources necessary to provide our customers with high quality service are available to establish long lasting partnerships with our clients.  The company aims to maintain and deliver a robust recruitment process, provision of fully qualified and competent people, excellent safety records, social impact and performance monitoring to ensure a flexible and adaptable level of service to ensure clients are fully satisfied.

The company continues to maintain high levels of compliance with relation to all areas of business performance including business systems, candidate competency and suitability for work, safety, financial and commercial processes and is subject to regular audit and accreditation review to support this. 

After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and the accounts.

As the company grows and develops in line with the divisional and regional horizon plans, we are investing in regional offices to support these plans. We are well positioned to take advantage of the opportunities that will arise in Scotland over the next few years and beyond. Alongside existing offices in Ruislip, Solihull, Lowestoft, Farringdon, Plymouth, Glasgow, Newcastle and Cumbria, the company has the breadth and depth in personnel to resource projects across the whole of the UK. This regional approach enables local recruiters to identify and recruit local candidates for both contract and permanent roles. This supports the group’s policy of focussing on social impact in areas where we are working on projects.  

With this structure in place, it means that the company can look to diversify the sectors it works in, to sustainably grow the business and lay strong foundations for prolonged future growth. The company continues to have a strong pipeline of ongoing work, alongside a pipeline of future opportunities. The senior leadership team is aware of the need to ensure that the company has sufficient pipeline of opportunities for when High Speed 2 completes, however, this is not expected to occur in the near future.

Proposed future investment into key resources and management personnel to grow the business will cement VGC as one of the key national providers for construction and infrastructure work for many years to come. 

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STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Section 172 Statement & Stakeholder Engagement

The Board of Directors recognises that the success of the business is based on strong relationships with stakeholders; be they employees, clients, suppliers, subcontractors or the wider public. As such all decisions made by the Directors have this ethos in mind.

Close relationships with clients are integral to business stability and both the Directors and senior management regularly meet with clients to ensure that the service adapts to their ongoing requirements. The company's focus on innovation, collaboration and teamwork allows us to continually deliver on our clients’ requirements in a professional and sustainable manner.

Our key stakeholders are our employees and operatives. We continue to focus on the growth and development of our workforce by maintaining continuous training and clear target setting to ensure every individual realises their potential. The Board of Directors has taken a multi-faceted approach to training, particularly in respect to apprenticeships & national vocational qualifications across all its sectors.

The health and safety of our employees and operatives is a primary element of this company and we continue to invest in training and safety management. It is a focus of the board of directors and is part of the key KPI's reported on regularly.

Interaction with our supply chain takes place on both a formal and informal basis. Suppliers and sub-contractors are regularly reviewed and scrutinised as part of our Business Management System, in particular regarding Modern Slavery regulations. 

On an informal basis, regular discussions take place with suppliers to understand new business opportunities to establish potential long term business relationships. Annual reviews and regular discussions between senior managers and staff are important in ensuring that the business is prepared for the long term.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The process of risk acceptance and risk management is addressed through a framework of policies, procedures, and internal controls maintained on a system called ‘VGC Connect’. All policies are subject to Board approval and ongoing review by management. Compliance with regulation, health and safety and legal and ethical standards is a priority for the company.

The principal risks arise from winning new contracts, recruiting & retaining site staff and safety.

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STRATEGIC REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Financial risk management

The company has a normal level of exposure to price, credit, liquidity, and cash flow risks arising from trading activities which are only conducted in sterling.

The company's principal methods of financing comprise bank balances, trade creditors, trade debtors and intercompany loans to the company. The main purpose of these is to maintain sufficient cash flows needed for the company's operations.

The company's approach to managing risks applicable to the financing methods concerned is shown below.

In respect of bank balances, the liquidity risk is managed by maintaining a positive cash balance.

Trade debtors are managed in respect of credit and cash flow risk by policies concerning the credit offered to customers and the regular monitoring of amounts outstanding for both time and credit limits. Regular due diligence is performed on customers, both at the time of taking on new customers, and on an annual basis, to ensure their creditworthiness and to ensure that the company is not exposed to undue risk from customers that may have a low credit rating, or a rating that is falling.

Trade creditors liquidity risk is managed by ensuring sufficient funds are available to meet amounts due.


This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.



................................................
C M Pryce
Director

Date: 21 May 2026

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DIRECTORS' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Directors

The directors who served during the year were:

M J Fitzpatrick 
S A Kenny 
C M Pryce 
C E Ryan 
L R McKidd (resigned 31 March 2025)

Principal activity

The principal activity of the company during the year was that of providing trades and labour solutions and specialist training of labour within the construction and infrastructure sectors.

Directors' responsibilities statement

The directors are responsible for preparing the Strategic report, the Directors' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
 
Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'. Under company law the directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of the profit or loss of the Company for that period.

 In preparing these financial statements, the directors are required to:


select suitable accounting policies for the Company's financial statements and then apply them consistently;

make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Results and dividends

The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £1,714,841 (2024 - £1,808,179).

During the year dividends were paid totalling £200,000 (2024 - £2,300,000).

Going concern

After making enquiries, the directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months from the date these financial statements were approved. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

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DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Environmental matters

The company, being a subsidiary of a group, has chosen to disclose the streamlined energy and carbon report within the consolidated accounts of the parent company.

The group consolidated accounts can be obtained from the company's registered office; the address is stated on the company information page of these accounts.

Financial instruments

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Engagement with employees

The company maintains a strong communications programme. Briefing and consultation procedures exist throughout the company to inform employees on matters of concern to them and to provide opportunities for comment and discussion.

Disabled employees

The company seeks to ensure that fair consideration is given to applications for employment received from disabled persons and to ensure continued employment, training and advancement where possible of employees who are, or become, temporarily or permanently disabled.

Matters covered in the Strategic report

Where a company has chosen in accordance with section 414C(11) of the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors' Report) Regulations 2013 to set out in the company's strategic report information required by schedule 7 of the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 it must be stated in the Directors' Report that it has done so. This includes information that would have been included in the business review andthe principal risks and uncertainties.

Post balance sheet events

There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.

Disclosure of information to auditors

Each of the persons who are directors at the time when this Directors' report is approved has confirmed that:
 
so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the Company's auditors are unaware, and

the director has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a director in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the Company's auditors are aware of that information.

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DIRECTORS' REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025


Auditors

The auditor, Menzies LLP was appointed as auditor for V.G. Clements (Contractors) Limited on 14 October 2025 in accordance with section 485 of the Companies Act 2006.

Under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006Menzies LLP will be deemed to have been reappointed as auditors 28 days after these financial statements were sent to members or 28 days after the latest date prescribed for filing the accounts with the registrar, whichever is earlier.

This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf.
 





................................................
C M Pryce
Director

Date: 21 May 2026

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED

Opinion


We have audited the financial statements of V.G Clements (Contractors) Limited (the 'Company') for the year ended 31 December 2025, which comprise the Statement of income and retained earnings, the Statement of financial position and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policiesThe financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).


In our opinion the financial statements:


give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs as at 31 December 2025 and of its profit for the year then ended;
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.


Basis for opinion


We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.


Conclusions relating to going concern


In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.


Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.


Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.


Other information


The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' report thereon. The directors are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual ReportOur opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.


We have nothing to report in this regard.


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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED (CONTINUED)

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:


the information given in the Strategic report and the Directors' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
the Strategic report and the Directors' report have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.


Matters on which we are required to report by exception
 

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic report or the Directors' report.


We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:


adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
certain disclosures of directors' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.


Responsibilities of directors
 

As explained more fully in the Directors' responsibilities statement set out on page 5, the directors are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.


In preparing the financial statements, the directors are responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.


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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED (CONTINUED)

Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.


Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

The Company is subject to laws and regulations that directly affect the financial statements including financial reporting legislation. We determined that the following laws and regulations were most significant including:
 
The Companies Act 2006;
Financial Reporting Standard 102;
UK employment legislation;
UK health and safety legislation;
General Data Protection Regulations; and
Apprenticeship funding rules.
 
We assessed the extent of compliance with these laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statement items.

We understood how the Company are complying with those legal and regulatory frameworks by making inquiries to management and those responsible for legal and compliance procedures. We corroborated our inquiries through our review of board minutes.

The engagement partner assessed whether the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence and capabilities to identify or recognise non-compliance with laws and regulations. The assessment did not identify any issues in this area.

We assessed the susceptibility of the Company's financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:
 
Understanding how those charged with governance considered and addressed the potential for override of controls or
other inappropriate influence over the financial reporting process;
Challenging assumptions and judgments made by management in its significant accounting estimates; and
Identifying and testing journal entries, in particular any journal entries posted with unusual account combinations.
 
As a result of the above procedures, we considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud and identified the greatest potential for fraud in the following areas:
 
Posting of journals to the accounting software which are of a non-routine nature in terms of timing and amount;
Timing of revenue recognition; and
The use of management override of controls to manipulate results.






 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED (CONTINUED)

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.


A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' report.


Use of our report
 

This report is made solely to the Company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company's members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.





Miriam Hanley ACA (Senior statutory auditor)
  
for and on behalf of
Menzies LLP
 
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditor
  
2nd Floor, Midas House
62 Goldsworth Road
Woking
Surrey
GU21 6LQ

21 May 2026
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V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
STATEMENT OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£

  

Turnover
 4 
121,923,481
112,070,596

Cost of sales
  
(111,356,895)
(100,163,245)

Gross profit
  
10,566,586
11,907,351

Administrative expenses
  
(8,441,240)
(9,854,760)

Operating profit
 5 
2,125,346
2,052,591

Finance income/Investment income
 8 
204,061
220,635

Finance costs
 9 
(604)
(10,902)

Profit before tax
  
2,328,803
2,262,324

Tax on profit
 10 
(613,962)
(454,145)

Profit after tax
  
1,714,841
1,808,179

  

  

Retained earnings at the beginning of the year
  
10,419,411
10,911,232

Profit for the year
  
1,714,841
1,808,179

Dividends declared and paid
  
(200,000)
(2,300,000)

Retained earnings at the end of the year
  
11,934,252
10,419,411
The notes on pages 14 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

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V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
REGISTERED NUMBER:00651051



STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025

2025
2024
Note
£
£

Fixed assets
  

Tangible assets
 12 
161,024
106,284

  
161,024
106,284

Current assets
  

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year
 13 
24,467,317
14,651,576

Cash at bank and in hand
  
10,537,519
14,965,314

  
35,004,836
29,616,890

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
 14 
(23,229,538)
(19,291,684)

Net current assets
  
 
 
11,775,298
 
 
10,325,206

Total assets less current liabilities
  
11,936,322
10,431,490

Provisions for liabilities
  

Deferred tax
 15 
-
(10,009)

  
 
 
-
 
 
(10,009)

Net assets
  
11,936,322
10,421,481


Capital and reserves
  

Called up share capital 
 16 
2,070
2,070

Profit and loss account
  
11,934,252
10,419,411

  
11,936,322
10,421,481


The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the board and were signed on its behalf by: 




................................................
C M Pryce
Director

Date: 21 May 2026

The notes on pages 14 to 24 form part of these financial statements.

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V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

1.


General information

V.G. Clements (Contractors) Limited is a private Company limited by shares incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 and is registered in England and Wales. The address of the Company's registered office, which is also its principal place of business, is shown on the company information page.

2.Accounting policies

 
2.1

Basis of preparation of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention unless otherwise specified within these accounting policies and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006.

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with FRS 102 requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies (see note 3).

The following principal accounting policies have been applied:

 
2.2

Financial Reporting Standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

The Company has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemptions in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by the FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland":
the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows;
the requirements of Section 3 Financial Statement Presentation paragraph 3.17(d);
the requirements of Section 33 Related Party Disclosures paragraph 33.7.

This information is included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company's ultimate parent company, VGC Group Limited as at 31 December 2025 and these financial statements may be obtained from Companies House.

  
2.3

Going concern

After making enquiries, the directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least twelve months from the date these financial statements were approved. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

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V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.4

Foreign currency translation

Functional and presentation currency

The Company's functional and presentational currency is GBP.

Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange rates at the dates of the transactions.

At each period end foreign currency monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value was determined.

Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognised in profit or loss except when deferred in other comprehensive income as qualifying cash flow hedges.

Foreign exchange gains and losses that relate to borrowings and cash and cash equivalents are presented in the Statement of income and retained earnings within 'finance income or costs'. All other foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in profit or loss within 'other operating income'.

 
2.5

Revenue

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. The following criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Rendering of services

Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognised in the period in which the services are provided in accordance with the stage of completion of the contract when all of the following conditions are satisfied:
the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
it is probable that the Company will receive the consideration due under the contract;
the stage of completion of the contract at the end of the reporting period can be measured reliably; and
the costs incurred and the costs to complete the contract can be measured reliably.

 
2.6

Operating leases: the Company as lessee

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Benefits received and receivable as an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a straight-line basis over the lease term, unless another systematic basis is representative of the time pattern of the lessee's benefit from the use of the leased asset.

 
2.7

Interest income

Interest income is recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method.

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V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)

 
2.8

Finance costs

Finance costs are charged to profit or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital instrument.

 
2.9

Current and deferred taxation

The tax expense for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in profit or loss except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date in the countries where the Company operates and generates income.

Deferred tax balances are recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed by the reporting date, except that:
The recognition of deferred tax assets is limited to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits; and
Any deferred tax balances are reversed if and when all conditions for retaining associated tax allowances have been met.

Deferred tax balances are not recognised in respect of permanent differences except in respect of business combinations, when deferred tax is recognised on the differences between the fair values of assets acquired and the future tax deductions available for them and the differences between the fair values of liabilities acquired and the amount that will be assessed for tax. Deferred tax is determined using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.


 
2.10

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets under the cost model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management.

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V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

2.Accounting policies (continued)


2.10
Tangible fixed assets (continued)

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, on a reducing balance basis.

Depreciation is provided on the following basis:

Leasehold property improvements
-
2%
straight line
Motor vehicles
-
33%
reducing balance
Fixtures and fittings
-
10%
reducing balance
Office equipment
-
10%
reducing balance
Office equipment
-
33%
straight line

The assets' residual values, useful lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a significant change since the last reporting date.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in profit or loss.

 
2.11

Provisions for liabilities

Provisions are recognised when an event has taken place that gives rise to a legal or constructive obligation, a transfer of economic benefits is probable and a reliable estimate can be made.

Provisions are measured as the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation, taking into account the related risks and uncertainties.
 
Increases in provisions are generally charged as an expense to profit or loss.

 
2.12

Financial instruments

The Company only enters into basic financial instrument transactions that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other debtors and creditors, loans from banks and other third parties, loans to related parties and investments in ordinary shares.
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2.13

Dividends

Equity dividends are recognised when they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised when approved by the shareholders at an annual general meeting.


3.


Critical accounting judgements and estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

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V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

4.


Turnover

An analysis of turnover by class of business is as follows:


2025
2024
£
£

Sales
121,923,481
112,070,596

121,923,481
112,070,596


2025
2024
£
£

United Kingdom
121,923,481
112,070,596

121,923,481
112,070,596



5.


Operating profit

The operating profit is stated after charging:

2025
2024
£
£

Depreciation of tangible assets
22,277
19,951

Exchange differences
(1,077)
1,011

Impairment of trade debtors
(37,441)
129,792


6.


Auditors' remuneration

During the year, the Company obtained the following services from the Company's auditors and their associates:


2025
2024
£
£

Fees payable to the Company's auditors and their associates for the audit of the Company's financial statements
39,500
23,000

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V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

7.


Employees

Staff costs were as follows:


2025
2024
£
£

Wages and salaries
81,937,387
70,783,560

Social security costs
11,788,171
8,505,239

Cost of defined contribution scheme
1,100,564
898,800

94,826,122
80,187,599


The average monthly number of employees, including the directors, during the year was as follows:


        2025
        2024
            No.
            No.







Directors
5
5



Employees
1,329
1,202

1,334
1,207

The Directors do not receive remuneration through the Company, and are remunerated through fellow Group entities. 


8.


Interest receivable

2025
2024
£
£


Interest on taxation
-
5,160

Interest on cash and cash equivalents
204,061
215,475

204,061
220,635


9.


Interest payable and similar expenses

2025
2024
£
£


Other interest payable
604
10,902

604
10,902

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V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

10.


Taxation


2025
2024
£
£

Corporation tax


Current tax on profits for the year
626,026
458,184


626,026
458,184


Total current tax
626,026
458,184

Deferred tax


Origination and reversal of timing differences
(12,064)
(4,039)

Total deferred tax
(12,064)
(4,039)


Tax on profit
613,962
454,145

Factors affecting tax charge for the year

The tax assessed for the year is higher than (2024 - lower than) the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 - 25%). The differences are explained below:

2025
2024
£
£


Profit on ordinary activities before tax
2,328,803
2,262,324


Profit on ordinary activities multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 25% (2024 - 25%)
582,201
565,581

Effects of:


Expenses not deductible for tax purposes, other than goodwill amortisation and impairment
31,325
102,879

Capital allowances for year in excess of depreciation
436
4,476

Deferred tax movement
-
(4,039)

Group relief
-
(214,752)

Total tax charge for the year
613,962
454,145


Factors that may affect future tax charges

There were no factors that may affect future tax charges.

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V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

11.


Dividends

2025
2024
£
£


Dividends
200,000
2,300,000

200,000
2,300,000


12.


Tangible fixed assets





Land and buildings
Motor vehicles
Fixtures and fittings
Office equipment
Total

£
£
£
£
£



Cost or valuation


At 1 January 2025
87,418
38,073
102,576
106,133
334,200


Additions
-
77,017
-
-
77,017



At 31 December 2025

87,418
115,090
102,576
106,133
411,217



Depreciation


At 1 January 2025
30,484
24,325
81,718
91,389
227,916


Charge for the year on owned assets
1,748
16,969
2,086
1,474
22,277



At 31 December 2025

32,232
41,294
83,804
92,863
250,193



Net book value



At 31 December 2025
55,186
73,796
18,772
13,270
161,024



At 31 December 2024
56,934
13,748
20,858
14,744
106,284

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V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

13.


Debtors

2025
2024
£
£


Trade debtors
18,763,905
12,410,606

Amounts owed by group undertakings
4,868,557
1,616,113

Other debtors
43,227
87,658

Prepayments and accrued income
789,573
395,383

Tax recoverable
-
141,816

Deferred taxation
2,055
-

24,467,317
14,651,576


Included within trade debtors are receivables with a carrying value of approximately £1.21m, which will not be paid until the amounts have been fully reconciled and agreed with the customer. 
 
The Company considers these amounts to be fully recoverable based on pre-agreed timesheets supporting the related invoices raised. Discussions with the relevant clients are ongoing to reconcile these balances. While the Company remains confident in the ultimate recovery of the full balance, there is uncertainty regarding the timing and extent of recovery. 
 
No provision has been recognised at the year-end in respect of these receivables, as any potential shortfall cannot be estimated with reasonable certainty.


14.


Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

2025
2024
£
£

Trade creditors
920,083
1,008,093

Amounts owed to group undertakings
6,112,522
5,915,333

Corporation tax
226,026
-

Other taxation and social security
12,531,831
10,230,490

Other creditors
2,410,683
1,896,711

Accruals and deferred income
1,028,393
241,057

23,229,538
19,291,684


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V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

15.


Deferred taxation




2025


£






At beginning of year
(10,009)


Charged to profit or loss
12,064



At end of year
2,055

The deferred taxation balance is made up as follows:

2025
2024
£
£


Pension surplus
10,816
-

Accelerated capital allowances
(8,761)
(10,009)

2,055
(10,009)


16.


Share capital

2025
2024
£
£
Allotted, called up and fully paid



2,070 (2024 - 2,070) Ordinary shares of £1.00 each
2,070
2,070



17.


Commitments under operating leases

At 31 December 2025 the Company had future minimum lease payments due under non-cancellable operating leases for each of the following periods:

2025
2024
£
£


Not later than 1 year
184,785
180,164

Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years
47,620
203,043

232,405
383,207

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V.G CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
 


 
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

18.


Related party transaction

At the balance sheet date £243,357 (2024 - £243,357) was due to the directors. This amount is unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

V.G. Clements (Contractors) Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of VGC Group Limited. VGC Group Limited intends to prepare consolidated accounts therefore V.G. Clements (Contractors) Limited has taken advantage of the exemption contained within FRS 102 which eliminates the requirement to report related party balances between group companies.


19.


Post balance sheet events

There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.


20.


Controlling party

100% of the share capital is owned by VGC Group Limited a company incorporated in England. The directors consider VGC Group Limited to be the ultimate parent company.
 
Throughout the current and previous year Mr. M J Fitzpatrick is a director and together with close members of his family is the ultimate controlling party.
 
The group consolidated accounts can be obtained from the company's registered office. This is the same as V.G. Clements (Contractors) Limited's registered office address which is stated on the company information page.

 
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