Vanquis Banking Group

Activities of financial services holding companies · Bradford

Vanquis Banking Group

Vanquis Banking Group PLC

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Back in profitActiveLatest figures: 2025Group consolidated66 years on the register

Public limited company registered in Bradford, classed under “Activities of financial services holding companies”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£8.7m

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

For subscribers

Employees

For subscribers

Retained reserves

For subscribers

What the numbers say

3 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202320242025
Profit after tax£8.7m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202320242025
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets

0 balance-sheet lines and 2 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-19

  1. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Michael Mustard as a secretary on 1 September 2026
  2. Directors
    Appointment of Mrs Elizabeth Rachel Mcclure as a secretary on 1 September 2026
  3. Filing
    Resolutions (and 8 more like it since 8 June 2019)
  4. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  5. Directors
    Director's details changed for Michele Greene on 22 December 2025
  6. Directors
    Director's details changed for Karen Sarah Briggs on 22 December 2025
  7. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mrs Jacqueline Dorothy Mary Noakes on 22 December 2025
  8. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mr Ian Michael Brian Mclaughlin on 22 December 2025
  9. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mr Oliver Walter Laird on 22 December 2025
  10. Charges
    Satisfaction of charge 2 in full
  11. Shares
    Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 9 October 2025 · GBP 53,164,160.05 (and 27 more like it since 2 April 2020)
  12. Address
    Registered office address changed from No. 1 Godwin Street Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 2SU to Fairburn House 5 Godwin Street Bradford BD1 2AH on 19 September 2025
  13. 27 earlier
    1. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2024
    2. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Angela Ann Knight as a director on 29 January 2025
    3. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Paul William Hewitt as a director on 29 January 2025
    4. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Elizabeth Rachel Mcclure as a secretary on 6 November 2024
    5. Directors
      Appointment of Michael Mustard as a secretary on 6 November 2024
    6. Directors
      Appointment of Mrs Elizabeth Rachel Mcclure as a secretary on 11 October 2024
    7. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Melanie Barnett as a secretary on 11 October 2024
    8. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Margot Cathleen James as a director on 15 May 2024
    9. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Elizabeth Grace Chambers as a director on 15 May 2024
    10. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2023
    11. Directors
      Appointment of Karen Sarah Briggs as a director on 27 March 2024
    12. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Oliver Walter Laird as a director on 27 March 2024
    13. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Jacqueline Dorothy Mary Noakes as a director on 27 March 2024
    14. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Andrea Margaret Blance as a director on 1 February 2024
    15. Directors
      Appointment of David Michael Watts as a director on 1 November 2023
    16. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Patrick Joseph Robert Snowball as a director on 15 September 2023
    17. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Neeraj Kapur as a director on 7 August 2023
    18. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Malcolm John Le May as a director on 1 August 2023
    19. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Ian Michael Brian Mclaughlin as a director on 1 August 2023
    20. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2022
    21. Directors
      Appointment of Sir Peter Kenneth Estlin as a director on 19 April 2023
    22. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Neeraj Kapur on 2 March 2023
    23. Directors
      Secretary's details changed for Melanie Barnett on 2 March 2023
    24. Directors
      Appointment of Michele Greene as a director on 9 March 2023
    25. Name
      Certificate of change of name
    26. Name
      Change of name notice
    27. Directors
      Appointment of Melanie Barnett as a secretary on 19 August 2022

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Vanquis Banking Group do?

Public limited company registered in Bradford, classed under “Activities of financial services holding companies”. In its own words: “At Vanquis, we’re here to help people build their savings and get the credit they deserve. We’re the bank that’s got your back.”

›How much turnover does Vanquis Banking Group make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Vanquis Banking Group profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £8.7m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns Vanquis Banking Group?

Its directors are Elizabeth Rachel McClure, Karen Sarah Briggs, Peter Kenneth Estlin, Michele Greene, Oliver Walter Laird and 4 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is Vanquis Banking Group based?

Its registered office is Fairburn House, 5 Godwin Street, Bradford, BD1 2AH, in Bradford.

›When was Vanquis Banking Group founded?

Vanquis Banking Group PLC was incorporated on 31 August 1960.

›Is Vanquis Banking Group still trading?

The register lists Vanquis Banking Group PLC as active.

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