LONE STAR LEEDS LIMITED
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Cash
£94k
-72.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20m
+17.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
125
+7.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.6m
-16.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,029,000 | £18,816,000 | £17,977,000 | -4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,648,000 | £2,451,000 | £1,830,000 | -25.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,238,000 | £3,167,000 | £2,633,000 | -16.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,683,000 | £2,226,000 | £2,848,000 | +27.9% | |
| Cash | £466,000 | £343,000 | £94,000 | -72.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,497,000 | — | £19,781,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £14,497,000 | £16,727,000 | £19,579,000 | +17.1% | |
| Equity | £14,497,000 | £16,727,000 | £19,579,000 | +17.1% | |
| Average employees | 102 | 116 | 125 | +7.8% | |
| Wages | £3,477,000 | £4,263,000 | £4,258,000 | -0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £263,000 | £242,000 | £282,000 | +16.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £17,000 | £17,000 | £22,000 | +29.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £132,000 | £119,000 | £166,000 | +39.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.7% | 13.0% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | 9.9% | 11.8% | 15.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.4% | — | 9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.7% | 30.0% | 23.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.56x | 3.16x | 4.07x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- LONE STAR LEEDS LIMITED 2013-04-10 → present
- LONE STAR LWD PRECISION ENGINEERING LTD 2007-04-26 → 2013-04-10
- L.W.D.PRECISION ENGINEERING CO,LIMITED 1941-10-28 → 2007-04-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Group structure
- LONE STAR LEEDS LIMITED · parent
- LoneStar Triplefast Factory Qatar W.L.L. 100%
Significant events
- “On 13 August 2025, a new entity was established in Qatar in order to serve the local geographic market, with the addition to investments reflecting the amount capitalised in the new entity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINSWORTH, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2021-05-07 | Mar 1975 | British |
| WHITEMAN, Stewart Paul | Director | 2007-02-12 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Yvonne Shirley Louise | Secretary | — | 2007-02-08 |
| LAWTON, Philip James | Secretary | 2008-02-08 | 2024-04-12 |
| ROBERTSON, Zoe Sheila | Secretary | 2024-04-12 | 2024-08-16 |
| SYKES, John Reginald | Secretary | 2007-02-08 | 2008-02-08 |
| BROWN, Michael Edward | Director | — | 2007-02-08 |
| BROWN, Richard Norman | Director | — | 2007-02-08 |
| BROWN, Robert Anthony | Director | — | 1999-08-06 |
| CLARKE, Dwayne Edward | Director | 2007-02-07 | 2007-05-21 |
| COLLINGE, Jonathan Duncan | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2025-09-19 |
| DIAMOND, Steven John | Director | 2013-05-02 | 2023-03-08 |
| DUNKINSON, Ian | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2011-06-27 |
| HEBDEN, Craig | Director | 2007-03-09 | 2019-02-18 |
| KATOSIC, James Steven | Director | 2009-07-30 | 2011-02-04 |
| LEACH, Terence Michael | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| MASON, Terence Victor | Director | 2007-04-25 | 2009-07-31 |
| MATHILAKATH, Santosh | Director | 2014-02-03 | 2021-04-07 |
| PICKLES, Thomas Richard | Director | 2023-03-08 | 2026-09-28 |
| ROSS, Bruce Legendre | Director | 2007-02-07 | 2007-05-21 |
| SITEK, Antony James | Director | 2007-02-08 | 2010-11-30 |
| SPENCER, Norman Powell | Director | — | 1999-07-12 |
| STEIN, Peter | Director | 2009-07-30 | 2010-09-01 |
| STENNETT, Allan | Director | 2007-04-25 | 2009-08-27 |
| STOCK, Michael John | Director | 2012-03-15 | 2013-05-01 |
| SWALES, Trevor James | Director | 2011-08-15 | 2013-08-31 |
| TENNANT, David | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| WEDDALL, Christine Elizabeth | Director | — | 2004-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonestar Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.