LINDAL VALVE COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£481k
+341.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13m
+0.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
170
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£17k
-96.7% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £56,758,000 | £54,312,000 | £51,745,000 | -4.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,357,000 | £846,000 | £190,000 | -77.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,613,000 | £520,000 | £17,000 | -96.7% | |
| Net profit | -£1,225,000 | £205,000 | £69,000 | -66.3% | |
| Cash | £363,000 | £109,000 | £481,000 | +341.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,455,000 | £12,797,000 | £12,850,000 | +0.4% | |
| Net assets | £12,389,000 | £12,594,000 | £12,663,000 | +0.5% | |
| Equity | £12,389,000 | £12,594,000 | £12,663,000 | +0.5% | |
| Average employees | 172 | 170 | 170 | 0% | |
| Wages | £6,036,000 | £6,276,000 | £6,680,000 | +6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £454,000 | £521,000 | £558,000 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £203,000 | £213,000 | £234,000 | +9.9% |
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 | -2.4% | 1.6% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | -2.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.9% | 6.6% | 1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.1% | 51.3% | 53.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 1.58x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | -5.30x | 2.60x | 1.10x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- LINDAL VALVE COMPANY LIMITED 1980-12-31 → present
- NEWMAN-GREEN VALVE COMPANY LIMITED 1959-07-01 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue in operational existence and to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements”
Significant events
- “Specific IT project starting in April 2025 affecting operating costs”
- “Major group ERP project (GERP SAP S/4 Hana) expected to go live in 2026 with an estimated £2m corporate allocation cost increase”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLETON, Julian David | Secretary | 2022-07-07 | — | — |
| GILBERT, Francois-Xavier | Director | 2022-07-08 | Feb 1966 | French |
| JESSEN, Harald | Director | 2023-12-31 | Oct 1971 | German |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHADBURN, Laura Annette | Secretary | 2006-10-23 | 2013-05-31 |
| HOLLIS, Anita Susan | Secretary | 2004-08-01 | 2006-02-28 |
| MAGILL, Alan Robert | Secretary | 2006-02-28 | 2006-10-23 |
| MILTON, Philip | Secretary | 2013-07-08 | 2015-08-06 |
| NEWELL, Ralph Turner | Secretary | — | 2004-07-31 |
| POTTER, Vicki Jane | Secretary | 2015-08-06 | 2021-05-31 |
| ZANT BOER, Ian | Secretary | 1998-11-27 | 1998-12-14 |
| BAMFORD, Paul Dennis | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2019-05-24 |
| CHADBURN, Laura Annette | Director | 2006-10-23 | 2013-05-31 |
| HOPKINS, John William | Director | 2008-05-31 | 2019-05-24 |
| KLEMP, Bjorn | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2020-01-20 |
| LEVER, Phil | Director | 2017-09-20 | 2022-07-08 |
| LILIENTHAL, Hans Peter | Director | — | 2005-12-31 |
| MAGILL, Alan Robert | Director | — | 2011-04-28 |
| MCBAIN ALLAN, Timothy Mark | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-05-31 |
| NOEL, Frederic | Director | 2022-07-08 | 2023-12-31 |
| POTTER, Vicki Jane | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2021-05-31 |
| STOCKMAN, Richard | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2002-10-31 |
| WOELK, Matthias | Director | 2017-09-20 | 2018-09-12 |
| ZANDONA, Roberto | Director | 2008-05-31 | 2015-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Katharina Lilienthal | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-04-28 | Active |
| Mrs Margrit Lilienthal | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-04-28 | Active |
| Mrs Alexandra Lilienthal | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-04-28 | Active |
| Lindal Group Holding Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-09-30 | Ceased 2024-04-28 |
| Lindal Holdings | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-17 | RP01PSC01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.