LOUSADA PLC
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Cash
£151K
-19.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£53M
-5.1% vs 2024
Employees
12
-20% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.8M
-225.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,931,818 | £4,131,940 | £3,151,207 | £2,445,988 | -22.4% | |
| Operating profit | £821,861 | £1,615,002 | £2,965,617 | -£2,252,645 | -176% | |
| Profit before tax | £743,045 | £1,496,816 | £2,272,893 | -£2,847,042 | -225.3% | |
| Net profit | £319,991 | £1,695,073 | £2,219,125 | -£2,832,404 | -227.6% | |
| Cash | £5,472,099 | £5,270,941 | £187,964 | £151,485 | -19.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £50,553,368 | £52,268,863 | £56,864,006 | £60,766,720 | +6.9% | |
| Net assets | £49,325,804 | £51,020,877 | £55,616,433 | £52,784,029 | -5.1% | |
| Equity | £49,325,804 | £51,020,877 | £55,616,433 | £52,784,029 | -5.1% | |
| Average employees | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | -20% | |
| Wages | £303,270 | £316,169 | £351,588 | £316,960 | -9.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £48,000 | £48,137 | £50,400 | £50,400 | 0% |
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 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 42.5% | 39.1% | 94.1% | -92.1% | |
| Net margin | 16.6% | 41.0% | 70.4% | -115.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | 3.1% | 5.2% | -3.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 19.14x | 16.91x | |
| Interest cover | 9.63x | 10.29x | 51.25x | -3.68x |
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
- LOUSADA PLC 1989-06-22 → present
- LOUSADA AND COMPANY PLC 1985-08-22 → 1989-06-22
- MONICOURT PROPERTIES LIMITED 1969-06-27 → 1985-08-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HW Bedford Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Group structure
- LOUSADA PLC · parent
- Lousada Kettering Limited 76%
- Lousada (London) Limited 75%
- Ampthill Street (Bedford) Limited 100%
- Lousada (Midlands) Limited 100%
- Zeal Hotel (Exeter) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The losses in the current year are due to the trading performance of a subsidiary entity, Fired Earth Limited. The company entered administration in 2025 and the loan provided by Lousada PLC has been written down to recoverable amount.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNT, Sharon Anne | Secretary | 2016-10-24 | — | — |
| LOUSADA, Simon Charles | Director | — | Jan 1963 | British |
| LOUSADA, Susan Jane | Director | 2014-12-18 | Oct 1960 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOK, Toni Marian | Secretary | 2003-01-13 | 2016-10-24 |
| LOUSADA, Charles Terence | Secretary | 1999-05-28 | 2014-09-20 |
| SLADE, Francia Jane | Secretary | — | 1999-05-28 |
| LOUSADA, Charles Terence | Director | — | 2014-09-20 |
| LOUSADA, Elizabeth Natasha | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2014-12-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lousada Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-05-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 232 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.