LENZE LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
20
-4.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£23k
-94.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-09-25.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,268,175 | £17,333,167 | £14,202,429 | £12,427,981 | £11,648,576 | -6.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,436,492 | £1,626,587 | £605,721 | £429,072 | £19,622 | -95.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,482,357 | £1,626,587 | £644,485 | £440,898 | £23,297 | -94.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £436,993 | £361,837 | £11,777 | -96.7% | |
| Cash | £1,975,084 | £1,690,371 | £1,227,515 | £1,251,175 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,815,859 | £5,160,148 | £4,019,638 | £3,681,475 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £3,815,859 | £5,160,148 | £4,019,638 | £3,681,475 | — | — | |
| Equity | £3,815,859 | £5,160,148 | £4,019,638 | £3,681,475 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | -4.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,240,613 | £1,177,928 | £1,197,379 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £0 | £0 | £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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.8% | 9.4% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.1% | 2.9% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 37.6% | 31.5% | 15.1% | 11.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.2% | 17.3% | 20.1% | 18.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.96x | 5.52x | — |
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
- LENZE LIMITED 2000-02-22 → present
- SIMPLATROLL LIMITED 1969-09-26 → 2000-02-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the cash flow forecasts and consideration of economic conditions, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHERRY, Simon John | Secretary | 1998-04-01 | — | British |
| VAN DEN BROEK, Hendricus Damianus Wilhelmus Maria | Director | 2017-04-13 | Aug 1965 | Dutch |
| WUCHERER, Marc, Dr | Director | 2025-01-01 | Nov 1969 | German |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHTER, Annette | Secretary | — | 1998-04-01 |
| FOSTER, David John | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2006-05-05 |
| HERZOG, Otto Heinrich, Prof Dr | Director | 2000-10-09 | 2002-03-06 |
| HYLDEN, Stewart Ronald | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2018-06-12 |
| KARL, Heinz-Dietmar | Director | 1999-02-26 | 2000-10-09 |
| KIRCHHERR, Matthias, Dr | Director | 2009-12-10 | 2011-04-15 |
| LOHSE, Peter, Dr | Director | 1999-02-26 | 2002-03-06 |
| MAROLDT, Heinz Herbert Paul | Director | — | 1993-03-26 |
| MOLLEKEN, Michael | Director | 2002-03-06 | 2009-12-01 |
| RICHTER, Annette | Director | 1998-05-01 | 1999-02-26 |
| RICHTER, Annette | Director | 1992-11-17 | 1992-12-07 |
| RICHTER, Lutz Henning | Director | — | 1999-04-30 |
| TELLBUSCHER, Erhard, Dr | Director | 2002-03-06 | 2013-12-31 |
| WENDLER, Christian Albert | Director | 2016-05-03 | 2024-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christian Albert Wendler | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-01-01 | Ceased 2024-12-31 |
| Mr Hendricus Damianus Wilhelmus Maria Van Den Broek | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2023-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Kurt Nikolaus Belling | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-01 |
| Lenze Se | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-01-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-14 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-05 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-01-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.