LANCASTER FASTENER COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£413
-15.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.1k
-8.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
24
-4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1k
+37.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,247 | £5,999 | £6,149 | +2.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,106 | £839 | £1,137 | +35.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,069 | £802 | £1,106 | +37.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,052 | £835 | £1,106 | +32.5% | |
| Cash | £600 | £491 | £413 | -15.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,088 | £7,015 | £6,272 | -10.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,481 | £5,572 | £5,080 | -8.8% | |
| Equity | £6,481 | £5,572 | £5,080 | -8.8% | |
| Average employees | 29 | 25 | 24 | -4% | |
| Wages | — | £779,000 | £766,000 | -1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £139,000 | £164,000 | +18% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £10 | £10 | 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.7% | 14.0% | 18.5% | |
| Net margin | 16.8% | 13.9% | 18.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.7% | 12.0% | 18.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.4% | 27.6% | 27.8% | |
| Current ratio | 9.85x | 9.02x | 7.52x | |
| Interest cover | 29.89x | 22.68x | 36.68x |
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
- LANCASTER FASTENER COMPANY LIMITED 1982-04-21 → present
- HENRY HALSTEAD (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1982-04-21
- PORTOL IMPORT & EXPORT LIMITED 1980-10-14 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have received confirmation from the ultimate parent company that financial support will be made available if required. ... Accordingly, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Dividends totalling £952k have been paid in the period April 2026 to the date of signing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, Christopher | Secretary | 2025-08-29 | — | — |
| FERGUSON, Katherine Jane | Director | 2024-09-16 | Oct 1972 | British |
| HOLLIER, Elaine Louise | Director | 2018-04-01 | Mar 1974 | British |
| JAMBOR, Wieslaw | Director | 1996-10-01 | Aug 1962 | British |
| MORGAN, Christopher Findlay | Director | 2023-02-18 | Jan 1971 | British |
| PERCIVAL, Iain Philip | Director | 2024-02-22 | Sep 1967 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELTON, Mark | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2015-03-01 |
| CASE, Lyndsey | Secretary | 2016-04-01 | 2025-08-29 |
| FOSTER, Clare | Secretary | 2015-03-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| JONES, Thomas Maelor | Secretary | — | 1998-07-16 |
| LAWSON, Stuart John | Secretary | 1998-07-15 | 2004-03-31 |
| AULD, Steve Malcolm | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2009-03-17 |
| BARKER, James Charles | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2015-09-30 |
| BARKER, James Charles | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2007-05-31 |
| BELTON, Mark | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2023-02-18 |
| CHARNOCK, Alan Blacklock | Director | 1992-09-23 | 1998-03-31 |
| DIAMOND, Malcolm Mcdonald | Director | 1998-07-15 | 2002-03-31 |
| FOSTER, Clare | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2022-08-30 |
| GUDGEON, Mark William | Director | 1991-05-18 | 1998-07-16 |
| GUDGEON, Peter William | Director | — | 1998-07-16 |
| HAYES-POWELL, Darren Mark | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2024-02-22 |
| JONES, Thomas Maelor | Director | 1992-11-16 | 1998-03-31 |
| LAWSON, Stuart John | Director | 2008-05-15 | 2009-03-31 |
| MORGAN, Christopher Findlay | Director | 2022-08-31 | 2022-12-01 |
| WILSON, John | Director | 1998-07-15 | 2002-12-31 |
| WILSON, Samuel Davies | Director | — | 2023-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trifast Overseas Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-23 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.