LION LABORATORIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-04
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£317K
+153.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-10% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
53
-3.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£163K
+9.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-04.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £4,347,000 | — | £4,680,000 | £4,876,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£737,000 | — | £41,000 | £30,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£731,000 | — | £149,000 | £163,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£755,000 | — | £145,000 | -£90,000 | |
| Cash | — | £520,000 | — | £125,000 | £317,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,952,000 | — | £2,869,000 | £2,634,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,927,000 | — | £2,836,000 | £2,551,000 | |
| Equity | £3,786,000 | £2,927,000 | £2,927,000 | £2,836,000 | £2,551,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 55 | — | 55 | 53 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £100,000 | — | £71,000 | £180,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+4.2%
£4,680,000 £4,876,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+153.6%
£125,000 £317,000
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Net assets
-10%
£2,836,000 £2,551,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-3.6%
55 53
lowest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-26.8%
£41,000 £30,000
first positive since 2022
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Profit before tax
+9.4%
£149,000 £163,000
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -17.0% | — | 0.9% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | — | -17.4% | — | 3.1% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -25.0% | — | 1.4% | 1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 29.7% | 40.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.42x | 2.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | -56.69x | — | 5.13x | 15.00x |
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
- LION LABORATORIES LIMITED 1987-02-01 → present
- LION GROUP (CARDIFF) LIMITED(THE) 1982-05-05 → 1987-02-01
- FARMJOY LIMITED 1981-10-16 → 1982-05-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management has performed an assessment of the entity's ability to continue as a going concern, based on the board approved budget of the Company for the 12 months following the date of signing the financial statements. The Company normally meets its day-to-day working capital requirements using cash reserves and existing bank facilities. The Company has experienced some effect from the slowdown in economic activity but has continued to be self-sufficient. We have modelled the position for the next 12 months, based on the information we currently hold. These models, whilst based on forecasts provide the directors with confidence that the Company does not need to seek any additional funding, over the next twelve months, as those forecasts indicate it has sufficient levels of liquidity to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities, for at least the next 12 months. On this basis, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “UK businesses are currently facing many uncertainties, including environmental sustainability and geopolitical events such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These uncertainties have contributed to an environment where there exists a range of issues and risks, including inflation, rising interest rates, labour shortages, disrupted supply chains and new ways of working.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRESCENT HILL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-10-23 | — | — |
| HALL, Toby Shannon | Director | 2017-06-08 | Nov 1966 | American |
| HOLLOWAY, Alan John | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| MOUNTJOY, Jesse Thomas | Director | 1997-09-15 | Apr 1943 | American |
| POE, Robert | Director | 2019-03-12 | Feb 1964 | American |
| STEVENS, Leyton Mark | Director | 2023-11-09 | Nov 1964 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOSSFORD, Anthony Clive Errol | Secretary | — | 1995-08-30 |
| BIDDINGER, John Wesley | Director | — | 1997-08-28 |
| BRASWELL, Gary Jackson | Director | — | 2021-01-01 |
| COOTS, Edwin Davis | Director | — | 1997-08-28 |
| HILL, Robert Lee | Director | 1997-09-15 | 1999-11-08 |
| JONES, Ian | Director | 1995-10-23 | 2016-03-31 |
| JONES, Thomas Parry, Dr | Director | — | 1995-10-17 |
| LEWIS, Anthony | Director | 1995-08-21 | 2010-07-28 |
| MARTIN, Patrick | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2023-05-31 |
| MOSSFORD, Anthony Clive Errol | Director | — | 1995-08-30 |
| ROBERTS, Geraint Wynn | Director | 2010-11-11 | 2020-07-31 |
| ROBINSON, Michael David | Director | 2002-11-04 | 2006-01-13 |
| ROOS, Randy Lee | Director | 2006-11-09 | 2019-03-12 |
| SCHAUT, Charles Edward | Director | 2012-02-12 | 2017-06-05 |
| SIDES, Gordon Lee | Director | — | 1994-01-04 |
| TOMBLINSON, Janice | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2012-02-12 |
| WHITE, Robert Eugene | Director | 1994-01-31 | 2002-07-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Paul Michael, Dr | Director | — | 2014-12-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mpd(Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.