LUCY ELECTRIC (EMS) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
-71.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13m
+21.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
121
+14.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.8m
+119.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £24,764,138 | £28,600,479 | £31,385,284 | +9.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,934,091 | £1,717,347 | £3,656,587 | +112.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,926,988 | £1,713,192 | £3,752,948 | +119.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,257,869 | £1,048,670 | £2,345,776 | +123.7% | |
| Cash | £3,099,920 | £5,330,066 | £1,533,727 | -71.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,522,366 | £17,970,733 | £18,310,358 | +1.9% | |
| Net assets | £9,995,764 | £11,044,434 | £13,390,210 | +21.2% | |
| Equity | £9,995,764 | £11,044,434 | £13,390,210 | +21.2% | |
| Average employees | 106 | 106 | 121 | +14.2% | |
| Wages | £7,826,759 | £9,104,330 | £8,428,319 | -7.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £378,106 | £435,467 | £469,014 | +7.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 6.0% | 11.7% | |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 3.7% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.7% | 9.6% | 20.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.4% | 51.4% | 41.5% | |
| Current ratio | 5.70x | 4.05x | — | |
| Interest cover | 4.17x | 8.56x | 71.28x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- LUCY ELECTRIC (EMS) LIMITED 2015-02-12 → present
- LUCY SWITCHGEAR (EMS) LIMITED 2011-06-10 → 2015-02-12
- LUCY ELECTRIC (EMS) LIMITED 2007-11-28 → 2011-06-10
- W. LUCY & CO (SWITCHGEAR) LTD 1982-09-01 → 2007-11-28
- BLOWROME LIMITED 1981-12-02 → 1982-09-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Wenn Townsend
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed and considered information concerning the future of the company's operation and have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- LUCY ELECTRIC (EMS) LIMITED · parent
- Lucy Switchgear Arabia Company Limited 90%
- Lucy Electric MENA Regional Headquarters LLC 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAXTON, Madeline | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | — | British |
| ASHTON, Gary David | Director | 1998-07-07 | Jan 1961 | British |
| DICK, Charles Richard | Director | — | May 1950 | British |
| FINCH-DICK, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2017-12-08 | Nov 1980 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, John | Director | 2014-05-16 | Apr 1962 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYAN, Robert Kenneth | Secretary | 2003-03-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| JARRETT, Marilyn Frances | Secretary | 2002-10-01 | 2003-02-28 |
| WINCKWORTH, Anthony John | Secretary | 1991-04-30 | 2002-09-30 |
| HOLLAND, Ralph George | Director | — | 1999-04-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-01-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.