LANCASHIRE COUNTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7m
+26.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£73m
+4.5% vs 2025
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4.2m
+27.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
LANCASHIRE COUNTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
LANCASHIRE COUNTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
LANCASHIRE COUNTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
LANCASHIRE COUNTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
LANCASHIRE COUNTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED·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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £7,840,580 | £8,682,758 | £8,421,152 | -3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,291,956 | £3,558,137 | £4,473,843 | +25.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,267,170 | £3,299,601 | £4,194,554 | +27.1% | |
| Net profit | £942,383 | £2,464,348 | £3,156,268 | +28.1% | |
| Cash | £2,241,726 | £2,916,358 | £3,693,450 | +26.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £90,881,349 | £94,121,618 | £98,160,518 | +4.3% | |
| Net assets | £74,577,188 | £70,041,536 | £73,197,804 | +4.5% | |
| Equity | £74,577,188 | £70,041,536 | £73,197,804 | +4.5% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.5% | 41.0% | 53.1% | |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 28.4% | 37.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.4% | 3.8% | 4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.6% | 27.5% | 27.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.92x | 2.55x | 2.70x | |
| Interest cover | 4.52x | 7.69x | 9.59x |
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
- LANCASHIRE COUNTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 2002-10-01 → present
- LANCASHIRE COUNTY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1989-10-18 → 2002-10-01
- LANCASHIRE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1982-03-23 → 1989-10-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP Manchester
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Board's 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 group and 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
- LANCASHIRE COUNTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED · parent
- Lancashire County Developments (Property) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the group since the year end.”
- “In July 2026, the UK Government announced its preferred option for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Lancashire. Subject to Parliamentary approval, four new councils will be created to replace the current 15 councils across the relevant footprint. This includes Lancashire County Council of which LCDL is a wholly owned subsidiary. The new arrangements will be legally confirmed only once a Structural Change Order is made, following which the transfer of ownership of the company is expected to occur to successor organisation/s under the relevant statutory provisions at the proposed 1 April 2028 vesting day.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 89 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | Corporate Secretary | 2023-04-01 | — | — |
| CARR, David Mark | Director | 2026-02-17 | Jan 1968 | British |
| TOWNSEND, Matthew Christopher | Director | 2026-02-12 | May 1991 | British |
| WILLIAMS, John Alexander | Director | 2026-02-17 | Aug 1978 | British |
Show 89 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISHER, Ian Michael | Secretary | 2002-07-19 | 2014-07-31 |
| JOHNSON, Gordon Arthur | Secretary | — | 2000-03-31 |
| SALES, Laura | Secretary | 2018-01-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| WINTERBOTTOM, Max Benskin | Secretary | 2000-05-05 | 2002-07-18 |
| YOUNG, Ian | Secretary | 2014-08-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| AINSWORTH, Laurence David | Director | 2025-06-10 | 2025-09-08 |
| ALI, Azhar | Director | 2023-06-13 | 2024-02-15 |
| ASHTON, Timothy Maxwell | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2025-06-10 |
| ASHTON, Timothy Maxwell | Director | 2008-05-22 | 2013-06-04 |
| BAILY, Cyril Raymond | Director | 1993-06-08 | 1995-05-19 |
| BAMFORD, Richard William | Director | 1999-04-23 | 1999-12-23 |
| BORROW, David Stanley | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2017-06-01 |
| BURNS, Terry Elliott | Director | 2005-05-26 | 2008-02-14 |
| CARR, David Terry, Councillor | Director | 2003-01-02 | 2003-10-28 |
| CASE, Mary Patricia | Director | 1993-06-08 | 1997-05-05 |
| CAUNCE, Henry | Director | 1993-07-21 | 1998-03-31 |
| CLEMPSON, Alfred Louis | Director | 2022-06-06 | 2024-06-05 |
| COUPERTHWAITE, Jeffrey Paul | Director | 2022-01-04 | 2022-06-16 |
| CULLENS, Alan | Director | 2022-06-06 | 2025-05-02 |
| DAVIES, Graham | Director | — | 2009-06-09 |
| DAWSON, Brian Frederick | Director | — | 2003-01-02 |
| DRIVER, Geoffrey, County Councillor | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2021-05-27 |
| DRIVER, Geoffrey, County Councillor | Director | 2009-07-17 | 2015-05-22 |
| EDWARDS, Charles | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2021-05-27 |
| ELLMAN, Louise Joyce | Director | — | 1997-04-24 |
| ENTWISTLE, John | Director | — | 1997-06-12 |
| FITZGERALD, Gerard Brian | Director | 2009-02-17 | 2011-01-28 |
| FORSHAW, Edward, County Councillor | Director | 2008-02-14 | 2009-06-09 |
| FRANCE, Michael Patrick | Director | 2009-07-22 | 2013-06-04 |
| GIBSON, Julie Patricia | Director | 2024-05-23 | 2025-05-02 |
| GIBSON, Julie Patricia, County Councillor | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2023-05-25 |
| GREEN, Michael Anthony | Director | 2022-06-16 | 2023-05-25 |
| GREEN, Michael Anthony | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2022-06-06 |
| GREEN, Michael Anthony | Director | 2010-07-30 | 2013-06-04 |
| HALSALL, Philip | Director | 2011-01-31 | 2013-08-05 |
| HARDING, Hazel | Director | 2001-07-19 | 2009-06-09 |
| HAYTHORNTHWAITE, Carole Anne | Director | 2024-06-06 | 2025-05-02 |
| HENSHAW, Howard, County Councillor | Director | 2009-07-21 | 2013-06-04 |
| HINDLEY, Michael | Director | 2003-05-19 | 2005-05-09 |
| HODGE, Robert | Director | 1998-05-01 | 2003-06-09 |
| IDDON, Keith | Director | 2022-06-06 | 2023-05-25 |
| JOHNSON, Brian Michael | Director | 2001-07-19 | 2005-02-16 |
| JONES, Richard Howel | Director | 1993-06-08 | 1997-05-05 |
| LAWRENSON, James Ralph Cedric, County Councillor | Director | 2009-07-20 | 2013-06-04 |
| LOCKWOOD, Derek, Councillor | Director | 1995-06-16 | 1998-03-31 |
| LORD, Richard Thomas Geoffrey | Director | — | 2004-07-23 |
| MARSHALL, Ronald Philip | Director | — | 1997-06-12 |
| MARTIN, Anthony Christopher Pascoe | Director | 1997-06-13 | 2009-06-09 |
| MARTIN, Tony, County Councillor | Director | 2013-07-29 | 2017-06-01 |
| MASON, James | Director | — | 1998-11-10 |
| MAXWELL-SCOTT, Matthew Joseph | Director | 2021-06-18 | 2025-05-02 |
| MCKENNA, Francis Joseph | Director | 1997-06-13 | 2001-06-11 |
| MEIN, Dorothy Jennifer | Director | 2024-02-15 | 2024-05-23 |
| MEIN, Dorothy Jennifer | Director | 2013-07-10 | 2017-06-01 |
| MIRFIN, Gerald Xavier | Director | 2021-06-18 | 2022-06-06 |
| PENNEY, Nicola Diane, County Councillor | Director | — | 2017-06-01 |
| PICKUP, Ronald | Director | 1993-06-08 | 2001-06-11 |
| POLLITT, Doreen | Director | 2007-10-04 | 2009-06-09 |
| POLLITT, Doreen | Director | 2001-07-19 | 2003-05-17 |
| PROOS, Leonard | Director | — | 2003-01-02 |
| QUINTON, Patricia Mary, County Councillor | Director | 1997-06-13 | 1998-05-01 |
| REAR, Jayne Louise | Director | 2021-06-18 | 2022-06-06 |
| RIGGOTT, Adrian | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2021-05-27 |
| RILEY, Vincent Keith, County Councillor | Director | 2004-10-12 | 2009-06-09 |
| ROBINSON, Sarah Jane | Director | 2025-06-10 | 2026-04-21 |
| ROPER, Geoffrey Wade, Mister | Director | 1997-06-13 | 2005-07-05 |
| RUDDICK, Duncan Winstanley, County Councillor | Director | 2005-07-05 | 2009-06-09 |
| SALTER, Matthew Jacques | Director | 2023-05-25 | 2025-03-10 |
| SERRIDGE, Sean | Director | 2005-05-26 | 2007-10-04 |
| SHEPHERD, Richard Henry | Director | — | 1993-06-08 |
| SLYNN, George William | Director | — | 2001-07-10 |
| SMITH, David Thornton | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2020-07-21 |
| SMITH, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 1997-06-13 | 2009-07-23 |
| SMITH, Elizabeth Anne | Director | — | 1997-05-05 |
| SPENCE, Kenneth | Director | 1993-06-08 | 2001-06-11 |
| SUTCLIFFE, John Stephen | Director | 1997-06-13 | 2009-06-09 |
| TEBBS, Keith Godfrey, County Councillor | Director | 2004-10-12 | 2007-11-05 |
| THOMPSON, William | Director | 1993-06-08 | 1998-05-01 |
| TURTON, Joanne | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2014-11-04 |
| VINCENT, Alan Thomas | Director | 2020-07-21 | 2022-01-04 |
| WATTS, David John, County Councillor | Director | 2013-07-29 | 2017-06-01 |
| WELSH, Michael John, County Councillor | Director | 2009-07-17 | 2013-06-04 |
| WELSH, Michael John, County Councillor | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2008-05-08 |
| WEST, John James | Director | — | 1993-07-16 |
| WHITTLE, Bernard James | Director | 2003-06-09 | 2006-05-23 |
| WINLOW, Bill, County Councillor | Director | 2013-07-29 | 2017-06-01 |
| WOOLLAM, Ronald Graham | Director | 2023-05-25 | 2025-05-02 |
| WRIGHT, Stanley | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| YOUNG, Keith Anthony, Honorary Alderman | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2009-07-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire County Council | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 309 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.