LACOMP LTD
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Cash
£1.2M
+2.4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+5.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
6
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£125K
-14.1% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £739,618 | £602,559 | £736,631 | £551,372 | £678,678 | £654,797 | -3.5% | |
| Operating profit | £48,088 | £69,228 | £185,850 | -£9,390 | £112,038 | £84,992 | -24.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £49,146 | £69,320 | £189,765 | £8,379 | £145,231 | £124,699 | -14.1% | |
| Net profit | £60,290 | £55,047 | £153,651 | £2,187 | £109,310 | £95,547 | -12.6% | |
| Cash | £777,854 | £875,256 | £1,075,263 | £955,222 | £1,187,506 | £1,215,414 | +2.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,399,484 | £1,452,908 | £1,606,559 | £1,770,223 | £1,877,936 | £1,973,483 | +5.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,397,861 | £1,452,908 | £1,606,559 | £1,768,626 | £1,877,936 | £1,973,483 | +5.1% | |
| Equity | £1,397,861 | £1,452,908 | £1,606,559 | £1,768,626 | £1,877,936 | £1,973,483 | +5.1% | |
| Average employees | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0% | |
| Wages | £346,306 | £392,711 | £375,606 | £423,617 | £423,873 | £427,396 | +0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £385,023 | £393,920 | £401,655 | +2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 11.5% | 25.2% | -1.7% | 16.5% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | 8.2% | 9.1% | 20.9% | 0.4% | 16.1% | 14.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.4% | 4.8% | 11.6% | -0.5% | 6.0% | 4.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 29.11x | 15.37x | 20.90x |
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
- LACOMP LTD 2025-09-29 → present
- LACOMP PLC 1984-09-27 → 2025-09-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' 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 company's ability to continue”
Group structure
- LACOMP LTD · parent
- Lacomp Nominees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYONS, Diane | Secretary | 1998-06-29 | — | British |
| BUXTORF, Peter Hans | Director | — | May 1947 | Swiss |
| LYONS, Diane | Director | 1992-08-26 | Aug 1963 | British |
| RUSSELL, John Spencer | Director | 2000-12-01 | Jun 1968 | British |
| WILLMOT, Stephen Geoffrey | Director | 2000-12-01 | Sep 1953 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLYER, Kathleen Rebecca | Secretary | — | 1998-06-29 |
| COLLYER, Kathleen Rebecca | Director | — | 1998-06-29 |
| DUCE, Graham Adrian | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2000-02-25 |
| DYSON, Michael Jonathan | Director | — | 1992-01-05 |
| ROGERS, Anthony | Director | — | 1991-10-04 |
| SELWAY, Deidre Alison | Director | — | 1992-07-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Hans Buxtorf | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-29 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
- 2025-09-29 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-29 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2025-09-29 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-29 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-03 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2020-09-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.