LONDON ABILITY LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-10 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£760K
+21.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£711K
+27.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
48
+2.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £1,260,613 | £1,277,936 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £147,843 | £152,303 | |
| Cash | — | £429,908 | — | £626,939 | £759,527 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £410,364 | — | £558,207 | £710,510 | |
| Net assets | — | £410,364 | — | £558,207 | £710,510 | |
| Equity | — | £410,364 | — | £558,207 | £710,510 | |
| Average employees | — | 46 | — | 47 | 48 | |
| Wages | — | £719,217 | — | £841,468 | £853,920 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+1.4%
£1,260,613 £1,277,936
-
Cash
+21.1%
£626,939 £759,527
highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
+27.3%
£558,207 £710,510
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+2.1%
47 48
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+1.5%
£841,468 £853,920
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 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | 11.7% | 11.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 29.3% | 24.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.36x | 4.04x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2024-09-11
- LONDON ABILITY LTD. 2024-09-11 → present
- ELLINGHAM EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 1992-04-29 → 2024-09-11
- ELLINGHAM EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES 1986-01-30 → 1992-04-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Haslers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' 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 charitable 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.”
Significant events
- “The Board of Trustees formally approved the name change from Ellingham Employment Services to London Ability by special resolution in September 2024.”
- “Investors in People re-accreditation was achieved with outstanding results in May 2024.”
- “The organisation was shortlisted for UK small employer of the year at the Investors in People Awards 2024 in November.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOWALCZYK, Lukasz, Mr. | Secretary | 2020-06-09 | — | — |
| BAILEY, Christopher Edward, Mr. | Director | 2019-06-19 | Feb 1955 | English |
| BAILEY, Linda Christine, Mrs. | Director | 2021-07-20 | Jul 1953 | English |
| KOWALCZYK, Lukasz, Mr. | Director | 2018-12-04 | Oct 1982 | Polish |
| LE RASLE, Peter John Barry | Director | — | Mar 1944 | British |
| STRYDOM, Inga Anna Astrid | Director | 2021-09-07 | Dec 1960 | South African |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Victor | Secretary | — | 2005-06-07 |
| HUSSAIN, Saira, Mrs. | Secretary | 2006-06-06 | 2015-06-16 |
| KILGARIFF, Peter Anthony | Secretary | 2005-06-21 | 2006-04-30 |
| VAWDA, Fatima | Secretary | 2015-06-16 | 2020-06-09 |
| BARNES, Victor | Director | — | 2009-02-17 |
| DING, John Teah Chean | Director | 1996-09-17 | 1999-01-19 |
| FERGUSON, George John | Director | — | 1995-07-10 |
| FOREMAN, David Michael | Director | 1996-05-14 | 1998-06-16 |
| HUSSAIN, Saira, Mrs. | Director | 1995-10-03 | 2020-09-15 |
| KATIRGAMA THAMBY, Saraswathy | Director | 2000-05-16 | 2005-06-21 |
| KILGARIFF, Peter Anthony | Director | 2004-07-13 | 2006-04-30 |
| SOWERBY, Alexander Thomas | Director | — | 1993-10-14 |
| SOWERBY, Winifred Margaret | Director | — | 1993-10-14 |
| STREADER, Beryl Carol | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2021-07-20 |
| TYRRELL, Edward | Director | — | 1996-09-17 |
| VAWDA, Fatima | Director | 2014-09-08 | 2021-07-20 |
| WILLETT, Margaret Evelyn | Director | 1995-10-03 | 2018-04-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Linda Christine Bailey | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-08-20 | Active |
| Mr. Christopher Edward Bailey | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-06-19 | Active |
| Mr. Lukasz Kowalczyk | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-12-04 | Active |
| Mrs Fatima Vawda | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-20 |
| Mrs Beryl Carol Streader | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-20 |
| Mrs. Saira Hussain | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-15 |
| Mrs Margaret Evelyn Willett | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-25 |
| Mr Peter John Barry Le Rasle | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-11 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-26 | 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.