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LANTERN RECOVERY SPECIALISTS PLC

#02186762 · Active · Incorporated 1987-11-02 (38y 11m) · Last filing 2026-09-24 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 45200 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2026-12-31 (in 3 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£11m

+69.9% highest in 6 filed years

Net assets

£16m

-37.6% vs 2025

Employees

122

-6.9% vs 2025

Profit before tax

£5.4m

-9.2% vs 2025

Accounts

6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31

Metric Trend 2021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £9,911,090£12,898,956£18,717,561£21,369,852£19,803,241£21,587,964 +9%
Operating profit £1,133,853£3,176,733£5,869,656£6,160,753£5,567,088£5,100,589 -8.4%
Profit before tax £852,022£3,178,042£5,918,151£6,448,267£5,934,060£5,389,076 -9.2%
Net profit ———£4,844,785£4,363,111£3,864,860 -11.4%
Cash £1,425,304£1,135,299£3,263,213£7,071,310£6,723,689£11,424,182 +69.9%
Total assets less current liabilities £9,641,924£13,211,943£17,495,342£22,188,209£26,611,124£17,563,043 -34%
Net assets £9,069,862£11,603,932£16,080,374£20,640,980£25,004,091£15,608,607 -37.6%
Equity £9,069,862£11,603,932£16,080,374£20,640,980£25,004,091£15,608,607 -37.6%
Average employees 119114115125131122 -6.9%
Wages £3,760,841£3,673,135£4,071,744£5,245,623£5,264,986£5,475,775 +4%
Directors' remuneration £26,364£27,317£27,247£166,911£164,166£163,138 -0.6%

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 2021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Operating margin 11.4%24.6%31.4%28.8%28.1%23.6%
Net margin ———22.7%22.0%17.9%
Return on capital employed 11.8%24.0%33.5%27.8%20.9%29.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 35.7%31.4%28.3%22.9%19.6%30.1%
Current ratio ———4.29x5.37x—
Interest cover 3.85x—————

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

  1. LANTERN RECOVERY SPECIALISTS PLC 1999-05-10 → present
  2. LANTERN COMMERCIALS LIMITED 1988-03-22 → 1999-05-10
  3. CAPPOINT LIMITED 1987-11-02 → 1988-03-22

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)

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
COLEMAN, Craig Secretary 2008-05-31 — British
COLEMAN, Craig Director 2012-03-26 Mar 1976 British
COLEMAN, Lee Director 2012-03-26 Dec 1977 British
COLEMAN, Raymond Michael Director — Jul 1956 British
COLEMAN, Ryan Director 2012-03-26 Dec 1982 British
Show 4 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
CHAPMAN, Catherine Anne Secretary 2005-10-25 2008-05-31
COLEMAN, Raymond Michael Secretary — 2005-10-25
COLEMAN, Joseph Henry Director — 2005-10-25
COLEMAN, Sheila Jessie Director — 2008-02-29

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Lantern Services (Holdings) Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 149 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-12-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-12-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2023-12-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2022-12-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-10-05 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2022-10-05 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2022-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2022-01-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-09-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2021-01-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-12-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2020-05-12 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2020-05-12 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2020-01-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-10-16 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2019-10-16 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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