LACY & MIDDLEMISS SHIPBROKERS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£980k
+35.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,210,780 | £18,350,482 | +0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £701,812 | £943,212 | +34.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £723,937 | £979,895 | +35.4% | |
| Net profit | £540,631 | £732,159 | +35.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | |
| Equity | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 3 | 2 | -33.3% | |
| Wages | £190,089 | £161,771 | -14.9% | |
| 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. 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 4.0% | |
| Interest cover | 30.63x | 71.65x |
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
- LACY & MIDDLEMISS SHIPBROKERS LIMITED 1997-12-12 → present
- LACY & MIDDLEMISS (SHIPBROKERS) LIMITED 1989-01-25 → 1997-12-12
- SIMLIGHT LIMITED 1988-11-15 → 1989-01-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors having considered forecasts, cash resources, facilities, and projected costs (based on a range of possible outcomes) have concluded that there is no material uncertainty arising in relation to going concern”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELS, Craig David George | Secretary | 2020-12-31 | — | — |
| CROSS, Paul Justin | Director | 2016-02-09 | Sep 1974 | British |
| HALL, Martin Kieran | Director | 2023-06-30 | Oct 1978 | British |
| HUGHES, Stephen Barrie | Director | 2012-11-14 | Nov 1973 | British |
| PLATT, Alan Oliver | Director | 2024-05-28 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENNING, Ian Robert | Secretary | — | 1995-12-08 |
| HANSON, Gregory Albert | Secretary | 2000-05-09 | 2020-12-31 |
| MARSH, Susanne Elizabeth | Secretary | 1995-12-08 | 2000-05-09 |
| BAKER, James | Director | 2009-01-07 | 2009-04-28 |
| BEVERIDGE, Michael John | Director | 2003-11-03 | 2012-11-14 |
| DENHOLM, James Niall William | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2024-05-03 |
| DENHOLM, James Niall William | Director | 1999-09-13 | 2008-04-25 |
| DENHOLM, John Stephen | Director | 2002-04-17 | 2003-11-03 |
| DENNING, Ian Robert | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| HAWORTH, Peter David | Director | 1999-09-13 | 2002-02-04 |
| LAWSON-CRUTTENDEN, Richard | Director | — | 1992-12-02 |
| MARSH, Susanne Elizabeth | Director | 1999-09-13 | 2012-10-24 |
| MARSH, Tony Philip | Director | — | 2012-10-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denholm Logistics Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
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
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