CAREER LEGAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-19 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£906K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2M
Equity attributable
Employees
162
Average over period
Profit before tax
£524K
Period ending 2024-09-30
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £12,972,225 | — | £12,753,328 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,134,741 | — | £522,849 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,137,559 | — | £524,174 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £883,495 | — | £377,215 | |
| Cash | — | — | £128,143 | £317,462 | £979,418 | — | £128,225 | — | £905,836 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,810,188 | — | £2,037,403 | |
| Net assets | — | — | -£91,635 | — | — | — | £1,810,188 | — | £2,037,403 | |
| Equity | — | — | -£91,635 | — | — | — | £1,810,188 | — | £2,037,403 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | 181 | — | 162 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,005,926 | — | £2,118,702 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £756,323 | — | £731,023 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-10-01
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.7% | — | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.8% | — | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62.7% | — | 25.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48.2% | — | 38.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.03x | — | 2.57x |
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
- CAREER LEGAL LIMITED 1990-04-04 → present
- TERMPLUS LIMITED 1990-03-05 → 1990-04-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Praxis
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the Balance Sheet and likely future cash flows at the date of approving these financial statements. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES, Hayley Zena | Director | 2022-09-08 | May 1990 | British |
| CHURCH, Michelle Clare | Director | 2021-07-12 | Dec 1979 | British |
| CUMBERWORTH, Daniel James | Director | 2025-11-18 | May 1985 | British |
| GRIMA, Gemma Madeline | Director | 2017-05-19 | Mar 1981 | British |
| MELVILLE, Zowie | Director | 2019-04-16 | Aug 1976 | British |
| NEILSON, Joseph William Martin | Director | 1998-03-26 | Oct 1961 | British |
| SIMPSON, Denis John William | Director | 1998-03-26 | Jul 1965 | British |
| SWABY, Michael Gerald | Director | — | Jan 1960 | British |
| WEBSTER, Anthony | Director | 2018-11-28 | Aug 1985 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BORG, Alex | Secretary | 1998-07-10 | 2008-03-06 |
| COWELL, David | Secretary | — | 1992-04-12 |
| SIMMONDS, Stephen William | Secretary | 2014-11-21 | 2015-10-31 |
| STAFFORD, Jeffrey Charles | Secretary | 2008-03-06 | 2014-11-21 |
| SWABY, Karen | Secretary | 1995-04-01 | 1998-07-10 |
| SWABY, Michael | Secretary | 1993-10-20 | 1998-07-10 |
| BAGAN, Scarlette Georgina | Director | 2018-04-24 | 2019-10-31 |
| BORG, Alex | Director | 1998-07-10 | 2008-03-06 |
| BURBANK, Emily | Director | 2013-04-23 | 2017-03-31 |
| CHIVERS, Martin Simon | Director | 2002-06-11 | 2017-02-02 |
| CLANCY, Catriona Marie | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2017-04-28 |
| COWELL, David | Director | — | 1992-04-12 |
| KELLY, Mary Judith | Director | 2018-11-28 | 2019-02-25 |
| MCCAFFREY, Zosia | Director | 2017-07-24 | 2020-02-28 |
| SNELL, Martin | Director | 2012-01-31 | 2020-02-28 |
| SNELL, Martin | Director | 2010-04-22 | 2011-12-23 |
| STAFFORD, Jeffrey Charles | Director | 2008-03-06 | 2014-11-15 |
| STAFFORD, Samantha Kate | Director | 2016-10-24 | 2019-10-31 |
| WALTON, Richard | Director | 2015-02-04 | 2019-10-31 |
| WOOTTON, Ethan | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2008-03-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Gerald Swaby | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2017-03-05 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-09-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.