NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS LIMITED
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Cash
£8.5M
+29.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+1.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
264
+1.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£308K
+14.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £29,372,599 | £30,456,946 | £33,507,410 | +10% | |
| Operating profit | — | £251,353 | £33,430 | £63,508 | +90% | |
| Profit before tax | £185,637 | £279,178 | £269,380 | £308,055 | +14.4% | |
| Net profit | £129,342 | £178,872 | £144,693 | £164,330 | +13.6% | |
| Cash | £7,788,931 | £7,659,290 | £6,595,186 | £8,527,743 | +29.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,489,465 | £10,598,664 | £10,751,194 | £10,878,019 | +1.2% | |
| Net assets | £10,236,943 | £10,415,815 | £10,560,508 | £10,724,838 | +1.6% | |
| Equity | £10,236,943 | £10,415,815 | £10,560,508 | £10,724,838 | +1.6% | |
| Average employees | 223 | 246 | 260 | 264 | +1.5% | |
| Wages | £18,643,155 | £20,663,242 | £21,363,405 | £23,607,419 | +10.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,663,503 | £1,635,753 | £1,699,457 | £2,045,566 | +20.4% |
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.81x | 1.99x | 1.77x |
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
- NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS LIMITED 1996-12-03 → present
- NLPL HOLDINGS LIMITED 1993-01-08 → 1996-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has a very strong balance sheet with high cash reserves. The directors have projected future cashflow scenarios based on conservative revenue assumptions taking into account current economic conditions and the business has significant cash headroom based on these forecasts and in addition, the Directors have considerable flexibility within these forecasts for cost reduction. At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting 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
8 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCLEOD, Bruce Robert | Secretary | 2004-02-05 | — | British |
| CAINES, Rebecca | Director | 2024-04-22 | Dec 1981 | British |
| CHALDECOTT, Kay Elizabeth | Director | 2017-03-01 | Mar 1962 | British |
| FENNELL, James | Director | 1998-01-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| GUNNE-JONES, Ciaran | Director | 2026-04-08 | Oct 1982 | British |
| MCLEOD, Bruce Robert | Director | 2006-05-01 | Feb 1966 | British |
| WALLACE, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2021-09-28 | Jul 1970 | British |
| WARNER, Robert Henry | Director | 1993-01-08 | Apr 1957 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Fiona Clare | Secretary | 1996-01-09 | 2001-01-09 |
| QUIRKE, Anthony | Secretary | 2003-08-01 | 2004-01-30 |
| SILCOCK, Stephanie Catherine Dorothee | Secretary | 2001-01-09 | 2003-08-01 |
| SMITH, Geoffrey Francis | Secretary | 1993-01-08 | 1996-01-08 |
| ALDRIDGE, Roger | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2003-05-31 |
| AUKETT, Michael Claude | Director | 1993-01-25 | 2000-06-26 |
| BARNES, Philip Roderick | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2005-04-20 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Steven | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-10-13 |
| COTTRELL, John Philip | Director | 2018-11-23 | 2020-10-07 |
| EMMS, Harvey Edward | Director | 2018-09-24 | 2021-09-28 |
| GARTLAND, Justin James | Director | 2014-02-10 | 2024-04-22 |
| GARTLAND, Justin James | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2005-04-20 |
| GAVIN, David Charles | Director | 1993-01-25 | 2005-04-20 |
| GOLDSMITH, Neil | Director | 2023-04-05 | 2026-04-08 |
| GOLDSMITH, Neil | Director | 2009-02-19 | 2012-12-11 |
| GOLDSMITH, Neil David | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2005-04-20 |
| HIRST, Jane | Director | 2009-08-17 | 2011-03-29 |
| HOCKADAY, Malcolm, Dr | Director | 2010-01-18 | 2014-02-10 |
| MORGAN, Gareth Alan | Director | 1993-01-25 | 2007-01-01 |
| PERRY, Nigel Laurence | Director | 1994-09-21 | 2010-01-18 |
| RHIND, Iain | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2009-02-19 |
| RHIND, Iain | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2005-04-20 |
| SLATFORD, Simon John | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2018-11-23 |
| SMITH, Geoffrey Francis | Director | 1993-01-08 | 2018-06-05 |
| SPRY, Matthew Alan | Director | 2013-08-06 | 2018-09-24 |
| THOMPSON, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2020-10-07 | 2023-04-05 |
| THOMPSON, Nicholas Paul | Director | 1993-01-25 | 2005-04-20 |
| WALLACE, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2011-03-29 | 2013-08-06 |
| WHEAT, Nicholas Raymond | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2006-06-26 |
| WILKS, Peter Douglas | Director | 2012-12-11 | 2016-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lichfield Corporate Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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