LAWRENCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.5m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
23
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5.1m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,349,857 | £26,335,961 | £36,467,350 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,048,304 | £3,434,263 | £5,055,672 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,040,213 | £3,447,864 | £5,070,161 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,242,605 | £2,553,320 | £3,859,343 | — | |
| Cash | £2,617,644 | £3,464,676 | £1,625,471 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,118,769 | £10,654,582 | £9,513,925 | — | |
| Net assets | £11,101,262 | £10,654,582 | £9,513,925 | — | |
| Equity | £11,101,262 | £10,654,582 | £9,513,925 | — | |
| Average employees | 24 | 23 | 23 | — | |
| Wages | £2,753,699 | £1,562,170 | £2,178,776 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,584,136 | £759,918 | £1,082,639 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £19,976 | £17,250 | £20,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £955,862 | £386,298 | £559,518 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 9 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.9% | 13.0% | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 9.7% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.4% | 32.2% | 53.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.3% | 26.5% | 27.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.65x | 3.63x | 3.55x |
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
- LAWRENCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1994-02-22 → present
- MAPPLEFORD LIMITED 1993-12-08 → 1994-02-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In March 2024, Lawrence Industries joined the Brenntag group following acquisition by Brenntag UK Holding Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Thomas Edward | Director | 2025-12-16 | Jan 1983 | British |
| HENN ALLEN, John Charles | Director | 1996-07-09 | Dec 1966 | British |
| HERRON-JOLLIFFE, Maura Ethna, Dr | Director | 2024-03-28 | Jul 1966 | British |
| HOPKINSON, David Garnett | Director | 2024-03-28 | Feb 1964 | British |
| STROHLE, Klaus Dieter | Director | 1998-07-15 | Nov 1967 | German |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDDINGS, Brian John | Secretary | 2001-10-26 | 2024-03-28 |
| MEDDINGS, Brian John | Secretary | 1994-02-04 | 2000-10-11 |
| SIME, Alan | Secretary | 2000-10-11 | 2001-10-26 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1993-12-08 | 1994-02-04 |
| ABRAHAM, Geraldine Helen | Director | 2024-03-28 | 2026-03-27 |
| CARTLIDGE, Steven, Dr | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2001-10-09 |
| GODDARD, Robert John | Director | 2000-11-10 | 2001-10-26 |
| HEALY, Robert Morgan | Director | 1994-02-04 | 2000-11-10 |
| MEDDINGS, Brian John | Director | 2001-10-26 | 2024-03-28 |
| MEDDINGS, Brian John | Director | 1994-02-04 | 2000-10-11 |
| MORRIS, John Gerard | Director | 1994-02-04 | 1998-12-01 |
| PHIPPS, Ceri Lewis | Director | 2004-06-04 | 2024-03-28 |
| PHIPPS, Colin Barry, Dr | Director | 2001-10-26 | 2004-07-30 |
| PHIPPS, Stephen Lawrey | Director | 2001-10-26 | 2024-03-28 |
| PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-12-08 | 1994-02-04 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1993-12-08 | 1994-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenntag Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-11-04 | Active |
| Lawrence Industries Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-11-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.