LIFESEARCH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-24 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-12.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+51.5% vs 2023
Employees
336
+6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+81.2% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £43,028,441 | £47,045,873 | £48,875,893 | £44,698,241 | £45,358,437 | £48,592,882 | |
| Operating profit | £2,491,425 | £3,255,721 | £2,687,428 | £205,113 | £1,028,053 | £1,796,806 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,491,425 | £3,256,487 | £2,682,624 | £210,783 | £1,078,293 | £1,953,890 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,064,060 | £1,700,623 | |
| Cash | £2,303,789 | £4,300,374 | £7,656,131 | £6,153,107 | £6,669,192 | £5,847,024 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,684,969 | £11,705,788 | £14,886,899 | £15,378,751 | £14,397,026 | £15,218,107 | |
| Net assets | £3,064,556 | £4,083,097 | £6,175,087 | £2,766,358 | £2,330,418 | £3,531,041 | |
| Equity | £3,064,556 | £4,083,097 | £6,175,087 | £2,766,358 | £2,330,418 | £3,531,041 | |
| Average employees | 355 | 337 | 353 | 345 | 317 | 336 | |
| Wages | £12,059,571 | £12,509,597 | £12,914,694 | £13,175,222 | £13,998,417 | £14,599,411 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £391,435 | £374,832 | £294,235 | £307,880 | £312,365 | £737,977 |
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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+7.1%
£45,358,437 £48,592,882
-
Cash
-12.3%
£6,669,192 £5,847,024
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Net assets
+51.5%
£2,330,418 £3,531,041
-
Employees
+6%
317 336
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Operating profit
+74.8%
£1,028,053 £1,796,806
-
Profit before tax
+81.2%
£1,078,293 £1,953,890
-
Wages
+4.3%
£13,998,417 £14,599,411
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 6.9% | 5.5% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 2.3% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.7% | 27.8% | 18.1% | 1.3% | 7.1% | 11.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.55x | 2.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 249.11x | — | — | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- LIFESEARCH LIMITED 2003-09-25 → present
- LIFESEARCH1 LIMITED 2001-03-12 → 2003-09-25
- LIFE-SEARCH LIMITED 1998-03-16 → 2001-03-12
- THE TAX ASSESSMENT COMPANY LIMITED 1995-08-10 → 1998-03-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “increase in revenue, from £45.4m in FY 2023 to £48.6m in FY 2024 due primarily to improved performance in advised revenue.”
- “continued our investment in data and technology and the development of our leadership team, while continuing to share profits across all 'Searchers'.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAIGRIE, Thomas Quentin | Director | 1995-08-10 | May 1961 | Irish |
| KENNEDY, Deborah | Director | 2023-10-10 | Aug 1964 | British |
| LOAK, Tracy Anne | Director | 2025-10-02 | Aug 1972 | British |
| MARSH, Jeffrey Sean | Director | 2016-09-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
| MOCK, John | Director | 2023-10-10 | Dec 1977 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAIGRIE, Alison Caroline | Secretary | 2010-03-25 | 2018-02-13 |
| DAVIES, Katherine | Secretary | 1995-08-10 | 2002-02-22 |
| DIPPENAAR, Kevin, Mr. | Secretary | 2018-02-13 | 2019-07-18 |
| DIPPENAAR, Kevin Alan | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2010-03-25 |
| HENSON, Darren Stuart | Secretary | 2002-02-22 | 2008-09-01 |
| WATCHORN, Hugh | Secretary | 2019-07-18 | 2021-04-06 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-08-10 | 1995-08-10 |
| BELLAU, Katherine | Director | 2023-10-10 | 2025-01-10 |
| DAVIES, Arthur Howell | Director | 1995-08-10 | 2018-02-13 |
| PARKER, Tamsin Caronwen | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2020-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifesearch Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-15 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.