LANCER SCOTT FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-16 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+51.6% highest in 7 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+380.7% vs 2023
Employees
298
-2.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+110.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-01 | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £49,071,026 | — | £56,104,979 | £53,021,423 | £86,999,643 | £102,866,511 | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,035,799 | — | £3,452,571 | £2,721,556 | £2,063,869 | £4,183,017 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,033,917 | — | £3,444,620 | £3,176,007 | £1,856,869 | £3,907,893 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,398,368 | — | £3,156,384 | £2,681,994 | £1,289,737 | £2,981,129 | |
| Cash | £2,751,729 | £3,112,875 | £3,112,875 | £6,499,680 | £2,177,892 | £4,485,477 | £6,799,954 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £11,493,673 | — | £13,184,864 | £15,900,829 | £2,164,456 | £6,281,212 | |
| Net assets | — | £11,433,242 | — | £13,085,876 | £15,767,870 | £783,029 | £3,764,158 | |
| Equity | £9,034,874 | £11,433,242 | £11,433,242 | £13,085,876 | £15,767,870 | £783,029 | £3,764,158 | |
| Average employees | — | 134 | — | 231 | 232 | 306 | 298 | |
| Wages | — | £5,639,661 | — | £8,242,504 | £8,320,108 | £11,950,497 | £11,764,540 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £425,600 | — | £331,033 | £1,973 | £327,118 | £521,000 |
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 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+18.2%
£86,999,643 £102,866,511
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+51.6%
£4,485,477 £6,799,954
highest in 7 filed years
-
Net assets
+380.7%
£783,029 £3,764,158
-
Employees
-2.6%
306 298
-
Operating profit
+102.7%
£2,063,869 £4,183,017
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+110.5%
£1,856,869 £3,907,893
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-1.6%
£11,950,497 £11,764,540
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 | 2018-10-01 | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.2% | — | 6.2% | 5.1% | 2.4% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.9% | — | 5.6% | 5.1% | 1.5% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 26.4% | — | 26.2% | 17.1% | 95.4% | 66.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.00x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1188.64x | — | 434.23x | 79.49x | 9.35x | 14.13x |
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
- LANCER SCOTT FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2023-08-10 → present
- LANCER SCOTT LIMITED 1998-03-31 → 2023-08-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company's and group's forecasts show it will operate with headroom for the period of 12 months from approval of these financial statements. The directors are satisfied that they could manage a reasonable level of unforeseen change to the business' performance and therefore can continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have therefore concluded that there are no material uncertainties which may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Company and Group to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- LANCER SCOTT FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED · parent
- Lancer Scott Construction Limited 100%
- Lancer Scott Construction West Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group completed its legal restructure on the 27th August 2023. The entity that was Lancer Scott Ltd was renamed Lancer Scott Facilities Management Ltd. Three new companies came into existence as trading entities, Lancer Scott Holdings Ltd, Lancer Scott Construction Ltd and Lancer Scott Construction West Ltd.”
- “The majority of the pre-2022 shareholders no longer have significant interests in the business.”
- “Exceptional implementation costs were £627,551 for the year (Of which £258,949 went through the holding company) and we expect a similar figure for the year to September 2025 as our investment in the business continues. We expect the exceptional costs to decline in 2026 to 2027.”
- “Turnover increased for the fourth consecutive year to £103 million, the overall margin whilst reduced by the exceptionals and supply side inflation was very acceptable.”
- “The FM division grew significantly again during the year as did our building cladding division.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, Morian | Secretary | 2000-03-31 | — | British |
| COOKE, Morian | Director | 1998-03-31 | Dec 1962 | British |
| JONES, David Andrew | Director | 2020-11-01 | Jul 1962 | British |
| KEELEY, Indrani | Director | 2023-06-20 | Jan 1966 | British |
| KNIGHT, Daniel Richard | Director | 2023-06-20 | Jul 1968 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Anna Saralyn | Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 2000-03-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 1998-03-31 |
| BAGLEY, Lisa | Director | 2007-08-30 | 2009-09-30 |
| BISHOP, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| CHAPMAN, Mark Nicholas | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2023-06-20 |
| DOUGHERTY, Timothy Martin | Director | 2007-08-30 | 2019-10-04 |
| GREEN, Mark | Director | 1998-03-31 | 2000-03-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Robert Ivor | Director | 2007-08-30 | 2023-06-20 |
| HOSIER, Terry William | Director | 2007-08-30 | 2011-02-01 |
| KEMERY, Mark Steven | Director | 1998-03-31 | 2019-10-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancer Scott Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-10 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2023-08-10 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-10 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-08-10 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.