LONE STAR EUROPE ACQUISITIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-03 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-28.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£66M
+12% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
33
+10% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£10M
+433.6% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £34,241,548 | £40,635,230 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,743,230 | £9,641,578 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,821,046 | £9,716,959 | |
| Net profit | £5,462,029 | — | — | £1,465,013 | £7,345,280 | |
| Cash | £3,107,655 | £1,713,174 | — | £3,569,563 | £2,543,242 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,700,425 | £45,242,478 | — | £59,315,681 | £66,428,885 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £59,315,681 | £66,428,885 | |
| Equity | £37,700,425 | £45,242,478 | £57,877,759 | £59,315,681 | £66,428,885 | |
| Average employees | 20 | 21 | — | 30 | 33 | |
| Wages | £11,384,041 | £11,312,808 | — | £21,189,638 | £22,300,791 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £5,360,746 | £6,397,012 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+18.7%
£34,241,548 £40,635,230
-
Cash
-28.8%
£3,569,563 £2,543,242
-
Net assets
+12%
£59,315,681 £66,428,885
-
Employees
+10%
30 33
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+453.1%
£1,743,230 £9,641,578
-
Profit before tax
+433.6%
£1,821,046 £9,716,959
-
Wages
+5.2%
£21,189,638 £22,300,791
highest in 4 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.1% | 23.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.3% | 18.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 2.9% | 14.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 10.49x | 9.28x |
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
- LONE STAR EUROPE ACQUISITIONS LIMITED 2017-03-10 → present
- LONE STAR MANAGEMENT EUROPE LIMITED 2001-02-01 → 2017-03-10
- LONE STAR MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED 1998-08-20 → 2001-02-01
- LONESTAR MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED 1998-08-20 → 1998-08-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Gravita II LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- LONE STAR EUROPE ACQUISITIONS LIMITED · parent
- Lone Star France Acquisitions SARL 100%
- Lone Star Germany Acquisitions GmbH 100%
- Lone Star Spain Acquisitions S.L.U. 100%
- Lone Star Netherlands Acquisitions B.V. 100%
- L Star Portugal Acquisitions SA 100%
- Lone Star Switzerland Acquisitions GmbH 100%
- Lone Star Italy Acquisitions SRL 100%
Significant events
- “The company entered a new lease for 805, Al Khatem Tower, ADGM it's Abu Dhabi branch for another 3 years from 15 January 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUNN, John Andrew | Secretary | 2018-09-26 | — | — |
| BEEVERS, Nicholas David Harry | Director | 2022-11-29 | Apr 1979 | British |
| GUNN, John Andrew | Director | 2018-09-26 | Feb 1966 | Irish |
| QUINTIN, Donald John | Director | 2016-04-01 | Sep 1972 | American |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAYKEN, John Patrick | Secretary | 1998-08-20 | 1998-11-01 |
| MCCONNELL, Robert Nigel | Secretary | 2018-06-29 | 2018-09-06 |
| SMITH, Julia Denise | Secretary | 1998-11-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-08-20 | 1998-08-20 |
| BRAHIN, Olivier Vincent Daniel | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2018-03-01 |
| BRAHIN, Olivier Vincent Daniel | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2013-01-03 |
| DELL, John Donald | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2004-09-24 |
| GRAYKEN, John Patrick | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2007-03-31 |
| HARRIS, Robert Scott | Director | 1998-08-20 | 1999-03-31 |
| MCCONNELL, Robert Nigel | Director | 2018-07-26 | 2018-09-06 |
| ORF, Roger Gerard | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2004-10-04 |
| SCHERRER, Bruno | Director | 2003-10-15 | 2008-06-10 |
| SHORT IV, Ellis | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| SMITH, Julia Denise | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2018-06-29 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-08-20 | 1998-08-20 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-08-20 | 1998-08-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Patrick Grayken | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2019-05-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2018-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2018-10-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2018-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.