LCA LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-27
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£333K
-90.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+7.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
7
+16.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-54.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-27.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £14,323,543 | £9,792,790 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,465,265 | £1,118,875 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,324,060 | £2,443,590 | £2,431,934 | £1,101,832 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,907,453 | £1,909,921 | £1,873,340 | £821,264 | |
| Cash | £408,078 | £636,427 | £1,264,359 | £308,626 | £3,377,888 | £332,577 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,617,903 | £1,840,576 | £3,748,029 | £4,157,950 | £6,000,356 | £6,471,592 | |
| Net assets | £1,589,092 | £1,803,011 | £3,710,464 | £4,120,385 | £5,993,725 | £6,464,989 | |
| Equity | £1,589,092 | £1,803,011 | £3,710,464 | £4,120,385 | £5,993,725 | £6,464,989 | |
| Average employees | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,180,928 | £1,407,204 | £1,190,469 | £836,061 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £904,727 | £1,116,433 | £953,199 | £601,392 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
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Turnover
-31.6%
£14,323,543 £9,792,790
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Cash
-90.2%
£3,377,888 £332,577
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Net assets
+7.9%
£5,993,725 £6,464,989
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+16.7%
6 7
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Operating profit
-54.6%
£2,465,265 £1,118,875
-
Profit before tax
-54.7%
£2,431,934 £1,101,832
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-29.8%
£1,190,469 £836,061
lowest 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 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 17.2% | 11.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 13.1% | 8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 41.1% | 17.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 19.7% | 28.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 4.99x | 3.43x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 47.76x | 32.16x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAPLEY, Nicholas Charles Edward | Secretary | 2000-05-14 | — | British |
| CAPSTICK, Phillip Robert | Director | 2013-08-02 | May 1965 | British |
| GORDON, Derri Anthony | Director | 2018-11-27 | Mar 1981 | British |
| MALLIA, Phillip David Brian | Director | 2015-04-01 | Aug 1972 | Maltese |
| SHAPLEY, Nicholas Charles Edward | Director | 1999-09-01 | Jan 1963 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS SHAW, Anne May Verrill | Secretary | 1999-04-13 | 1999-04-23 |
| SPOFFORTH, Alexander James | Secretary | 1999-04-23 | 2000-05-14 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-04-13 | 1999-04-13 |
| HEYWOOD, Mark Carl | Director | 1999-04-23 | 2000-01-14 |
| KERR, Graham | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2018-08-01 |
| MASKELL, Richard George | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2001-10-08 |
| SPOFFORTH, Alexander James | Director | 1999-04-13 | 1999-08-31 |
| TONKS, Mark Graham | Director | 2013-08-02 | 2018-11-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.C. Worldwide Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-17 | Active |
| A.C. Lighting (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-17 |
| Mr Nicholas Charles Edward Shapley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-14 |
| Mr Graham Kerr | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-13 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-10-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to 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.