LAZARD & CO., SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£951k
-72.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.2m
+128.8% vs 2024
Employees
361
+1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£497k
+106.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £144,666,000 | £181,853,000 | £170,909,000 | -6% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,899,000 | -£10,526,000 | -£1,781,000 | +83.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,051,000 | -£7,658,000 | £497,000 | +106.5% | |
| Net profit | -£1,476,000 | -£5,686,000 | £151,000 | +102.7% | |
| Cash | £13,082,000 | £3,433,000 | £951,000 | -72.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,427,000 | £30,795,000 | £11,556,000 | -62.5% | |
| Net assets | £6,306,000 | £2,263,000 | £5,178,000 | +128.8% | |
| Equity | £6,306,000 | £2,263,000 | £5,178,000 | +128.8% | |
| Average employees | 364 | 355 | 361 | +1.7% | |
| Wages | £74,641,000 | £93,074,000 | £94,663,000 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £8,961,799 | £7,485,636 | £10,677,609 | +42.6% |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.4% | -5.8% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | -1.0% | -3.1% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -20.9% | -34.2% | -15.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.6% | 98.4% | 96.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.90x | 1.07x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -7.71x |
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
- LAZARD & CO., SERVICES LIMITED 2000-02-29 → present
- TREATEVENT 2000 LIMITED 2000-01-10 → 2000-02-29
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 formed a judgement, at the time of approving the financial statements, that there is a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from the date the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “In May 2025 we completed our move to Lazard's new UK Headquarters which adheres to the UK Green Building Council framework for net-zero carbon emissions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, Catharine Rebecca | Secretary | 2022-02-28 | — | — |
| FOSTER, Catharine Rebecca | Director | 2022-02-28 | Apr 1978 | British |
| KAPADIA, Cyrus | Director | 2019-09-09 | Dec 1971 | British |
| SPRINGHALL, Timothy David William | Director | 2022-03-28 | May 1968 | British |
| THE LORD PRIOR, David Gifford Leathes, Lord | Director | 2022-09-22 | Dec 1954 | British |
| WORTH, Samantha Victoria | Director | 2021-05-01 | Apr 1984 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS, William David Wesley | Secretary | 2000-02-18 | 2006-04-01 |
| FARRER-BROWN, Robert Jamieson | Secretary | 2007-05-31 | 2022-02-28 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Claire | Secretary | 2006-04-01 | 2007-03-15 |
| WATSON, Dicken Anthony George | Secretary | 2007-03-15 | 2007-05-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-01-10 | 2000-02-18 |
| AGIUS, Marcus Ambrose Paul | Director | 2001-05-16 | 2006-12-31 |
| COLE, Victoria Clare | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2009-04-02 |
| DENNIS, William David Wesley | Director | 2000-03-22 | 2006-04-01 |
| DUREY, Howard Ernest | Director | 2000-02-18 | 2002-04-30 |
| EVANS, Laurence Adrian Waring | Director | 2000-07-28 | 2002-04-14 |
| FARRER-BROWN, Robert Jamieson | Director | 2007-09-07 | 2022-02-28 |
| GISMONDI, Paul Arthur | Director | 2011-04-08 | 2014-12-31 |
| HANSFORD, James Victor | Director | 2003-04-14 | 2005-05-10 |
| JONES, Nicholas Michael Houssemayne | Director | 2001-12-19 | 2004-12-17 |
| KIERNAN, Peter Anthony | Director | 2004-06-16 | 2010-02-10 |
| LEONARD, Christopher Patrick | Director | 2005-07-28 | 2006-11-10 |
| MITCHELL, Andrew John Bower, Rt Hon | Director | 2006-02-06 | 2009-06-19 |
| MOORE, Karen Bernice | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2004-04-30 |
| MOYES, Martin Gerald | Director | 2000-03-22 | 2002-12-01 |
| MYERS, Gregory Ridgeway | Director | 2009-07-30 | 2010-08-13 |
| NORMAN, Archibald John | Director | 2013-07-30 | 2019-09-09 |
| OGLETHORPE, Christopher Miles | Director | 2003-01-10 | 2005-09-30 |
| ORSZAG, Peter Richard | Director | 2019-11-25 | 2021-12-21 |
| ROBSON, Samantha Anne | Director | 2011-03-23 | 2013-02-18 |
| ROSEN, Jeffrey Allen | Director | 2007-02-19 | 2019-11-21 |
| ROUNTREE, Robert James | Director | 2007-03-20 | 2021-12-21 |
| RUCKER, William John | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2023-09-15 |
| SCOTT, John | Director | 2007-09-27 | 2009-12-21 |
| SHOTT, Nicholas Roland | Director | 2005-03-04 | 2021-05-01 |
| SIMMONDS, Ronald Kimberley | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-12-01 |
| SIMS, Carolyn | Director | 2004-10-04 | 2007-04-02 |
| STONE, Jeremy Ron | Director | 2000-07-28 | 2001-12-31 |
| VEREY, David John, Sir | Director | 2000-07-28 | 2001-05-23 |
| WARD III, Charles Gould | Director | 2002-12-01 | 2007-02-19 |
| WARNER, Peter David | Director | 2005-03-04 | 2009-03-19 |
| WHITE, John Richard | Director | 2000-10-04 | 2002-12-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-01-10 | 2000-02-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazard Services Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.