LCA LONDON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-25 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£30M
-34.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£40M
-18.8% vs 2023
Employees
264
+5.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£14M
-21.2% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £64,795,451 | £56,179,098 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £15,826,504 | £12,158,486 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £17,916,925 | £14,125,211 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £14,241,369 | £10,797,621 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £46,733,002 | £30,424,919 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £52,903,454 | £41,854,293 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £48,997,913 | £39,795,534 | |
| Equity | £9,241,947 | £16,646,521 | — | — | — | £48,997,913 | £39,795,534 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 251 | 264 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £11,639,436 | £11,983,350 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £291,261 | £306,456 |
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
-13.3%
£64,795,451 £56,179,098
-
Cash
-34.9%
£46,733,002 £30,424,919
-
Net assets
-18.8%
£48,997,913 £39,795,534
-
Employees
+5.2%
251 264
-
Operating profit
-23.2%
£15,826,504 £12,158,486
-
Profit before tax
-21.2%
£17,916,925 £14,125,211
-
Wages
+3%
£11,639,436 £11,983,350
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 24.4% | 21.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 22.0% | 19.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 29.9% | 29.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 25.9% | 23.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.51x | 4.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 128.20x | 70.72x |
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
- LCA LONDON LIMITED 2015-05-07 → present
- LONDON COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 2000-01-27 → 2015-05-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- King & King
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared revised financial forecasts, which include sensitivities taking into account plausible downside scenarios likely to arise from unexpected costs. The directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to cope with any downside scenario for at least twelve months from the date of approval of the accounts.”
Significant events
- “In September 2025, the company entered into a ten-year operating lease for part of the 5th floor of the Import Building. The lease requires annual rental payments, which are settled on a yearly basis.”
- “In connection with this leasehold property, the company has made a capital commitment of £3,000,000 plus VAT. This commitment relates to refurbishment works, as well as the acquisition of plant, machinery, and furniture.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEUNG KWOK SHEUNG, Roger Wye Key | Secretary | 2009-09-07 | — | British |
| BOGLE, Paul Wakefield | Director | 2018-07-26 | Jun 1972 | British |
| GILL, Ravinder | Director | 2000-02-11 | Feb 1951 | British |
| WATKINS, Roderick Evan, Professor | Director | 2017-06-06 | Jul 1964 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILL, Chhaya | Secretary | 2000-02-11 | 2009-09-07 |
| AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-01-27 | 2000-02-11 |
| DOBREE, Lesley Anne, Professor | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2017-06-06 |
| KEELING, Peter James | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2004-04-05 |
| SIBBALD, Alan, Professor | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2014-04-16 |
| VALENTINE, Helen, Professor | Director | 2014-04-16 | 2018-07-26 |
| BUYVIEW LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-01-27 | 2000-02-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lcae Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-12-23 | Active |
| Mr Ravinder Gill | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-29 |
| Mrs Chhayaben Gill | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-29 |
| Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-17 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-01-27 | 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
- 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.