LYSANDER ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-09 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-26
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+233.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+75.7% vs 2023
Employees
84
+2.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+314.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £12,051,761 | £16,240,873 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £735,100 | £2,989,598 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £716,922 | £2,974,816 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £506,393 | £2,278,848 | |
| Cash | £1,438,403 | £1,602,833 | £1,365,747 | — | £1,131,842 | £3,775,229 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,448,036 | £1,912,794 | £3,270,140 | — | £2,541,630 | £3,587,935 | |
| Net assets | £1,416,778 | £1,884,400 | £3,199,279 | — | £1,814,211 | £3,187,242 | |
| Equity | £1,416,778 | £1,884,400 | £3,199,279 | £2,655,695 | £1,814,211 | £3,187,242 | |
| Average employees | 21 | 24 | 40 | — | 82 | 84 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,451,388 | £5,430,797 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £21,589 | £101,010 |
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
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Turnover
+34.8%
£12,051,761 £16,240,873
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Cash
+233.5%
£1,131,842 £3,775,229
highest in 5 filed years
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Net assets
+75.7%
£1,814,211 £3,187,242
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Employees
+2.4%
82 84
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
+306.7%
£735,100 £2,989,598
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Profit before tax
+314.9%
£716,922 £2,974,816
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Wages
-0.4%
£5,451,388 £5,430,797
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.1% | 18.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.2% | 14.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 28.9% | 83.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.81x | 1.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 31.53x | 105.05x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Williams & Co Epsom 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.”
Group structure
- LYSANDER ASSOCIATES LIMITED · parent
- Lysander Group (EU) GmbH 100%
- Lysander Projektmanagement GmbH 100%
- Lysander Gestion de Proyectos S.L 100%
- Lysander Gestione di Progetto S.r.L 100%
- Lysander Gestion de Projets Sarl 100%
- Lysander B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “Significant investment has been made by the Group to establish its European presence since 2020. This has been funded from retained profits.”
- “The Group has invested in new staff and training of existing staff to support the growth within the data centre sector, which has seen increased activity, most notably in UK, Germany, Spain and Italy.”
- “During 2024, the Group has been engaged on multiple frameworks with significant future opportunity in all geographical operating locations.”
- “The directors have noted that some of the foreign subsidiaries are but they are satisfied that these losses have been generated due to the subsidiaries being in the early stages of existence, and that they are on course to becoming profitable in the future. The directors of the parent company are committed to supporting the subsidiaries for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY, Richard | Director | 2017-10-06 | Sep 1971 | British |
| ROLES, Timothy John | Director | 2017-10-06 | May 1977 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUCKWORTH, James Ward | Secretary | 2001-01-18 | 2023-08-31 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-01-18 | 2001-01-18 |
| DUCKWORTH, James Ward | Director | 2001-01-18 | 2023-08-31 |
| MURPHY, Michael | Director | 2001-01-18 | 2005-04-29 |
| OSBORN, Janet | Director | 2001-01-18 | 2006-12-06 |
| TAYLOR, Neil Hugh | Director | 2001-01-18 | 2017-09-30 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-01-18 | 2001-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lysander Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-12-16 | Active |
| Brambleton Associates Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2021-08-26 | Ceased 2024-12-16 |
| Temuka Associates Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2021-08-26 | Ceased 2024-12-16 |
| Jerona Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2021-08-26 | Ceased 2023-08-31 |
| Mr James Ward Duckworth | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-19 | Ceased 2021-08-26 |
| Mr Neil Hugh Taylor | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-19 | Ceased 2017-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-03-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-02-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-07-26 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.