LYNX UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Cash
£899K
lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2M
Equity attributable
Employees
77
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,448,884 | £10,993,175 | £8,130,627 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £3,196,404 | £1,568,334 | £1,360,288 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £3,237,985 | £1,576,999 | £1,429,814 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,602,001 | £1,504,051 | £1,071,890 | |
| Cash | £1,147,541 | — | £1,886,670 | £3,619,168 | £1,584,230 | £898,770 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,402,331 | — | £2,720,480 | £5,279,330 | £1,150,254 | £2,173,928 | |
| Net assets | £1,374,844 | — | £2,701,289 | £5,263,290 | £1,063,429 | £2,135,319 | |
| Equity | £1,374,844 | — | £2,701,289 | £5,263,290 | £1,063,429 | £2,135,319 | |
| Average employees | 57 | — | 72 | 78 | 86 | 77 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,249,164 | £5,511,383 | £4,105,293 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £121,507 | £496,708 | £363,268 |
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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-08-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 25.7% | 14.3% | 16.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 20.9% | 13.7% | 13.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 60.5% | 136.3% | 62.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 72.1% | 50.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.38x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 882.57x | 263.37x |
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
- Rothmans Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As such the Board is pleased to state that its assessment is that the going concern basis remains appropriate.”
Significant events
- “During this period of reporting the business was acquired on 22nd December 2023 by the TXO Group, headed by TXO Delta Bidco Limited. The TXO Group itself was the subject of a management buyout in June 2023 supported by TowerBrook Capital Partners ("Towerbrook"). As part of the integration process the company's year end was changed to 30th June to align with the wider TXO Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, John Michael Joseph | Director | 2025-08-11 | Dec 1967 | British |
| MOUNTFORD, Thomas Edward | Director | 2025-08-11 | Sep 1986 | British |
| SCOTT, Jonathan Cape | Director | 2026-04-29 | Jun 1966 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PICKERING, Kenneth | Secretary | 2004-03-08 | 2005-09-16 |
| PICKERING, Lynda Mary | Secretary | 2005-09-16 | 2022-11-16 |
| BATCHELOR, Nick John | Director | 2022-11-16 | 2023-12-22 |
| CURRAN, Michael Joseph | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2023-12-22 |
| GRIFFITHS, Simon Graham | Director | 2023-12-22 | 2025-02-25 |
| GROSE, Ian Russell | Director | 2025-02-25 | 2025-08-20 |
| PEARCE, Darren Lee | Director | 2023-12-22 | 2024-07-26 |
| PICKERING, Kenneth | Director | 2005-09-16 | 2022-11-16 |
| PICKERING, Lynda Mary | Director | 2005-12-09 | 2022-11-16 |
| PICKERING, Lynda Mary | Director | 2004-03-08 | 2005-09-16 |
| REED, Karen Ruth | Director | 2022-11-16 | 2023-12-22 |
| WORT, Simon James | Director | 2024-07-26 | 2025-08-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Txo Delta Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-22 | Active |
| Lynx Eot Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2022-11-16 | Ceased 2023-12-22 |
| Mr Kenneth Pickering | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-16 |
| Mrs Lynda Mary Pickering | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.