LEADING EDGE GROUP (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+72.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+47.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
174
+47.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+5.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC 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 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,642,801 | £15,855,130 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,260,900 | £1,416,773 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,260,900 | £1,335,208 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £877,823 | £922,883 | |
| Cash | £466,345 | £328,245 | £583,166 | — | £1,792,463 | £3,089,005 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £704,928 | £796,174 | £1,161,588 | — | £2,315,245 | £6,273,974 | |
| Net assets | £42,384 | £121,419 | £1,161,588 | — | £2,263,334 | £3,340,704 | |
| Equity | £42,384 | £121,419 | £1,161,588 | £1,381,067 | £2,263,334 | £3,340,704 | |
| Average employees | 71 | 74 | 67 | — | 118 | 174 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £7,021,918 | £8,472,676 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £478,762 | £229,232 |
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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
+49%
£10,642,801 £15,855,130
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Cash
+72.3%
£1,792,463 £3,089,005
highest in 5 filed years
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Net assets
+47.6%
£2,263,334 £3,340,704
highest in 5 filed years
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Employees
+47.5%
118 174
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
+12.4%
£1,260,900 £1,416,773
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Profit before tax
+5.9%
£1,260,900 £1,335,208
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Wages
+20.7%
£7,021,918 £8,472,676
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 11.8% | 8.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 8.2% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 54.5% | 22.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.86x | 1.75x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 17.37x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Seymour Taylor Limited, Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed expected future cashflows, giving due consideration to all relevant factors affecting the group. The directors have considered the potential impact on the group as well as its capital resources and believe that the company has adequate resources in place to continue in operation for at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- LEADING EDGE GROUP (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Leading Edge Group (ICT) Limited 60%
- Venridge Limited 54%
- Contrac Europe 2019,S.L. 54%
Significant events
- “During the year, a new subsidiary Leading Edge Group (ICT) was formed. The successful acquisition during the year of Venridge Limited trading as Contrac IT secured diversification of business operations and further strengthened the group's position.”
- “During 2024/2025, key decisions included diversifying the business through the acquisition of Contrac IT, awarding pay increases as part of the annual review, and continuing to grow our workforce.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARGE, Tatiana | Secretary | 2025-10-22 | — | — |
| HILL, Daniel Raymond | Director | 2021-10-21 | Nov 1975 | British |
| KNOCK, Peter | Director | 2024-11-20 | Mar 1957 | Australian |
| LANE, Simon Richard | Director | 2017-01-03 | Nov 1957 | Australian |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEATTIE, John Michael | Secretary | 2007-04-11 | 2017-02-01 |
| KNAPP, Sally Ann | Secretary | 2017-02-01 | 2025-10-22 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-04-11 | 2007-04-11 |
| ABERNETHY, Struan | Director | 2015-11-02 | 2019-05-14 |
| ALLISON, Simon Martin Steele | Director | 2007-04-11 | 2011-12-15 |
| CARRUTHERS, Raylee | Director | 2015-11-02 | 2016-05-01 |
| FLEETWOOD, Anthony | Director | 2019-06-13 | 2023-04-14 |
| GARDINER, Andrew | Director | 2015-10-19 | 2017-10-10 |
| GOLDMANN, Iain | Director | 2007-04-11 | 2015-09-08 |
| GRANT, Andrew | Director | 2015-09-21 | 2017-01-03 |
| LANE, William Keith | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2009-11-23 |
| MARDON, Craig | Director | 2017-01-03 | 2019-01-21 |
| MCCULLAGH, Cameron Scott | Director | 2011-12-15 | 2015-11-13 |
| MILLS, Timothy | Director | 2009-11-23 | 2015-07-31 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-04-11 | 2007-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cog Financial Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-12-31 | Ceased 2024-06-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-07-27 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-19 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-06-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.