L.A.C. CONVEYOR SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Cash
£6.8m
+45.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.8m
+9.2% vs 2024
Employees
131
+29.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.4m
-8.2% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,727,159 | £38,402,273 | £63,381,836 | £73,659,344 | +16.2% | |
| Operating profit | £4,350,727 | £5,621,699 | £7,006,829 | £6,355,569 | -9.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,350,923 | £5,695,891 | £6,980,834 | £6,405,270 | -8.2% | |
| Net profit | £4,386,528 | £4,307,488 | £5,561,643 | £4,799,649 | -13.7% | |
| Cash | £5,962,507 | £11,307,943 | £4,697,694 | £6,817,149 | +45.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,754,255 | £9,630,499 | £5,320,709 | £5,827,936 | +9.5% | |
| Net assets | £8,741,383 | £9,597,693 | £5,271,985 | £5,756,634 | +9.2% | |
| Equity | £8,741,383 | £9,597,693 | £5,271,985 | £5,756,634 | +9.2% | |
| Average employees | 81 | 91 | 101 | 131 | +29.7% | |
| Wages | £4,148,247 | £5,319,613 | £6,596,783 | £9,090,121 | +37.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £957,718 | £1,054,598 | £1,428,509 | £787,614 | -44.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £4,329 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £312,887 | £497,991 | £288,273 | -42.1% |
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 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.7% | 14.6% | 11.1% | 8.6% | |
| Net margin | 15.8% | 11.2% | 8.8% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 49.7% | 58.4% | 131.7% | 109.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.9% | 49.6% | 79.4% | 77.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.01x | 1.25x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 87.72x | — |
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
- L.A.C. CONVEYOR SYSTEMS LIMITED 2014-09-12 → present
- L.A.C. CONVEYORS (FOOD INDUSTRY) LIMITED 2007-09-10 → 2014-09-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecasts and projections, the directors have reasonable expectations that the Company has adequate resources to continue existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “FY2025 was a year of consolidation and integration following the acquisition of L.A.C. Conveyor Systems Limited by MotionTech Group AB in April 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Adrian Paul | Director | 2026-06-01 | Apr 1983 | British |
| FLOREN, Jacob Carl | Director | 2025-04-07 | Apr 1976 | Swedish |
| METCALFE, Joe Morgan | Director | 2022-06-20 | Aug 1985 | British |
| PETTIT, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2020-04-01 | Nov 1964 | British |
| RINGSTROM GRANDINSON, Louise Gerd Elizabeth | Director | 2024-10-16 | Jun 1981 | Swedish |
| WILTON, Jonathan | Director | 2022-06-20 | May 1982 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNWIN, Christopher Carl | Secretary | 2007-09-10 | 2024-04-11 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-09-10 | 2007-09-10 |
| ALVESSON, Lars Bo Fredrik | Director | 2024-04-11 | 2024-10-16 |
| BALE, Gary Paul | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2023-05-01 |
| EJERMARK, Robert | Director | 2024-10-16 | 2025-04-07 |
| HAKAMI, Sasha | Director | 2024-04-11 | 2024-10-16 |
| HILTON, Mike | Director | 2020-09-04 | 2023-05-01 |
| LALEHZAR, Parsa | Director | 2024-04-11 | 2024-10-16 |
| MACKNESS, Roger | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2024-04-11 |
| UNWIN, Christopher Carl | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2024-04-11 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-09-10 | 2007-09-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Carl Unwin | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased |
| Vale Manufacturing Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-04 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.