L.A.C. CONVEYOR SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-25 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
101
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £27,727,159 | £38,402,273 | £63,381,836 | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,350,727 | £5,621,699 | £7,006,829 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,350,923 | £5,695,891 | £6,980,834 | |
| Net profit | — | £4,386,528 | £4,307,488 | £5,561,643 | |
| Cash | — | £5,962,507 | £11,307,943 | £4,697,694 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £8,754,255 | £9,630,499 | £5,320,709 | |
| Net assets | — | £8,741,383 | £9,597,693 | £5,271,985 | |
| Equity | £6,354,855 | £8,741,383 | £9,597,693 | £5,271,985 | |
| Average employees | — | 81 | 91 | 101 | |
| Wages | — | £4,148,247 | £5,319,613 | £6,596,783 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £957,718 | £1,054,598 | £1,428,509 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 15.7% | 14.6% | 11.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 15.8% | 11.2% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 49.7% | 58.4% | 131.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.01x | 1.25x | |
| 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
Significant events
- “LAC was acquired by the MotionTech Group AB in April 2024.”
- “During the year, £1,183,322 of costs were transferred from administrative expenses. These costs were directly related to the sale of the group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2015-09-15 |
| Vale Manufacturing Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2024-04-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.