LANTERN & LARKS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-25 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6K
-82.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£904K
-5.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
3
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£59K
+30.8% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £303,987 | £497,475 | — | £178,200 | £162,910 | |
| Operating profit | -£46,727 | £68,965 | — | -£89,733 | -£60,296 | |
| Profit before tax | -£52,257 | £65,441 | -£87,497 | -£85,895 | -£59,421 | |
| Net profit | -£54,950 | £39,915 | -£70,895 | -£67,340 | -£45,202 | |
| Cash | £113,153 | £232,001 | £79,671 | £34,918 | £6,159 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£630,080 | -£650,407 | -£784,058 | -£858,633 | -£903,835 | |
| Net assets | -£760,313 | -£720,398 | -£791,293 | -£858,633 | -£903,835 | |
| Equity | -£760,313 | -£720,398 | -£791,293 | -£858,633 | -£903,835 | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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
-
Turnover
-8.6%
£178,200 £162,910
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-82.4%
£34,918 £6,159
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-5.3%
-£858,633 -£903,835
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
0%
3 3
-
Operating profit
+32.8%
-£89,733 -£60,296
-
Profit before tax
+30.8%
-£85,895 -£59,421
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -15.4% | 13.9% | — | -50.4% | -37.0% | |
| Net margin | -18.1% | 8.0% | — | -37.8% | -27.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.4% | -10.6% | — | 10.5% | 6.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 1638.5% | 2614.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.06x | 0.03x | |
| Interest cover | -8.31x | 19.57x | — | — | — |
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 4 times since incorporation
- LANTERN & LARKS LIMITED 2013-01-08 → present
- GLAMPING HOLIDAYS LIMITED 2011-08-25 → 2013-01-08
- HOUSEBOAT HOLIDAYS LIMITED 2011-02-07 → 2011-08-25
- UK HOLIDAY PROPERTIES LIMITED 2008-12-21 → 2011-02-07
- SIGNATURE HOLIDAYS LIMITED 2008-08-11 → 2008-12-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ensors Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The going concern basis of accounting is considered to be appropriate for the company as there are no material uncertainties in existence. The company has performed financial modelling for the period to 31 December 2024 and no issues were identified that would give rise to a going concern risk.”
Significant events
- “The company has made qualifying third party indemnity provisions for the benefit of its directors during the year. These provisions remain in force at the reporting date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABER, Geoffrey Donald | Secretary | 2011-01-17 | — | British |
| BABER, Geoffrey Donald | Director | 2008-08-11 | Oct 1945 | British |
| BOYCE, James Christopher | Director | 2008-08-11 | Mar 1964 | British |
| BOYCE, Robert Gerald | Director | 2011-01-17 | Jul 1937 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BABER, Geoffrey Donald | Secretary | 2008-08-11 | 2009-01-09 |
| BOYCE, Robert Gerald | Secretary | 2009-01-09 | 2011-01-17 |
| BOYCE, Robert Gerald | Director | 2008-08-11 | 2010-03-04 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-08-11 | 2008-08-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Geoffrey Donald Baber | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-05 | Active |
| Mr Robert Gerald Boyce | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-05 | Active |
| Mr James Christopher Boyce | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-05 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-01-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-01-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2019-11-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2019-11-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-11-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-12-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.