LATCHAM DIRECT LIMITED
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Cash
£2m
-15.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.1m
-3.4% vs 2024
Employees
89
-2.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£568k
-57.7% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,485,824 | £17,830,702 | £18,172,564 | £21,953,337 | £23,246,216 | £20,636,562 | -11.2% | |
| Operating profit | £353,022 | £1,230,460 | £313,671 | £1,159,704 | £1,467,677 | £666,538 | -54.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £207,339 | £1,105,618 | £182,635 | £1,041,997 | £1,342,269 | £567,967 | -57.7% | |
| Net profit | £162,617 | £844,737 | £161,159 | £757,911 | £1,001,097 | £396,592 | -60.4% | |
| Cash | £919,883 | £2,302,131 | £1,411,860 | £1,110,066 | £2,332,007 | £1,978,943 | -15.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,154,645 | £4,986,186 | £4,270,135 | £4,668,626 | £4,846,575 | £4,412,068 | -9% | |
| Net assets | £1,688,969 | £2,120,765 | £2,104,277 | £2,537,483 | £3,182,082 | £3,075,337 | -3.4% | |
| Equity | £1,688,969 | £2,120,765 | £2,104,277 | £2,537,483 | £3,182,082 | £3,075,237 | -3.4% | |
| Average employees | 100 | 117 | 106 | 105 | 91 | 89 | -2.2% | |
| Wages | £3,425,750 | £3,945,200 | £4,111,956 | £3,740,141 | £4,052,357 | £3,816,994 | -5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £376,577 | £600,576 | £434,539 | £434,961 | £495,722 | £361,807 | -27% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £8,562 | £153,326 | +1,690.8% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | £164,802 | £125,266 | -24% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 6.9% | 1.7% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.8% | 24.7% | 7.3% | 24.8% | 30.3% | 15.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.6% | 73.1% | 69.2% | 66.9% | 61.9% | 59.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.46x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | 2.42x | 9.85x | 2.39x | 9.85x | 11.70x | 6.76x |
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
- LATCHAM DIRECT LIMITED 2010-01-10 → present
- LATCHAM CONSULTING LIMITED 2008-09-11 → 2010-01-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit Western Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have reviewed and considered relevant information including annual budgets and future cash-flows... conclude that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- LATCHAM DIRECT LIMITED · parent
- Computastat Group Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Michael John | Director | 2008-09-11 | Apr 1968 | British |
| HUGHES, Susan Jayne | Director | 2015-01-05 | Aug 1963 | British |
| MATTINSON, Colin Robert | Director | 2015-04-02 | May 1967 | British |
| SKIRTON, Mark Ivan | Director | 2026-03-19 | Oct 1965 | British |
| TAPPARO, Peter, Giovanni | Director | 2020-09-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATCHELOR, Peter Charles | Secretary | 2011-03-31 | 2023-02-17 |
| HUGHES, Susan Jayne | Secretary | 2008-09-11 | 2011-03-30 |
| GIBBS, Kenneth Philip | Director | 2015-04-02 | 2020-08-27 |
| GORE (DECEASED), William Hornby | Director | 2015-01-05 | 2023-10-18 |
| KEEN, Leslie Donald | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-12-21 |
| MORGAN, Steven Christopher | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2022-10-04 |
| PEMBROKE, Kevin Richard Yarborough | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2015-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Susan Jayne Hughes | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Michael John Hughes | Individual | 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
- 2024-04-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-06 | 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
- 3
- 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.