CLARION SOLICITORS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-24 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+30.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+1.5% vs 2024
Employees
304
-1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-67.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2020-06-01 | 2021-05-31 | 2021-06-01 | 2022-05-31 | 2022-06-01 | 2023-05-31 | 2023-06-01 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,558,271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £33,857,143 | £34,873,787 | |
| Operating profit | £4,363,276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £6,250,203 | £2,515,330 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,317,792 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £6,100,219 | £2,000,256 | |
| Net profit | £3,378,015 | — | £3,598,895 | — | £3,831,236 | — | £5,144,354 | — | £4,423,232 | £1,287,120 | |
| Cash | £1,548,623 | — | £2,243,851 | — | £773,378 | — | £228,874 | — | £1,102,417 | £1,441,402 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,968,164 | — | £5,820,505 | — | £6,317,977 | — | £7,998,372 | — | £6,217,533 | £11,945,086 | |
| Net assets | £4,798,523 | — | £5,197,218 | — | £5,717,787 | — | £7,319,641 | — | £5,989,508 | £6,076,628 | |
| Equity | £4,798,523 | £4,798,523 | £5,197,218 | £5,197,218 | £5,717,787 | £5,717,787 | £7,319,641 | £7,319,641 | £5,989,508 | £6,076,628 | |
| Average employees | 221 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 308 | 304 | |
| Wages | £8,417,546 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £15,642,806 | £13,666,200 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £613,577 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £768,183 | £404,302 |
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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+3%
£33,857,143 £34,873,787
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+30.7%
£1,102,417 £1,441,402
-
Net assets
+1.5%
£5,989,508 £6,076,628
-
Employees
-1.3%
308 304
-
Operating profit
-59.8%
£6,250,203 £2,515,330
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-67.2%
£6,100,219 £2,000,256
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-12.6%
£15,642,806 £13,666,200
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2020-06-01 | 2021-05-31 | 2021-06-01 | 2022-05-31 | 2022-06-01 | 2023-05-31 | 2023-06-01 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 22.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.5% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 17.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.1% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 73.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100.5% | 21.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.43x | 2.19x | |
| Interest cover | 57.87x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26.87x | 3.91x |
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
- CLARION SOLICITORS LIMITED 2010-05-13 → present
- CLARION LAW LIMITED 2010-03-10 → 2010-05-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In the opinion of the directors Clarion has sufficient financial resources together with clearly defined performance objectives. It has the strong support of its bankers, shareholders and other providers of funds in working towards meeting its financial objectives. As a consequence, the directors believe that Clarion is well placed to manage its business risks and opportunities successfully. The directors have a reasonable expectation that Clarion has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt a going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- CLARION SOLICITORS LIMITED · parent
- Clarion Trust Corporation Limited 100%
- LB&Co Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company's investment in LB&Co Limited was fully impaired as the company has been dissolved post year-end.”
- “On the 28 March 2025, all numbered Ordinary shares became regular Ordinary shares.”
- “In 2024 Clarion introduced a new model for the provision of partner services to facilitate its continued investment in its most senior lawyers, known as partners.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRANGE, Martin Robert | Director | 2010-05-13 | Apr 1972 | British |
| HARRISON, Lynsey Jane | Director | 2025-07-18 | Jul 1975 | British |
| HATTERSLEY, Matthew Richard | Director | 2010-05-13 | Dec 1971 | British |
| HUTTON, Charles Nicholas Roger | Director | 2010-03-10 | Mar 1966 | British |
| KIRWAN, Esther Victoria | Director | 2022-06-01 | Jul 1975 | British |
| MCAULAY, Andrew John | Director | 2019-04-09 | Sep 1982 | British |
| MILLMORE, Ryan Gregory | Director | 2010-05-13 | Jul 1974 | British |
| MORAN, Richard John | Director | 2010-03-10 | May 1969 | British |
| SIMMS, Jonathan Daniel | Director | 2019-04-09 | Jul 1977 | British |
| SLACK, Ben | Director | 2021-12-14 | May 1979 | British |
| TAHAMTANI, Sarah | Director | 2010-12-07 | Jun 1977 | British |
| TEXEL, Lindsay Anne | Director | 2021-12-14 | Jun 1974 | British |
| YOUNG, Simon David | Director | 2010-05-13 | Oct 1967 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORAN, Richard John | Secretary | 2010-03-10 | 2024-05-31 |
| ARUNDEL, David John | Director | 2010-05-13 | 2012-03-30 |
| BURKINSHAW, Anthony Paul | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2014-12-19 |
| BURNS, Mark Richard | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2015-02-03 |
| HUNT, Christian Peter | Director | 2010-05-13 | 2013-12-31 |
| INGLIS, Stephen Duncan | Director | 2010-05-13 | 2012-12-07 |
| LAWSON, James Philip | Director | 2010-05-13 | 2013-06-17 |
| LEE, Amanda Jane | Director | 2011-07-29 | 2013-03-29 |
| MARTIN, Leigh Charles | Director | 2010-05-13 | 2016-12-23 |
| MILNER, Steven James | Director | 2010-05-13 | 2011-03-31 |
| OSMOTHERLEY, Justine Marie | Director | 2010-05-13 | 2024-05-31 |
| PORT, Richard Alan | Director | 2010-05-13 | 2011-07-31 |
| PRATT, Alice Victoria Evelyn Sybil | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2019-04-09 |
| RODE, Robert Charles Donald | Director | 2010-05-13 | 2013-12-23 |
| ROGERS, Sara | Director | 2010-05-13 | 2013-08-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never Ordinary Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-05-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-12 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-24 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-06-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-06-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-06-07 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-06-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 6
- 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.