LYONS DAVIDSON LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-11-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,365,053 | £28,007,059 | £28,217,840 | +0.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,981,956 | -£2,053,801 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,668,467 | -£3,199,452 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£4,091,114 | -£2,976,871 | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,030,918 | £946,675 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £45,492,917 | £40,624,067 | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£6,713,472 | -£9,690,343 | — | — | |
| Equity | -£6,713,472 | -£9,690,343 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 564 | 536 | — | — | |
| Wages | £16,232,788 | £16,471,437 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £582,869 | £590,450 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £73,250 | £74,207 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £194,750 | £197,347 | — | — |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -15.1% | -7.3% | — | |
| Net margin | -15.5% | -10.6% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.8% | -5.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 110.1% | 115.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.40x | 2.25x | — | |
| Interest cover | -7.87x | -2.13x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The business has prepared a five year profit and loss and cashflow forecast which shows continued improved performance and an ability to operate within the existing banking facilities.”
Group structure
- LYONS DAVIDSON LIMITED · parent
- Lyons Davidson Scotland LLP 100%
- Lyons Davidson Trustee Company Limited 100%
- FD Licensing Limited 100%
- Lyons ABS Limited 100%
- National Law Associates LLP 100%
- File Dynamics Limited 100%
- Lydaco Nominees Limited 100%
- Nascott Wood & Co Limited 100%
- Collision Investigators Limited 100%
- Whiplash Education and Research Limited 100%
- Active Case Managers Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A significant development in FY25 was the settlement of our Business Interruption Insurance claim with a further payment of £2.5m in FY25.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Aled Wyn | Director | 2025-11-17 | Jul 1978 | British |
| LENNAGHAN, Michelle Louise | Director | 2011-06-30 | Jun 1974 | British |
| SAVILL, Mark | Director | 2011-06-30 | Jan 1967 | British |
| SQUIRE, Richard James | Director | 2011-04-05 | Oct 1955 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELANEY, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2011-04-05 | 2016-04-01 |
| BANBURY, Gillian Angela | Director | 2018-01-22 | 2025-11-17 |
| DELANEY, Nicholas John | Director | 2011-08-10 | 2016-04-01 |
| DELANEY, Nicholas John | Director | 2011-06-28 | 2011-06-30 |
| DELANEY, Nicholas John | Director | 2011-04-05 | 2011-05-24 |
| EWING, Mark | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2014-06-16 |
| HEWITT, Alexandra Anne Louise | Director | 2012-10-15 | 2025-07-30 |
| NAYLOR, Thomas Barry | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2012-10-15 |
| ROWE, Bernard Vince | Director | 2011-05-24 | 2015-09-15 |
| STILL, Trevor Antony | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2015-09-15 |
| WRIGHT, Jake Hockley | Director | 2014-01-17 | 2014-05-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ld Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-18 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-08-18 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.