LYME PROPERTIES LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-17 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-03
Watchouts
Cash
£23K
-97.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£168M
EUR 192,952,872
-0.1% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£98K
-4,676.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis in spite of the net current liability position. Directors acknowledge reliance on ultimate controlling party for financial support and that there can be no certainty that this support will continue, although they have no reason to believe it will not do so.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£449,571 | -£470,599 | £1,863 | -£86,226 | |
| Profit before tax | -£449,571 | -£470,597 | £2,148 | -£98,305 | |
| Net profit | -£449,571 | — | £2,148 | -£98,305 | |
| Cash | £162,662 | £17,691 | £948,517 | £23,055 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £193,519,626 | £193,049,029 | £193,051,177 | £192,952,872 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £167,885,187 | £167,799,697 | |
| Equity | £193,519,626 | £193,049,029 | £193,051,177 | £192,952,872 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.870 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
-97.6%
£948,517 £23,055
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Net assets
-0.1%
£167,885,187 £167,799,697
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Employees
—
Not reported
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Operating profit
-4,728.3%
£1,863 -£86,226
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Profit before tax
-4,676.6%
£2,148 -£98,305
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.2% | -0.2% | 0.0% | -0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.07x | 1.11x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis in spite of the net current liability position. Directors acknowledge reliance on ultimate controlling party for financial support and that there can be no certainty that this support will continue, although they have no reason to believe it will not do so.”
Group structure
- LYME PROPERTIES LTD · parent
- Caudwell Properties (France) Ltd 100%
- Provencal Investments S.A. 100%
- Alba Properties S.A. 100%
- Olive Properties S.A. 100%
- Patio Properties S.A. 100%
- Tennis Properties S.A. 100%
- Marguerite Olivette SCCV 100%
Significant events
- “On 21st December 2023, a group company, Caudwell Properties (109) Ltd entered into a Facility Agreement with DB UK Bank Limited for £75m, secured on its development site. On 17th May 2024, the facility was extended by €120m, secured by cross guarantee and mortgage over the assets of Provencal Investments S.A., a fellow group company.”
- “Lyme Properties Ltd entered into a Share Pledge Agreement on 17th May 2024 to secure its shares in Provencal Investments S.A. There is another Share pledge agreement between Lyme Properties, Tennis Properties S.A. and Deustche Bank Luxembourg S.A.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSSON, Richard John | Director | 2011-10-31 | Mar 1964 | British |
| FENTON, Michael Edwin | Director | 2025-02-06 | Mar 1986 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANFIELD, David Hodgson | Secretary | 2011-10-31 | 2023-06-09 |
| VERMA, Arun | Secretary | 2023-06-09 | 2024-08-16 |
| CAUDWELL, John David | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2025-02-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-04-21 | Active |
| Mr John David Caudwell | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2020-04-21 |
| Mr David Hodgson Canfield | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-01 | Ceased 2017-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-07-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
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.