TALBOTS LAW LTD
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Cash
£3.2m
+5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£9m
+7.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
559
+20.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.3m
+111.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,143,088 | £21,499,929 | £24,980,195 | £30,117,193 | £41,329,549 | +37.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,661,490 | £1,916,624 | £2,610,005 | £2,240,726 | £5,763,061 | +157.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,560,611 | £1,708,691 | £2,398,539 | £2,015,667 | £4,255,528 | +111.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,067,789 | £1,385,973 | £1,843,440 | £1,565,863 | £3,106,178 | +98.4% | |
| Cash | £2,979,647 | £1,623,365 | £1,206,353 | £3,005,859 | £3,155,141 | +5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,851,941 | £7,598,749 | £9,453,799 | £9,768,150 | £10,690,242 | +9.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,532,820 | £4,918,793 | £6,762,233 | £8,328,096 | £8,953,816 | +7.5% | |
| Equity | £3,532,820 | £4,918,793 | £6,762,233 | £8,328,096 | £8,953,816 | +7.5% | |
| Average employees | 272 | 346 | 416 | 464 | 559 | +20.5% | |
| Wages | £8,569,372 | £11,378,321 | £14,278,104 | £17,369,396 | £21,238,982 | +22.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £649,113 | £1,057,952 | £1,348,930 | £1,535,190 | £1,656,829 | +7.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £56,605 | £60,221 | +6.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £194,380 | £220,948 | +13.7% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.9% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 7.4% | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | 10.8% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 5.2% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 38.8% | 25.2% | 27.6% | 22.9% | 53.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.3% | 37.7% | 37.0% | 47.5% | 58.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.04x | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | 26.38x | 9.22x | 8.68x | 7.08x | 18.62x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting...”
Group structure
- TALBOTS LAW LTD · parent
- Tinsdills Limited 100%
- Onions and Davies 100%
- Benussi & Co Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company completed three acquisitions during the financial year. These comprised the acquisition of Tinsdills Limited on 1 July 2025, Onions and Davies on 1 February 2025, and Benussi & Co Limited on 9 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAINS, Jagdip | Director | 2022-12-02 | Nov 1979 | British |
| FLINT, Jodi | Director | 2021-01-18 | May 1978 | British |
| HODGETTS, David Andrew | Director | 2021-08-02 | Jan 1974 | British |
| JONES, Louise Mary | Director | 2013-06-28 | Feb 1969 | British |
| PARDOE, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2016-03-11 | Jan 1978 | British |
| PATEL, Prayag Ashvin | Director | 2022-04-05 | May 1981 | British |
| REEVE, Nicola Elizabeth | Director | 2023-02-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
| VIGUS, Andrew | Director | 2021-11-08 | Feb 1981 | British |
| WAKEMAN, Andrew Edward | Director | 2013-07-17 | Feb 1968 | British |
| WRIGHT, James William | Director | 2022-12-02 | Nov 1977 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADKINS, Peter Mark | Director | 2013-07-17 | 2016-03-21 |
| BEDDALL, Sharon Dawn | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2021-07-06 |
| BOND, Ian Mark | Director | 2017-05-02 | 2020-08-31 |
| COLESBY, Elizabeth | Director | 2013-08-02 | 2014-04-30 |
| GWILLIAMS, James Edward | Director | 2013-07-17 | 2026-06-24 |
| HILL, Peter William Andrew | Director | 2013-07-17 | 2024-12-31 |
| HODGSON, Mark Kenneth | Director | 2013-07-17 | 2015-09-30 |
| MACLEOD, Gillian | Director | 2013-07-17 | 2020-03-31 |
| MORGAN, Martyn Peter | Director | 2012-05-04 | 2015-12-10 |
| MORGAN, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2012-05-04 | 2024-12-31 |
| SIMMONDS, Derek John | Director | 2012-05-04 | 2014-02-28 |
| TRENCHARD, Grace Suzanne | Director | 2013-07-17 | 2013-12-18 |
| YATES, Keith Albert | Director | 2021-04-22 | 2022-04-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talbots Law Employee Ownership Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2021-11-02 | Active |
| Mrs Mary Elizabeth Morgan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-26 RP04SH01 Legacy PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-08-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-08-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-26 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-08-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-26 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2025-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.