LESTER CONTROL SYSTEMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-23 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-09
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
-12.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+20% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
106
-6.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-6.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £15,232,404 | £15,699,136 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,270,187 | £2,040,369 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,368,888 | £2,216,904 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,674,981 | — | £1,503,317 | — | £2,111,188 | — | £72,295 | £1,901,422 | £2,085,967 | |
| Cash | — | £75,024 | — | £24 | — | £43 | — | £410,175 | £5,751,777 | £5,015,675 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,455,260 | — | £2,380,260 | — | £2,880,229 | — | £2,790,229 | £7,595,759 | £3,949,585 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,455,260 | — | £2,380,260 | — | £2,880,229 | — | — | £7,356,540 | £8,824,214 | |
| Equity | £2,380,279 | £2,455,260 | £2,455,260 | £2,380,260 | £2,380,260 | £2,880,229 | £2,880,229 | £2,790,229 | £7,356,540 | £8,824,214 | |
| Average employees | — | 95 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 113 | 106 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £4,355,946 | £4,517,924 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £424,655 | £773,328 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+3.1%
£15,232,404 £15,699,136
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Cash
-12.8%
£5,751,777 £5,015,675
-
Net assets
+20%
£7,356,540 £8,824,214
highest in 5 filed years
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Employees
-6.2%
113 106
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Operating profit
-10.1%
£2,270,187 £2,040,369
-
Profit before tax
-6.4%
£2,368,888 £2,216,904
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Wages
+3.7%
£4,355,946 £4,517,924
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 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.9% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.5% | 13.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29.9% | 51.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29.8% | 26.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.47x | 3.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4882.12x | — |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- S&W Partners Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group and parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LESTER CONTROL SYSTEMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- Lester Control Systems Limited 100%
- Sarum Electronics Limited 90%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIPS, Michael John | Secretary | 2020-06-25 | — | — |
| DAVIDSON, Benjamin James | Director | 2026-01-19 | Jan 1991 | British |
| DAVIDSON, Peter Stuart | Director | 2014-08-07 | May 1963 | British |
| JOHNSON, Brendan Michael | Director | 2014-09-06 | May 1970 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERESFORD, John Anthony | Director | 2014-08-07 | 2021-08-05 |
| TURNER, Michael John | Director | 2014-09-06 | 2026-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Control Systems (Group) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-19 | Active |
| Mr Peter Stuart Davidson | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-01-19 |
| Mr John Anthony Beresford | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-11-13 |
| Mr John Anthony Beresford | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2021-09-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.