L&B BLACKMOOR COMPANY PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-23 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£116K
+58% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1M
+14% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
14
-6.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£12K
+1.6% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £569,935 | £811,203 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £32,416 | £39,676 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £12,264 | £12,460 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £8,290 | £8,009 | |
| Cash | £12,500 | — | — | — | £73,379 | £115,905 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £1,791,714 | £1,761,085 | |
| Net assets | £12,500 | £12,500 | — | — | £1,310,073 | £1,494,082 | |
| Equity | £12,500 | £12,500 | £12,500 | £1,088,473 | £1,310,073 | £1,494,082 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £263,391 | £408,245 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
+42.3%
£569,935 £811,203
-
Cash
+58%
£73,379 £115,905
highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
+14%
£1,310,073 £1,494,082
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
-6.7%
15 14
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Operating profit
+22.4%
£32,416 £39,676
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Profit before tax
+1.6%
£12,264 £12,460
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Wages
+55%
£263,391 £408,245
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.7% | 4.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.5% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | 2.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.48x | 0.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 0.98x | 1.39x |
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
- Fawley Judge & Easton
- 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 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Jonathan Charles | Secretary | 2024-11-11 | — | — |
| AUGER, Richard Barry | Director | 2024-05-15 | Oct 1946 | British |
| COWLING, Ian Peter | Director | 2015-07-09 | Jul 1950 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2024-05-15 | May 1954 | British |
| GRIMOLDBY, Michael John | Director | 2023-11-07 | Jan 1953 | British |
| MILES, Peter | Director | 2015-07-09 | Aug 1950 | British |
| PEARCE, Michael George | Director | 2023-11-07 | Jul 1953 | British |
| SMITH, Malcolm David | Director | 2023-11-08 | Oct 1955 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWLING, Ian Peter | Secretary | 2015-07-09 | 2024-11-11 |
| PAIN, Jonathan Hugh | Director | 2023-11-07 | 2025-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lynton And Barnstaple Railway Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-02 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-03-01 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-26 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.