LIVE BUSINESS GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£812k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4.9m
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
29
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.7m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £15,956,248 | £13,983,250 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,199,667 | £2,641,894 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,248,575 | £2,659,185 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,663,179 | £2,246,514 | — | |
| Cash | £779,513 | £694,212 | £1,317,056 | £2,143,605 | £1,132,541 | £811,617 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £338,163 | £1,265,843 | £1,510,393 | £2,188,324 | £3,684,629 | £4,987,060 | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,510,393 | £2,133,496 | £3,656,675 | £4,903,189 | — | |
| Equity | £338,163 | £1,265,843 | £1,510,393 | £2,133,496 | £3,656,675 | £4,903,189 | — | |
| Average employees | 15 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 29 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,069,513 | £875,883 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £169,749 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £1,945 | £0 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 16 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 13.8% | 18.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 10.4% | 16.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 59.7% | 53.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 55.8% | 49.9% | 31.7% | 18.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.14x | 5.40x |
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
- L&C LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON, Mark | Director | 2015-08-03 | Jul 1968 | British |
| LIGHT, Will | Director | 2024-09-10 | Feb 1990 | British |
| LOCK, Daniel Hollis | Director | 2015-08-03 | Jun 1979 | British |
| RHODES, Andrew David | Director | 2023-06-26 | Mar 1984 | British |
| WRIGHT, Paul Asa | Director | 2021-03-15 | Nov 1968 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Augusta Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-21 | Active |
| Mr Mark Dixon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-02 | Ceased 2016-08-02 |
| Mr Mark Dixon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-21 |
| Mr Daniel Hollis Lock | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.