LIGHTS CONTROL RIGGING PRODUCTIONS LTD
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Cash
£2.2m
+25.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£6.6m
+21.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
56
+24.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.3m
+90.1% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,495,217 | £12,489,820 | £17,660,205 | +41.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £3,560,660 | £1,544,103 | £2,676,356 | +73.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,826,929 | £1,225,343 | £2,329,914 | +90.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,782,274 | £944,649 | £1,724,983 | +82.6% | |
| Cash | £261,034 | £375,873 | £1,741,873 | £1,241,165 | £1,754,275 | £2,196,363 | +25.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,500,729 | £2,013,961 | £6,780,685 | £7,199,342 | £9,099,636 | £11,355,250 | +24.8% | |
| Net assets | £451,516 | £682,269 | £2,114,163 | £4,378,785 | £5,396,919 | £6,573,002 | +21.8% | |
| Equity | £451,516 | £682,269 | £2,114,163 | £4,378,785 | £5,396,919 | £6,573,002 | +21.8% | |
| Average employees | 15 | 18 | 26 | 38 | 45 | 56 | +24.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,208,766 | £1,429,798 | £1,890,628 | +32.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £81,668 | £178,134 | £198,678 | +11.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £188 | £101,214 | £101,531 | +0.3% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 28.5% | 12.4% | 15.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 22.3% | 7.6% | 9.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 49.5% | 17.0% | 23.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.8% | 81.0% | 77.3% | 55.0% | 57.0% | 58.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.00x | 0.67x | 0.71x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 4.85x | 4.84x | 7.73x |
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
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the Company's financial position and its ability to meet its liabilities as they fall due. The Company has sufficient cash reserves and continues to generate sufficient funds from its trading activities to meet ongoing commitments.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLISS, Stephen | Director | 2024-07-09 | Jul 1988 | British |
| HOPKINS, Ryan James Irlam | Director | 2016-04-22 | Mar 1987 | British |
| OATES, Michael John | Director | 2016-04-22 | Feb 1976 | British |
| SLADE, Haillie Dawn | Director | 2018-12-05 | Mar 1982 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROGAARD, Lars | Director | 2016-04-22 | 2017-12-18 |
| CUFFE, Daniel Joseph | Director | 2016-04-22 | 2018-12-05 |
| CUFFE, Michelle | Director | 2018-10-24 | 2018-10-25 |
| MARSH, Christian Barett | Director | 2016-04-22 | 2017-12-18 |
| TAYLOR, Peter | Director | 2016-04-22 | 2018-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael John Oates | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Ryan James Hopkins Irlam | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-22 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 51 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-12 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-07-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-10 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-04-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-07-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.