NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICE LIMITED

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  4 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

• Turnover

  +12.5%

  £10,459,115 → £11,763,757

• Cash

  +1.4%

  £3,946 → £4,001

• Net assets

  +19.2%

  £3,416,330 → £4,072,553

  highest in 5 filed years

• Employees

  +7.2%

  166 → 178

  highest in 5 filed years

• Operating profit

  -7.4%

  £909,030 → £841,430

• Profit before tax

  -90.3%

  £6,789,418 → £656,223

• Wages

  +16.1%

  £5,389,587 → £6,254,909

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Beavis Morgan 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 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.”

Significant events

• “Over the past year, National Legal Service Limited (NLS) has continued to deliver on a mission that sits at the heart of our organisation: ensuring that victims of domestic abuse in England and Wales can access effective legal protection when they need it most. For those eligible for legal aid, this support is provided entirely free.”
• “NLS opened 3,384 new matters during the year, with non-molestation cases representing three quarters of that figure.”
• “We expanded our investment in automation and technology, continuing to explore projects in artificial intelligence, recruitment automation, and enquiry management to strengthen efficiency and resilience across the Company.”
• “NLS increasing its fee-earner headcount to 140 during the year.”
• “additional credit facilities totalling £580,000 have been agreed post year-end”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

13

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

4

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.