L.E.K. CONSULTING GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£55m
USD 74,709,000
-21.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£260m
USD -349,942,000
+8.2% vs 2024
Employees
2,146
-6.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£19m
USD 25,658,000
+127.5% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £498,467,211 | £559,421,363 | £548,270,872 | -2% | |
| Operating profit | £175,738,939 | -£57,094,874 | £27,420,408 | +148% | |
| Profit before tax | £165,046,282 | -£69,299,586 | £19,041,187 | +127.5% | |
| Net profit | £153,898,651 | -£86,330,786 | £3,704,638 | +104.3% | |
| Cash | £63,674,302 | £70,303,247 | £55,442,672 | -21.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £70,717,760 | £84,134,830 | £153,657,143 | +82.6% | |
| Net assets | -£190,284,751 | -£282,939,351 | -£259,697,217 | +8.2% | |
| Equity | -£190,284,751 | -£282,939,351 | -£259,697,217 | +8.2% | |
| Average employees | 2,189 | 2,297 | 2,146 | -6.6% | |
| Wages | £331,014,277 | £368,778,255 | £361,887,941 | -1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £10,401,632 | £13,258,516 | £15,009,276 | +13.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,632,413 | £201,369 | £2,526,902 | +1,154.9% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 35.3% | -10.2% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 30.9% | -15.4% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 248.5% | -67.9% | 17.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 155.9% | 178.7% | 170.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | 1.05x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | 15.51x | -5.04x | 2.28x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- L.E.K. CONSULTING GROUP LIMITED · parent
- L.E.K. International Group Ltd 100%
- L.E.K. Consulting UK Ltd 100%
- L.E.K. Consulting America Inc 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2025, the directors agreed a new $245m funding facility ($105m term loan and $140m revolving credit facility (RCF)) replacing the existing facility that was due to expire in June 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRCLOTH, Benedict Ralph George | Director | 2021-11-03 | Jun 1970 | British |
| GODDARD, John Ivan | Director | 2025-12-04 | Jun 1960 | British |
| GORDON, Matthew Millar | Director | 2020-02-29 | Aug 1974 | British |
| HASLEHURST, Robert Melville | Director | 2025-06-26 | Jul 1978 | British |
| HESKETT, Johnny Clayton | Director | 2017-07-24 | Dec 1969 | American |
| HORAN, Simon James | Director | 2024-02-07 | May 1973 | Australian |
| MADANNAVAR, Harsha Chandrappa | Director | 2023-08-31 | Sep 1973 | American |
| MALLETTE, Francois | Director | 2022-01-14 | Jan 1961 | American |
| PALM, Anna Maria | Director | 2025-06-26 | Feb 1965 | Swedish |
| PICCIOLA, Emanuele Robert | Director | 2020-03-18 | Aug 1974 | American |
| SUNDERLAND, Stephen Charles | Director | 2023-10-01 | Aug 1978 | British |
| WOODS, George Michael Stephen | Director | 2024-12-05 | Dec 1971 | Australian |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVENEY, Eileen Clare | Director | 2018-04-04 | 2020-03-18 |
| ECONOMIDES, Vassilis | Director | 2022-01-24 | 2025-06-26 |
| FUJII, Reiji | Director | 2018-09-19 | 2021-11-03 |
| HOLDER, Nicholas | Director | 2017-08-04 | 2023-10-01 |
| JACKSON, Stuart Edward | Director | 2017-06-16 | 2021-11-03 |
| JACQUET, Pierre | Director | 2017-08-04 | 2018-06-06 |
| LEWIS, Alan | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-01-18 |
| MCKELVEY, Peter | Director | 2017-08-04 | 2018-12-31 |
| MCKONE, Daniel | Director | 2017-08-04 | 2018-06-30 |
| OGILVY, David | Director | 2017-08-04 | 2018-09-19 |
| PERRY, Darren A | Director | 2022-01-14 | 2025-06-26 |
| ROURKE, Robert Norman, Mr. | Director | 2017-12-20 | 2022-01-01 |
| SPAREY, Jonathan Nigel Edward | Director | 2017-08-04 | 2019-10-31 |
| ST SURE WALSH, Susan | Director | 2021-02-03 | 2024-02-07 |
| STREETING, Mark Charles | Director | 2021-11-03 | 2024-12-05 |
| VERGE, Lawrence Matthew | Director | 2017-06-16 | 2020-02-29 |
| VON KIENLIN, Karin Ann | Director | 2019-11-06 | 2025-12-04 |
| WEBER, Jonathan David | Director | 2018-09-19 | 2023-08-31 |
| WINGARD, Carol, Ms. | Director | 2017-08-04 | 2017-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.E.K. Consulting Nominees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-08-04 | Ceased 2024-09-18 |
| Mr Stuart Edward Jackson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-16 | Ceased 2017-08-04 |
| Mr Lawrence Matthew Verge | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-16 | Ceased 2017-08-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-08-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-08-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-08-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-07-31 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-07-27 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-06-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-03-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-24 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-12-24 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-24 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 15
- 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.