LAWRENCE STEPHENS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-24 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-02 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-19
Watchouts
Cash
£10K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2M
Equity attributable
Employees
128
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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42 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,874,431 | £12,378,550 | £16,577,352 | £11,908,742 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,631,558 | £4,409,837 | £3,855,947 | £1,095,645 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,613,061 | £4,375,003 | £3,682,495 | £1,273,241 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,939,991 | £3,322,681 | £2,642,227 | £731,945 | |
| Cash | £1 | £1,204,534 | £1,087,546 | £381,227 | £9,894 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1 | £1,339,746 | £3,691,772 | £3,730,114 | £3,051,091 | |
| Net assets | £1 | £992,445 | £2,456,780 | £2,779,960 | £2,316,647 | |
| Equity | £1 | £992,445 | £2,456,780 | £2,779,960 | £2,316,647 | |
| Average employees | — | 55 | 78 | 99 | 128 | |
| Wages | — | £2,323,461 | £3,718,192 | £6,979,061 | £6,500,410 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £66,967 | £162,266 | £2,081,241 | £1,871,864 |
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 2024-03-31 vs 2023-07-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 33.4% | 35.6% | 23.3% | 9.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 24.6% | 26.8% | 15.9% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 196.4% | 119.5% | 103.4% | 35.9% | |
| Interest cover | — | 124.08x | 70.66x | 16.16x | 5.29x |
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.
People
8 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANAN, Golnaz Michelle | Director | 2022-10-10 | Aug 1983 | British |
| BERNSTEIN, Steven Heston | Director | 2019-08-20 | Sep 1966 | British |
| CONWAY, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2020-08-18 | Oct 1970 | British |
| KELLY, Lawrence Patrick | Director | 2020-08-18 | Aug 1963 | British |
| MESSIAS, Stephen | Director | 2020-08-18 | Aug 1963 | British |
| PALOS, Gregory | Director | 2020-08-18 | Apr 1963 | British |
| RUBENSTEIN, Jeffrey Lee | Director | 2020-08-18 | Aug 1963 | British |
| SCHWARZ, Daniel Oliver | Director | 2020-08-18 | Nov 1964 | British |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, Claire Louise | Director | 2023-08-07 | 2026-02-28 |
| ARSHAD, Asim | Director | 2025-04-01 | 2026-01-24 |
| AYNSLEY, Christopher John | Director | 2025-02-03 | 2026-02-28 |
| BAYLISS, Glen Vincent | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2026-02-28 |
| BHOLA, Nisha | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2025-10-16 |
| BOSE-MALLICK, Ajoy | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| BROWN, Laura Elizabeth | Director | 2025-06-02 | 2026-02-28 |
| CAGNEY, Chris | Director | 2025-02-03 | 2025-12-05 |
| CASTLE, Benjamin Simon Markham | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2024-02-15 |
| CHRISTOU, Anna Maria | Director | 2025-04-01 | 2025-12-08 |
| CLINNING, Steven John | Director | 2025-02-17 | 2026-02-28 |
| COULTHARD, Rachel | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2026-02-18 |
| DONOGHUE, Martin David | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2020-11-30 |
| DÆSOUZA, Ryan Roger | Director | 2025-09-29 | 2026-02-28 |
| EBBERSON, Ann Yvonne | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| EDWARDS, Alexander John | Director | 2024-06-24 | 2026-02-28 |
| FREEDMAN, David | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2026-02-28 |
| GALLAGHER, Sarah | Director | 2025-04-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| GEADA, Ricardo Rodrigues | Director | 2023-05-02 | 2025-12-19 |
| GREEN, Matt | Director | 2024-06-18 | 2026-02-28 |
| HIND, Matthew | Director | 2025-02-12 | 2026-02-28 |
| HOLDEN, Dominic | Director | 2024-11-13 | 2026-02-28 |
| HUGHES, Gareth David | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| JARVIS, Joe Anthony | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| LEE, Bradley Mitchell | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2026-02-28 |
| LYONS, James David | Director | 2021-10-18 | 2026-02-28 |
| MACKIE, Joanne Audrey | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| MANDORA, Nickhil | Director | 2025-02-03 | 2026-02-28 |
| MARSH, Paul Andrew | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2026-02-28 |
| MARSHALL, Nicholas Timothy Simon | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2026-02-28 |
| MENDELSOHN, Geoffrey Ian | Director | 2022-02-07 | 2024-07-24 |
| MISIRI, Gunduz | Director | 2023-11-06 | 2026-02-28 |
| MULLEN, Craig | Director | 2021-08-23 | 2026-02-28 |
| PANTELI, Andreas | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| PARKE, Corinne Tamaris | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| PASRICHA, Mohit Singh | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| PATEL, Riteshkumar Jay | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| PEMBERTON, Thomas William | Director | 2022-02-14 | 2026-02-28 |
| RICHARDS, Jim | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| ROGOWSKI, Alexandra Elizabeth | Director | 2025-05-12 | 2025-12-03 |
| ROSKIN, Steven Jay | Director | 2022-10-06 | 2026-02-28 |
| RUSSELL, Carly Anne | Director | 2022-06-13 | 2025-07-31 |
| SAYLISS, Leigh Stuart | Director | 2025-03-17 | 2026-02-28 |
| SILVERMAN, Sam | Director | 2025-02-03 | 2026-02-28 |
| STAJFER, Josip | Director | 2025-10-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| TAJ, Naheed | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2024-02-15 |
| THEOPHILOU, Stavros | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2024-03-29 |
| TRIANTAFYLLIDOU, Ausra | Director | 2025-04-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| WILSON, Paul | Director | 2020-11-23 | 2021-03-01 |
| WOOD, Eleanor | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| YEGANEH, Abtin | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| ZANGANA, Katherine | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2026-01-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven Heston Bernstein | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-08-20 | Ceased 2020-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 42
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.