LOUGH ERNE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-23 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£15M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£83M
Equity attributable
Employees
309
Average over period
Profit before tax
£15M
Period ending 2024-09-30
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-25 | 2020-12-25 | 2021-12-25 | 2022-12-25 | 2023-12-25 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £235,174,350 | £200,975,066 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £16,963,021 | £15,378,367 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £16,189,398 | £15,136,013 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £12,430,555 | £11,203,216 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £12,549,657 | £15,107,645 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £84,712,144 | £92,733,182 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £72,271,751 | £83,379,967 | |
| Equity | £26,700,362 | £18,562,123 | £18,852,981 | £19,047,505 | £72,271,751 | £83,379,967 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 299 | 309 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £9,242,454 | £7,305,428 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £1,517,935 | £805,381 |
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-12-25
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-25 | 2020-12-25 | 2021-12-25 | 2022-12-25 | 2023-12-25 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 7.2% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.3% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | 16.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 39.7% | 33.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.56x | 1.90x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 19.35x | 25.27x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cavanagh Kelly
- 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 Group's and the Parent 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.”
Group structure
- LOUGH ERNE INVESTMENTS LIMITED · parent
- Ready Egg Products Limited 51%
- Lough Erne Dairies Limited 100%
- Skea Egg Farms Limited 51%
Significant events
- “On 30 September 2024 the Group acquired 100% of the share capital of Lough Erne Dairies Limited in the form of a share for share transfer.”
- “From 2021 the group added its annual modern slavery statement to the UK government's Modern Slavery statement registry online.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAWFORD, Charles Edward | Director | 2012-06-26 | Jul 1952 | British |
| CRAWFORD, Lloyd Daniel | Director | 2014-02-21 | Jun 1993 | British |
| CRAWFORD, Mildred Elizabeth | Director | 2015-11-13 | Jan 1965 | British |
| CRAWFORD, Richard Freeman | Director | 2014-02-21 | Jan 1986 | British |
| MCMENAMIN, Cynthia Adelaide | Director | 2014-02-21 | Jul 1987 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Edward Crawford | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-02 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2024-05-02 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2024-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-27 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-27 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 5
- 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.