INDIGO LIGHTHOUSE GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-28 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+16.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-9.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
183
+2.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£500K
-171.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,305,671 | £19,020,299 | £19,558,152 | £19,422,654 | |
| Operating profit | £703,675 | £647,250 | -£184,268 | -£499,909 | |
| Profit before tax | £701,854 | £647,250 | -£184,268 | -£499,909 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£116,258 | -£562,511 | |
| Cash | £5,020,371 | £5,803,548 | £966,395 | £1,122,858 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,353,519 | £8,521,812 | £7,054,516 | £6,381,491 | |
| Net assets | £8,148,644 | £8,416,937 | £6,962,605 | £6,289,580 | |
| Equity | £8,148,644 | £8,416,937 | £6,962,605 | £6,289,580 | |
| Average employees | 187 | 178 | 178 | 183 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,267,965 | £5,634,084 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £932,034 | £881,210 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-0.7%
£19,558,152 £19,422,654
-
Cash
+16.2%
£966,395 £1,122,858
-
Net assets
-9.7%
£6,962,605 £6,289,580
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+2.8%
178 183
-
Operating profit
-171.3%
-£184,268 -£499,909
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-171.3%
-£184,268 -£499,909
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+6.9%
£5,267,965 £5,634,084
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 3.4% | -0.9% | -2.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -0.6% | -2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.4% | 7.6% | -2.6% | -7.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 34.1% | 34.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.02x | 1.90x | |
| Interest cover | 386.42x | — | — | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- INDIGO LIGHTHOUSE GROUP LIMITED 2000-08-24 → present
- INDIGO LIGHTHOUSE LIMITED 1997-07-04 → 2000-08-24
- SHANDWICK OPTICAL LIMITED 1997-06-06 → 1997-07-04
- MACROCOM (420) LIMITED 1997-05-28 → 1997-06-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- 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
- INDIGO LIGHTHOUSE GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Indigo Lighthouse Solutions Limited 100%
- Indigo Lighthouse Postal Limited 100%
- Indigo Lighthouse Solutions (Europe) Limited 100%
- Indigo Lighthouse Postal Europe Limited 100%
- Indigo Lighthouse Inc 100%
- Indigo Lighthouse Germany GmbH 100%
- Indigo Lighthouse Wholesale Limited 100%
- Indigo Lighthouse Starfish Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Our relocation of one of our distribution centres to central Europe in early 2022 has proven to be pivotal in maintaining our leading position as the supplier of choice for our Clients.”
- “The Group's sole UK optical client exited upon the expiry of its contract term, as a result of the Group's pivot to a SAAS technology company. An extensive review of costs has been undertaken, including a restructuring of the business which was completed in Q1 2025, to put the Group on a sound financial footing for the 2025 financial year and beyond.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COX, Alan James | Director | 1997-05-30 | Feb 1962 | British |
| EYNON, Julia Louise | Director | 2016-10-01 | Jul 1961 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Gary John | Secretary | 2019-05-25 | 2025-01-31 |
| COX, Alan James | Secretary | 1997-05-30 | 2019-12-31 |
| FLINT, David | Nominee Secretary | 1997-05-28 | 1997-05-30 |
| ANDERSON, Gary John | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| COX, Caroline | Director | 1997-05-30 | 2004-07-01 |
| DICKSON, Ian | Nominee Director | 1997-05-28 | 1997-05-30 |
| FERGUSON, Andrew Monteith | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| FLINT, David | Nominee Director | 1997-05-28 | 1997-05-30 |
| GOURLAY, Alexander Wallace | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2025-01-17 |
| LAMONT, Michael | Director | 2008-09-02 | 2012-08-20 |
| LYALL, Allan | Director | 2013-11-18 | 2014-05-16 |
| NEWLOVE, David Bilton | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2025-01-17 |
| SEALEY, Barry Edward | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| STEELE, John Langlands Walker | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| WADDELL, John Mclaren Ogilvie | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2012-10-01 |
| WADDELL, John Mclaren Ogilvie | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| WADDELL, John Mclaren Ogilvie | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2012-10-01 |
| WALKER, Alan John | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2017-09-30 |
| WALKER, Alan | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2016-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan James Cox | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.