COLIN LAWSON TRANSPORT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-12 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£880K
+6.8% highest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+1.4% vs 2023
Employees
73
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£349K
-26% first positive since 2022
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,889,614 | — | £5,792,875 | — | £7,428,427 | — | £7,833,452 | — | £8,365,355 | £8,743,999 | |
| Operating profit | £360,952 | — | -£124,668 | — | £195,506 | — | -£242,241 | — | £546,656 | £436,990 | |
| Profit before tax | £322,673 | — | -£163,807 | — | £143,085 | — | -£300,605 | — | £471,212 | £348,862 | |
| Net profit | £259,193 | — | -£182,401 | — | -£24,119 | — | -£247,401 | — | £325,075 | £170,036 | |
| Cash | £374,063 | £374,063 | £515,037 | £515,037 | £519,525 | £519,525 | £531,548 | £531,548 | £823,956 | £879,881 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,199,490 | — | £6,971,847 | — | £7,089,001 | — | £6,400,303 | — | £6,713,524 | £6,951,478 | |
| Net assets | £5,947,287 | — | £5,724,886 | — | £5,627,767 | — | £5,300,366 | — | £5,555,441 | £5,630,477 | |
| Equity | £5,947,287 | £5,947,287 | £5,724,886 | £5,724,886 | £5,627,767 | £5,627,767 | £5,300,366 | £5,300,366 | £5,555,441 | £5,630,477 | |
| Average employees | 77 | — | 71 | — | 73 | — | 71 | — | 73 | 73 | |
| Wages | £2,435,493 | — | £2,815,954 | — | £3,077,433 | — | £3,044,986 | — | £3,124,692 | £3,332,325 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £31,434 | — | £42,321 | — | £43,816 | — | £43,969 | — | £44,914 | £44,499 |
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
+4.5%
£8,365,355 £8,743,999
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+6.8%
£823,956 £879,881
highest in 10 filed years
-
Net assets
+1.4%
£5,555,441 £5,630,477
-
Employees
0%
73 73
-
Operating profit
-20.1%
£546,656 £436,990
first positive since 2022
-
Profit before tax
-26%
£471,212 £348,862
first positive since 2022
-
Wages
+6.6%
£3,124,692 £3,332,325
highest in 6 filed years
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | — | -2.2% | — | 2.6% | — | -3.1% | — | 6.5% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | — | -3.1% | — | -0.3% | — | -3.2% | — | 3.9% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.0% | — | -1.8% | — | 2.8% | — | -3.8% | — | 8.1% | 6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36.5% | 42.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.47x | 1.13x | |
| Interest cover | 9.36x | — | -3.18x | — | 3.73x | — | -4.11x | — | 6.26x | 4.15x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The director, having made due and careful enquiry, is of the opinion that the company has adequate working capital to execute its operations for at least a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The director, therefore, has made an informed judgement, at the time of approving the financial statements, that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Turnover increased during the year by just under 5% and together with a stable fuel price resulted in a profitable year for the company.”
- “The company's fleet investment programme caught up during the year after previous year delays. During 2024, in excess of £1.8M was invested in vehicles and trailers and the continued investment post year end has resulted in the company being in line with its original investment programme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWSON, Lisa | Secretary | 2004-06-01 | — | British |
| LAWSON, Colin | Director | 2004-06-01 | May 1967 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-06-01 | 2004-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Colin Lawson | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
| Mrs Lisa Suzanne Lawson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 58 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2020-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-02-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2018-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.