LUCY GROUP LTD
Operating primarily through its Lucy Electric, Lucy Controls, and Lucy Real Estate divisions, this privately owned group manufactures power distribution and smart lighting infrastructure while also developing and managing residential properties.
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Cash
£10m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£324m
Equity attributable
Employees
1,679
Average over period
Profit before tax
£59m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £359,124,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £62,300,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £59,488,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £40,523,000 | — | |
| Cash | £10,000,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £393,733,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £324,120,000 | — | |
| Equity | £324,120,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 1,679 | — | |
| Wages | £54,459,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,973,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £520,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — 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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.3% | |
| Net margin | 11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.46x | |
| Interest cover | 23.28x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LUCY GROUP LTD 2017-02-17 → present
- W.LUCY & CO.LIMITED 1897-04-01 → 2017-02-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Wenn Townsend
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors report that, having reviewed current performance and forecasts, the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They have, therefore, continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts.”
Group structure
- LUCY GROUP LTD · parent
- Blakley Electrics Limited 100%
- Lawson Fuses Limited 100%
- Lucy Developments Limited 100%
- Lucy Electric (EMS) Limited 100%
- Lucy Electric Digital Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2025, we made significant progress in improving efficiency, flexibility and control across the Group. We established new business entities within Lucy Electric to sharpen strategic focus and continued to invest in manufacturing capability, automation and digital systems.”
- “In December 2025, the Group acquired Blakley Electrics Ltd, a UK market leader in power distribution systems and industrial lighting equipment. The acquisition strengthens Lucy’s position in the power and industrial lighting sectors and broadens the range of services provided to customers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAXTON, Madeline | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | — | British |
| ASHTON, Gary David | Director | 1997-04-01 | Jan 1961 | British |
| DICK, Charles Richard | Director | — | May 1950 | British |
| DICK, Michael | Director | 2024-05-20 | Dec 1964 | British |
| DOBBS, Richard Francis Conway | Director | 2020-07-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
| FINCH-DICK, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2013-06-01 | Nov 1980 | British |
| LATHAM, Philippa | Director | 2013-06-01 | Jun 1960 | British |
| LAXTON, Madeline | Director | 2014-09-23 | Jan 1965 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYAN, Robert Kenneth | Secretary | 2003-03-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| JARRETT, Marilyn Frances | Secretary | 2002-10-01 | 2003-02-28 |
| WINCKWORTH, Anthony John | Secretary | — | 2002-09-30 |
| DICK, Robert Ian | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2020-03-26 |
| GODFREY, John | Director | 1996-02-16 | 2015-05-31 |
| GRIFFIN, Thomas | Director | — | 2000-04-14 |
| HOLLAND, Ralph George | Director | — | 1999-04-13 |
| LEVICK, Christopher Robert | Director | — | 2014-06-30 |
| NEWTON, Barry | Director | — | 1999-12-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.L. Shareholding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-27 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-05-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.