LIGS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1m
+2,050% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£38m
+40.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,197
+6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£16m
+28.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £291,151,399 | £345,652,000 | £382,112,000 | +10.5% | |
| Operating profit | £6,116,876 | £9,481,000 | £9,687,000 | +2.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,973,560 | £12,441,000 | £15,946,000 | +28.2% | |
| Net profit | £5,312,047 | £7,404,000 | £10,933,000 | +47.7% | |
| Cash | £36,208 | £98,000 | £2,107,000 | +2,050% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £39,474,200 | £32,211,000 | £47,379,000 | +47.1% | |
| Net assets | £34,156,316 | £27,033,000 | £37,966,000 | +40.4% | |
| Equity | £34,156,316 | £27,033,000 | £37,966,000 | +40.4% | |
| Average employees | 1,845 | 2,073 | 2,197 | +6% | |
| Wages | £173,198,184 | £205,406,000 | £231,213,000 | +12.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 2.7% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.5% | 29.4% | 20.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.1% | 78.1% | 73.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.10x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 76.88x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- LIGS LIMITED 2006-11-13 → present
- ALEXANDER FORBES GROUP SERVICES LIMITED 1999-05-26 → 2006-11-13
- NELSON HURST GROUP SERVICES LIMITED 1991-05-21 → 1999-05-26
- CIB SERVICES LIMITED 1989-06-14 → 1991-05-21
- NELSON HURST & MARSH SERVICES LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1989-06-14
- NELSON HURST & COMPANY LIMITED 1922-06-15 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis without material uncertainty.”
Group structure
- LIGS LIMITED · parent
- Lockton Services Limited 100%
- Lockton Assets Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFS, Sarah | Secretary | 2012-04-30 | — | — |
| CLARK, Samuel Thomas Budgen | Director | 2024-04-29 | Jun 1975 | British |
| JONES, Mark David | Director | 2025-07-14 | Oct 1972 | British |
| WYLDE, Victoria | Director | 2025-07-14 | Aug 1983 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALLOT, Hugh Glen | Secretary | — | 1998-06-30 |
| TAGGART, Charlotte | Secretary | 2009-02-11 | 2012-04-30 |
| TAYLOR, Jonathan Mark | Secretary | 1999-10-12 | 2009-01-16 |
| VILJOEN, Theunis | Secretary | 1998-06-30 | 1999-10-12 |
| ALFORD, Robert John | Director | — | 1995-05-10 |
| BAGGOTT, Timothy | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2014-12-05 |
| COATES, Julie Dawn | Director | 2017-11-08 | 2025-04-30 |
| COLEMAN, Simon Richard | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2024-04-30 |
| COOPER, James Richard | Director | 2013-03-05 | 2017-10-18 |
| ERHARD, Louis Harle | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
| FINAN, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2001-10-12 | 2004-11-19 |
| FROST, Michael Charles | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2016-04-30 |
| HAMMOND, Michael Paul | Director | 2006-11-09 | 2016-04-30 |
| HEANEY, Quintin John | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1998-02-23 |
| HILL, Alan Michael Read | Director | 1998-09-22 | 2001-05-26 |
| JAMES, Julian | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2012-12-31 |
| MCCULLOCH, Stewart William Robert | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2008-01-25 |
| MCDONNELL, Rachel | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2012-12-14 |
| MINA, Patrick Francesco | Director | 1999-09-10 | 2001-10-03 |
| MONKHOUSE, Andrew Laurence | Director | 2017-01-19 | 2025-07-31 |
| PERCY DAVIS, John | Director | — | 2006-10-26 |
| TAYLOR, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2007-05-29 | 2009-01-16 |
| VILJOEN, Theunis | Director | 1998-02-23 | 2005-04-18 |
| WHITE, Lynn Elizabeth | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| WHITEWOOD, David Stephen | Director | 2009-10-28 | 2017-01-18 |
| WHITTET, John Thurston | Director | — | 1993-09-23 |
| WOODWARD, David Charles | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockton International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-11-16 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-11-16 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.