LIGNACITE LIMITED
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Cash
£3.6M
+191.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£28M
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
97
-2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2M
+54.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,033,382 | £31,947,737 | £35,641,119 | +11.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,642,476 | £779,937 | £1,207,263 | +54.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,712,343 | £773,349 | £1,197,994 | +54.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,034,924 | — | £1,349,573 | — | |
| Cash | £1,977,735 | £1,223,430 | £3,562,654 | +191.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,007,274 | £30,252,453 | £30,722,676 | +1.6% | |
| Net assets | £27,343,200 | £27,417,204 | £28,480,749 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £27,343,200 | £27,417,204 | £28,480,749 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 102 | 99 | 97 | -2% | |
| Wages | £5,155,349 | £5,111,526 | £5,309,904 | +3.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £636,199 | £736,542 | £848,434 | +15.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 2.4% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | — | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | 2.6% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 18.4% | 17.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.01x | 2.46x | 2.81x | |
| Interest cover | 87.15x | 9.13x | 10.56x |
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
- LIGNACITE LIMITED 1995-01-01 → present
- LIGNACITE(BRANDON)LIMITED 1947-06-10 → 1995-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MA Partners Audit 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 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.”
Significant events
- “It was identified that the administration of one of the pension schemes was incorrect and has led to incorrect contributions paid over to the provider, double counting tax relief. It is currently unknown what will be required to correct the issue and therefore there may be a liability for the Company, of which the amount is not known.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILBEE, Shana | Secretary | 2025-11-25 | — | — |
| DE LOTBINIERE, Giles Antony Joly | Director | — | Dec 1959 | British |
| DE LOTBINIERE, Harry Edmond Joly | Director | 2018-02-22 | Aug 1986 | British |
| EASTWOOD, Allan George Fredrick | Director | 1997-05-09 | Dec 1959 | British |
| FRANKS, Nicholas Adrian | Director | 2024-05-23 | Feb 1972 | British |
| INNES, Guy Archibald | Director | 2005-04-27 | May 1956 | British |
| JOLY DE LOTBINIERE, Nicholas Henry | Director | — | Aug 1955 | British |
| JOLY DE LOTBINIERE, Thomas Louis | Director | 2023-03-15 | Mar 1991 | British |
| PEARSON, Mark Anthony | Director | 1998-02-16 | Feb 1960 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Beth | Secretary | 2009-11-24 | 2025-11-25 |
| RUNNALS, Maureen | Secretary | — | 1997-05-09 |
| WATERS, Kenneth | Secretary | 1997-05-09 | 2009-11-23 |
| HALL, Delia | Director | — | 1991-12-09 |
| HALL, Stephen Patrick | Director | 1993-03-19 | 2008-12-31 |
| INNES, David Archibald | Director | 1994-12-14 | 1997-09-26 |
| INNES, Richard Dawnay | Director | — | 1997-09-26 |
| JOLY DE LOTBINIERE, Angela Patricia Jane | Director | — | 1997-05-09 |
| JOLY DE LOTBINIERE, Edmund, Col Sir | Director | — | 1994-02-13 |
| JOLY DE LOTBINIERE, Michael Edmond | Director | — | 2020-03-03 |
| JOLY DE LOTBINIERE, Prudence Mary | Director | 1994-12-14 | 1997-05-09 |
| LOTBINIERE, Thomas Henry Joly De | Director | — | 2015-02-04 |
| MASON-JONES, William Nicholas | Director | 2013-09-19 | 2022-03-02 |
| WALDEN, Derek Arnold | Director | — | 1992-03-04 |
| WEBB, Charles Henry Murton | Director | — | 1996-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Giles Antony Joly De Lotbiniere | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Allan George Eastwood | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.