L.D. COLLINS & CO. LIMITED
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Cash
£17m
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£12m
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
10
lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.2m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,753,952 | £18,407,976 | £19,501,223 | £29,644,745 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,217,829 | £4,419,486 | £3,783,986 | £7,106,496 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,224,295 | £4,420,087 | £3,788,490 | £7,186,391 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,618,248 | £3,560,016 | £3,067,498 | £5,483,152 | — | |
| Cash | £8,580,402 | £11,753,681 | £9,977,068 | £17,413,612 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,948,291 | £8,066,283 | £9,733,781 | £12,216,933 | — | |
| Net assets | £5,948,291 | £8,024,307 | £9,691,805 | £12,174,957 | — | |
| Equity | £5,948,291 | £8,024,307 | £9,691,805 | £12,174,957 | — | |
| Average employees | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.4% | 24.0% | 19.4% | 24.0% | |
| Net margin | 19.0% | 19.3% | 15.7% | 18.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 54.1% | 54.8% | 38.9% | 58.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.31x |
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
- Taylor Associates
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Amanda | Director | 2015-06-15 | Dec 1959 | British |
| PHILIPPS, Benjamin James Alexander | Director | 2007-03-19 | Jun 1983 | British |
| PHILIPPS, Matthew Frank | Director | 2006-09-15 | Dec 1979 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Denise Myrna | Secretary | — | 2012-06-13 |
| COLLINS, Denise Myrna | Director | — | 2012-06-13 |
| COLLINS, Laurence David | Director | — | 2013-09-24 |
| KAPLAN, Milton | Director | — | 2015-02-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Amanda Collins | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-09-10 | Active |
| Matthew Frank Philipps | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-08-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-08-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.