LION LABORATORIES LIMITED
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Cash
£636k
+100.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2.4m
-5% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
51
-3.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£93k
-42.9% first positive since 2022
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,347,000 | £4,680,000 | £4,876,000 | £4,604,000 | -5.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£737,000 | £41,000 | £30,000 | -£88,000 | -393.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£731,000 | £149,000 | £163,000 | £93,000 | -42.9% | |
| Net profit | -£755,000 | £145,000 | -£90,000 | £58,000 | +164.4% | |
| Cash | £520,000 | £125,000 | £317,000 | £636,000 | +100.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,952,000 | £2,869,000 | £2,634,000 | £2,472,000 | -6.2% | |
| Net assets | £2,927,000 | £2,836,000 | £2,551,000 | £2,424,000 | -5% | |
| Equity | £2,927,000 | £2,836,000 | £2,551,000 | £2,424,000 | -5% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 55 | 53 | 51 | -3.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £100,000 | £71,000 | £180,000 | £199,000 | +10.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £7,000 | £14,000 | £29,000 | +107.1% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £45,000 | £120,000 | £130,000 | +8.3% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -17.0% | 0.9% | 0.6% | -1.9% | |
| Net margin | -17.4% | 3.1% | -1.8% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -25.0% | 1.4% | 1.1% | -3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.4% | 29.7% | 40.6% | 53.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.42x | 2.50x | — | |
| Interest cover | -56.69x | 5.13x | 15.00x | -22.00x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- LION LABORATORIES LIMITED 1987-02-01 → present
- LION GROUP (CARDIFF) LIMITED(THE) 1982-05-05 → 1987-02-01
- FARMJOY LIMITED 1981-10-16 → 1982-05-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management has performed an assessment of the entity's ability to continue as a going concern... On this basis, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “UK businesses are currently facing many uncertainties, including environmental sustainability and geopolitical events. These uncertainties have contributed to an environment where there exists a range of issues and risks, including inflation, rising interest rates, labour shortages, disrupted supply chains and new ways of working.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRESCENT HILL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-10-23 | — | — |
| HALL, Toby Shannon | Director | 2017-06-08 | Nov 1966 | American |
| HOLLOWAY, Alan John | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| MOUNTJOY, Jesse Thomas | Director | 1997-09-15 | Apr 1943 | American |
| POE, Robert | Director | 2019-03-12 | Feb 1964 | American |
| STEVENS, Leyton Mark | Director | 2023-11-09 | Nov 1964 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOSSFORD, Anthony Clive Errol | Secretary | — | 1995-08-30 |
| BIDDINGER, John Wesley | Director | — | 1997-08-28 |
| BRASWELL, Gary Jackson | Director | — | 2021-01-01 |
| COOTS, Edwin Davis | Director | — | 1997-08-28 |
| HILL, Robert Lee | Director | 1997-09-15 | 1999-11-08 |
| JONES, Ian | Director | 1995-10-23 | 2016-03-31 |
| JONES, Thomas Parry, Dr | Director | — | 1995-10-17 |
| LEWIS, Anthony | Director | 1995-08-21 | 2010-07-28 |
| MARTIN, Patrick | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2023-05-31 |
| MOSSFORD, Anthony Clive Errol | Director | — | 1995-08-30 |
| ROBERTS, Geraint Wynn | Director | 2010-11-11 | 2020-07-31 |
| ROBINSON, Michael David | Director | 2002-11-04 | 2006-01-13 |
| ROOS, Randy Lee | Director | 2006-11-09 | 2019-03-12 |
| SCHAUT, Charles Edward | Director | 2012-02-12 | 2017-06-05 |
| SIDES, Gordon Lee | Director | — | 1994-01-04 |
| TOMBLINSON, Janice | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2012-02-12 |
| WHITE, Robert Eugene | Director | 1994-01-31 | 2002-07-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Paul Michael, Dr | Director | — | 2014-12-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mpd(Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-30 | 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
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last 24 months
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