LHS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£75K
SGD 130,000
+17.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
SGD 23,174,000
+0.1% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£10M
SGD 17,505,000
-5.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £10,773,244 | £10,146,650 | -5.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,772,664 | £10,146,650 | -5.8% | |
| Net profit | £9,695,108 | £9,131,695 | -5.8% | |
| Cash | £64,340 | £75,354 | +17.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,421,632 | £13,432,645 | +0.1% | |
| Net assets | £13,421,632 | £13,432,645 | +0.1% | |
| Equity | £13,421,632 | £13,432,645 | +0.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from SGD at 0.580 per SGD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 80.3% | 75.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 3 times since incorporation
- LHS (UK) LIMITED 1999-01-04 → present
- LAPORTE ESD LIMITED 1990-04-09 → 1999-01-04
- REDDISH SAVILLES GROUP LIMITED 1990-03-09 → 1990-04-09
- PROFITSHINE LIMITED 1990-02-12 → 1990-03-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate due to the continued financial support of the parent company Ecolab Inc. The directors have received written confirmation that Ecolab Inc. intend to support the company for at least one year after these financial statements are signed.”
Group structure
- LHS (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Nalco Taiwan Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company paid 2 dividends in the year. 19th July 2024 SGD 10,991,000. 29rd October 2024 SGD 4,744,000”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYNHAM, David Paul | Secretary | 2022-01-18 | — | — |
| HOUGH, Debra Jayne | Director | 2022-01-01 | Aug 1974 | British |
| LUND, Per | Director | 2025-09-05 | May 1969 | Danish |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEASLEY, Christopher Ernest | Secretary | — | 1998-05-13 |
| BLACKABY, Paul Richard | Secretary | 2003-01-27 | 2003-03-31 |
| BLACKABY, Paul Richard | Secretary | 1998-12-31 | 2002-01-04 |
| HARVEY, Peter Graham Crawford | Secretary | 2006-03-06 | 2012-06-20 |
| JOYCE, Wendy Annette | Secretary | 2012-06-20 | 2022-01-18 |
| MELLOR, John Brewis | Secretary | 2002-03-06 | 2003-01-27 |
| SMITH, Nicholas Handran | Secretary | 1998-05-13 | 1998-12-31 |
| WEBER, Stephan Walter | Secretary | 2003-03-31 | 2006-03-06 |
| BEASLEY, Christopher Ernest | Director | — | 1998-05-13 |
| BILLETTE DE VILLEMEUR, Eric | Director | 2019-06-28 | 2022-01-01 |
| BLACKABY, Paul Richard | Director | 1997-07-10 | 2002-01-04 |
| BROWN, John Allan | Director | 1997-06-24 | 1998-12-31 |
| HARVEY, Peter Graham Crawford | Director | 2006-03-06 | 2012-06-20 |
| HEDEGAARD, Niels | Director | 2002-01-04 | 2006-03-07 |
| HEY, Paul | Director | 2019-06-28 | 2022-11-30 |
| LAW, John Derek | Director | — | 1998-06-26 |
| LEE, Carl Richmond | Director | 2012-06-20 | 2019-06-28 |
| MORGAN, David Anthony | Director | — | 1994-01-24 |
| PARTRIDGE, Andrew Arthur | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2017-10-05 |
| PAYNE, Nicholas John Denis | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2002-01-04 |
| PRINGLE, Ronald John Lindsay | Director | 2002-01-04 | 2006-03-06 |
| RAWDING, Paul | Director | 2024-10-25 | 2025-09-05 |
| RAWDING, Paul | Director | 2018-12-20 | 2019-06-28 |
| SCULL, Andrew James | Director | — | 1997-06-25 |
| SMITH, Nicholas Handran | Director | 1998-05-13 | 1998-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Claire | Director | 2022-11-30 | 2024-10-25 |
| TWENTYMAN, Judith | Director | 1998-07-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| WALKER, David | Director | 2017-10-05 | 2018-12-20 |
| WEBER, Stephan Walter | Director | 2002-01-04 | 2007-07-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nalco Asia Holding Company Pte. Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-03 | Ceased 2016-11-03 |
| Ecolab Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-03 | Active |
| Ecolab Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-11-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-03 | 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.