LOUGHTON CONTRACTS PLC
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Cash
£3.7K
+786% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+0.3% vs 2024
Employees
129
+13.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4M
+124.2% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,339,376 | £57,943,987 | £47,804,857 | £52,627,676 | £55,460,485 | £60,647,512 | +9.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,682,256 | £1,382,726 | £1,195,946 | £1,312,583 | £977,770 | £1,764,150 | +80.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,656,312 | £1,330,028 | £1,061,835 | £1,011,568 | £630,135 | £1,412,837 | +124.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,324,642 | £1,135,827 | £933,773 | £766,751 | £553,292 | £1,008,043 | +82.2% | |
| Cash | £298 | £554 | £4,498 | £22 | £422 | £3,739 | +786% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,310,270 | £10,253,097 | £11,183,228 | £11,347,747 | £11,206,114 | £11,244,232 | +0.3% | |
| Net assets | £9,304,396 | £10,247,223 | £11,180,996 | £11,347,747 | £11,206,114 | £11,244,232 | +0.3% | |
| Equity | £9,304,396 | £10,247,223 | £11,180,996 | £11,347,747 | £11,206,114 | £11,244,232 | +0.3% | |
| Average employees | 107 | 125 | 109 | 108 | 114 | 129 | +13.2% | |
| Wages | £5,899,158 | £6,785,854 | £6,753,455 | £7,076,039 | £7,102,006 | £8,057,052 | +13.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £973,084 | £968,522 | £958,336 | £954,260 | £649,805 | £485,761 | -25.2% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.1% | 13.5% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 8.7% | 15.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 50.1% | 50.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.17x | 1.96x | 1.96x | |
| Interest cover | 64.84x | 26.24x | 8.92x | 4.36x | 2.81x | 5.02x |
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
- LOUGHTON CONTRACTS PLC 2005-05-24 → present
- LOUGHTON CONTRACT CARPETS PLC 1992-12-10 → 2005-05-24
- SEYMAC 27 LIMITED 1992-10-02 → 1992-12-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared flexed cashflow forecasts to show that the covenants attached to this facility will not be breached in the next twelve months and have considered the continued availability of this facility in their assessment of the Company's funding and liquidity position and are satisfied that adequate financial resources remain available to support the Company's operations for the foreseeable future. Based on this the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company's invoice discounting facility with Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending has been renewed and extended for a further 36-month term subsequent to the year end 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNJOHN, Ian Michael | Secretary | 2014-10-17 | — | — |
| BROWNJOHN, Ian Michael | Director | 2014-10-17 | Jan 1970 | English |
| DRAGE, John Michael | Director | 2014-09-19 | Oct 1940 | British |
| SMYTH, Lee James | Director | 1997-05-14 | May 1975 | British |
| SMYTH, Paul Derek | Director | 1997-05-14 | Jun 1971 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNJOHN, Ian Michael | Secretary | 2011-05-10 | 2014-06-06 |
| SMYTH, Brenda Maureen | Secretary | 1995-10-24 | 2007-12-19 |
| TEDDER, Elizabeth | Secretary | 1992-10-02 | 1992-12-02 |
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-12-02 | 1995-10-24 |
| ROSEDALE TRANSACTIONS LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2008-02-27 | 2011-05-10 |
| BROWNJOHN, Ian Michael | Director | 2011-08-12 | 2014-06-06 |
| COLLIER, John | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2013-07-16 |
| KERR, Anthony Edward | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2008-04-23 |
| METCALFE, Julia | Director | 1992-10-02 | 1992-12-02 |
| MILLS, Anthony Vincent | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2023-12-15 |
| MONTGOMERY, Derek | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| SMYTH, Derek Francis | Director | 1992-12-02 | 2013-09-17 |
| SMYTH, Emma Louise, Dr | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2022-11-01 |
| SOTHERAN, Richard Facer | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2009-09-01 |
| SPREADBOROUGH, Ian | Director | 2009-11-25 | 2014-08-27 |
| STONE, Andrew Paul Gratien | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2004-12-09 |
| ROSEDALE TRANSACTIONS LTD | Corporate Director | 2008-04-23 | 2011-05-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loughton 2011 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-12-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-12-12 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-07-11 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-11-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.