BUSINESSLDN
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Cash
£1.4M
+11.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£936K
-2.6% vs 2024
Employees
32
-5.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£19K
-144.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,038,000 | £4,088,000 | £3,621,000 | -11.4% | |
| Operating profit | £10,000 | £2,000 | -£49,000 | -2,550% | |
| Profit before tax | £35,000 | £43,000 | -£19,000 | -144.2% | |
| Net profit | £30,000 | £35,000 | -£25,000 | -171.4% | |
| Cash | £1,277,000 | £1,225,000 | £1,369,000 | +11.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £926,000 | £961,000 | £936,000 | -2.6% | |
| Net assets | £926,000 | £961,000 | £936,000 | -2.6% | |
| Equity | £926,000 | £961,000 | £936,000 | -2.6% | |
| Average employees | 34 | 34 | 32 | -5.9% | |
| Wages | £2,370,000 | £2,405,000 | £2,284,000 | -5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £667,000 | £638,000 | -4.3% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.2% | 0.0% | -1.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 0.9% | -0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.1% | 0.2% | -5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.9% | 50.5% | 50.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.66x | 1.95x | 1.97x |
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
- BUSINESSLDN 2022-07-22 → present
- LONDON FIRST 1992-10-16 → 2022-07-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are confident that the company has adequate reserves and resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. 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
16 active · 84 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAZALGETTE, Peter Lytton, Sir | Director | 2025-02-28 | May 1953 | British |
| DICKIE, John Kane | Director | 2021-03-31 | Aug 1965 | British |
| FINKELSTEIN, Anthony Charles Wiener, Professor Sir | Director | 2024-10-03 | Jul 1959 | British |
| GLADWELL, Peter | Director | 2025-03-24 | Sep 1980 | British |
| GORDON, Helen Christine | Director | 2022-07-20 | May 1959 | British |
| IFERENTA, Richard Ijoma | Director | 2021-01-04 | Jul 1965 | British |
| KINI, Samantha Lloyd | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
| LARIZADEH, Massy | Director | 2024-12-04 | Nov 1968 | British |
| OLISA, Kenneth Aphunezi, Sir | Director | 2023-01-01 | Oct 1951 | British |
| ORJI, Nneka Stella | Director | 2021-01-04 | Dec 1987 | British |
| PATEL, Neelam | Director | 2025-11-26 | May 1966 | British |
| PECORARI, Maria Grazia | Director | 2024-07-16 | Feb 1967 | British,Italian |
| SHELDON, Gillian Veronica | Director | 2022-04-19 | Sep 1967 | British |
| SKINNER, Rachel Susan | Director | 2024-12-04 | Dec 1976 | British |
| STERN, Natasha | Director | 2025-09-10 | Nov 1980 | British |
| THOMPSON, Pamela Mary | Director | 2022-05-10 | Jul 1956 | British |
Show 84 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRURY, Stephen | Secretary | 1997-06-10 | 2015-10-20 |
| FRANCIS, Anzo | Secretary | 2015-10-20 | 2019-01-31 |
| O'BRIEN, Robert Stephen | Secretary | 1992-10-16 | 1993-12-08 |
| WILLIAMSON, Donald Gordon | Secretary | 1993-12-08 | 1997-06-10 |
| ACHER, Gerald, Sir | Director | 1999-06-24 | 2002-07-29 |
| ALAN, Alexander Daniel, The Earl Of Stockton | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1994-09-21 |
| ALDEN, Stephen Jude | Director | 2012-08-16 | 2013-09-03 |
| ALLAN, John Murray | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| ANDERSON, Michael Graham | Director | 2004-06-16 | 2006-09-05 |
| ANSELL, Clive | Director | 2006-06-15 | 2008-06-12 |
| ASHWORTH, John Michael, Sir | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1998-09-14 |
| BAKER, Walter Vego, Dr | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1995-08-03 |
| BALCHANDANI, Anita | Director | 2022-03-08 | 2025-07-17 |
| BARKWAY, Ernest Dennis | Director | 1994-11-22 | 1996-01-26 |
| BARLOW, Ian Edward | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2011-03-31 |
| BATTS, David Nicholas | Director | 1998-01-26 | 2002-07-29 |
| BAXTER, David Steward | Director | 1999-06-24 | 2002-07-29 |
| BEALE, Inga Kristine, Dame | Director | 2018-12-04 | 2022-02-15 |
| BELFIELD, Alan James, Dr | Director | 2019-08-12 | 2024-03-01 |
| BHATIA, Amirali Alibhai, Lord | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1998-09-14 |
| BIDWELL, Hugh Charles Philip, Sir | Director | 1993-12-08 | 1995-12-22 |
| BLACKSTONE, Tessa Ann Vosper, Baroness | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1995-12-22 |
| BLACKWELL, Robert Francis | Director | 2003-12-11 | 2006-06-15 |
| BLAND, Francis Christopher Buchan, Sir | Director | 1993-12-08 | 1994-02-28 |
| BOURKE, Evelyn Brigid | Director | 2019-04-16 | 2021-06-30 |
| BOWNESS, Lord | Director | 1992-12-07 | 1994-04-21 |
| BREWER, Nicola Mary, Dr. Dame | Director | 2020-11-26 | 2021-12-04 |
| BRIGHT, Roger Martin Francis | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2018-06-28 |
| BROK, Martin | Director | 2018-01-17 | 2020-04-30 |
| BRYCE, Robert Donaldson Hamish | Director | 1996-01-22 | 2002-07-29 |
| BULLOCK, Stephen Michael, Sir | Director | 1992-12-07 | 1996-01-15 |
| CAMPBELL, David Lachlan | Director | 2006-09-21 | 2011-03-10 |
| CASSIDY, Michael John | Director | 1992-11-24 | 2002-07-29 |
| CONDON, Paul Leslie, Lord | Director | 1993-02-15 | 1996-01-03 |
| CROPPER, Hilary Mary | Director | 1996-11-25 | 1999-03-17 |
| CROUCH, Sunny Joyce | Director | 2002-09-09 | 2007-09-04 |
| CUSHNIE, Carlton Ellington | Director | 1999-06-24 | 2000-01-24 |
| DAVER, Berjis Jal | Director | 1996-05-22 | 1999-09-22 |
| DAVIES, Graeme, Sir | Director | 2003-12-11 | 2007-09-04 |
| DAY, Rosemary | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1996-01-15 |
| DEUCHAR, Patrick Lindsay | Director | 1994-09-21 | 1998-09-14 |
| DILLEY, Philip Graham, Sir | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| DRECHSLER, Paul Joseph | Director | 2018-06-28 | 2023-01-01 |
| EDMONDS, David Albert | Director | 1995-02-13 | 1996-01-02 |
| EGAN, John Leopold, Sir | Director | 1993-12-08 | 2002-07-29 |
| FARRELL, Terry, Sir | Director | 1998-11-24 | 2002-07-29 |
| FAWCETT, Amelia Chilcott | Director | 1998-11-24 | 2002-07-29 |
| FERNANDEZ, Isabel | Director | 2011-03-10 | 2012-06-14 |
| FLOUD, Roderick Castle, Sir | Director | 2000-06-28 | 2002-07-29 |
| FORTE, Rocco Giovanni, Sir | Director | 1993-12-08 | 1996-01-09 |
| FOX BASSETT, Nigel | Director | 1993-12-08 | 1996-01-03 |
| FOY, Peter | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1996-01-02 |
| FREEMAN, Peter Geoffrey | Director | 1999-03-10 | 2000-12-14 |
| FRYE, Michael John Ernest | Director | 1992-12-07 | 2002-07-29 |
| GAVRON, Felicia Nicolette | Director | 1996-01-22 | 2002-07-29 |
| GIDDENS, Anthony, Professor Lord | Director | 1998-11-24 | 2002-07-29 |
| GILTHORPE, Charlotte Emma | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2013-06-13 |
| GOLDSMITH, Harvey Anthony | Director | 1993-12-08 | 1995-12-22 |
| GOLDSTONE, David Joseph | Director | 1993-12-08 | 1996-01-15 |
| GREEN, Malcolm, Professor Sir | Director | 2000-03-30 | 2002-07-29 |
| GREENGROSS, Alan David, Sir | Director | 1998-11-24 | 2002-07-29 |
| GUNEWARDENA, Desmond Antony Lalith | Director | 2002-09-09 | 2017-09-21 |
| HADFIELD, Barrie Alan | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2016-06-09 |
| HALL, Jan | Director | 1993-12-08 | 1995-04-24 |
| HAMPSON, Stuart, Sir | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1998-01-26 |
| HAMWEE, Sally Rachel, Baroness | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1996-01-23 |
| HANHAM, Joan, Baroness | Director | 1996-05-22 | 2000-04-12 |
| HARRIS, Brian Nicholas | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1994-09-21 |
| HARRIS, Jonathan Toby, Lord Of Haringey | Director | 1993-12-08 | 2002-07-29 |
| HARWERTH, Noel | Director | 2013-09-20 | 2015-12-04 |
| HAYWOOD, Clive | Director | 2002-09-09 | 2003-12-11 |
| HEAL, Anthony Robin | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1996-01-08 |
| HENDERSON, Ian James | Director | 1998-09-14 | 2002-07-29 |
| HESKETT, Robert William | Director | 2002-09-09 | 2006-09-05 |
| HILL, Andrew David Derry | Director | 1994-09-21 | 1996-04-24 |
| HILTON, Anthony Victor | Director | 1993-12-08 | 1995-12-27 |
| HODGE, Margaret Eve | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1996-01-22 |
| HODGKINSON, Michael Stewart, Sir | Director | 2000-03-30 | 2002-07-29 |
| HOULT, Edward Wilson | Director | 1994-09-21 | 1995-02-21 |
| HUGH SMITH, Andrew Colin, Sir | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1994-07-13 |
| HUNT, Judith Anne | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1996-01-04 |
| HUNT, Peter John, Sir | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1997-12-06 |
| INGRAM, Duncan George | Director | 2010-06-17 | 2013-06-13 |
| JACKSON, Molly Margaret | Director | 2015-06-11 | 2017-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 496 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.