LAR LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1M
-5.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£4.7M
+2.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
82
-5.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£981K
-32.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,882,479 | — | £12,872,254 | £10,806,216 | -16.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,104,858 | — | £1,457,234 | £979,907 | -32.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,103,477 | £1,312,562 | £1,451,521 | £980,576 | -32.4% | |
| Net profit | £955,577 | £1,094,557 | £1,111,194 | £723,468 | -34.9% | |
| Cash | £1,031,883 | £663,764 | £1,168,581 | £1,102,814 | -5.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,202,831 | £4,335,984 | £4,587,858 | £4,676,118 | +1.9% | |
| Net assets | £4,182,250 | £4,276,807 | £4,528,001 | £4,651,469 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £4,182,250 | £4,276,807 | £4,528,001 | £4,651,469 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | 79 | 87 | 87 | 82 | -5.7% | |
| Wages | £3,433,230 | £3,867,824 | £4,241,498 | £4,004,225 | -5.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £375,084 | £375,054 | £390,382 | £414,280 | +6.1% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.2% | — | 11.3% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | 9.7% | — | 8.6% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.3% | — | 31.8% | 21.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.14x | 5.59x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company continues to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. Accordingly the Directors have presented the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “This year turnover decreased to £10,806,216 (2023 - £12,872,254), also showing a decrease in profit before taxation to £980,576 (2023 - £1,451,521).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITFIELD, Andrew Simon | Secretary | 2012-07-01 | — | — |
| CLARKE, Robert | Director | 2019-09-10 | May 1959 | British |
| HANNAH, Steven Edward | Director | 2015-01-08 | Sep 1980 | British |
| WHITFIELD, Andrew Simon | Director | 2002-06-30 | Sep 1965 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, Stephen Howard | Secretary | 1999-03-08 | 2011-11-30 |
| GEORGE DAVIES (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-03-07 | 1999-03-08 |
| ANDERSON, Michael Roy | Director | 1997-03-07 | 2004-02-20 |
| ASHTON, John William | Director | 2000-10-02 | 2018-01-16 |
| CLARKE, Robert | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2019-03-15 |
| HEWISON, John Ernest | Director | 1997-03-07 | 1997-03-07 |
| HOWARD, Adam Paul | Director | 2018-01-29 | 2019-09-06 |
| PIERCE, Michael Sidney | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2015-12-31 |
| WORRALL, Geoffrey David | Director | 1997-03-07 | 2002-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amb Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.