LOCHINVAR LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9m
+48.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.2m
+7.7% vs 2024
Employees
52
+8.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,356,341 | £18,169,732 | £21,591,182 | +18.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,235,855 | £843,068 | £2,495,203 | +196% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,235,855 | £843,068 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £1,717,928 | £631,688 | £1,871,402 | +196.3% | |
| Cash | £2,062,075 | £1,975,258 | £2,940,429 | +48.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,718,168 | £4,837,600 | £5,190,328 | +7.3% | |
| Net assets | £5,663,817 | £4,795,505 | £5,166,907 | +7.7% | |
| Equity | £5,663,817 | £4,795,505 | £5,166,907 | +7.7% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 48 | 52 | +8.3% | |
| Wages | £2,601,075 | £2,842,397 | £3,080,708 | +8.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.9% | 4.6% | 11.6% | |
| Net margin | 9.9% | 3.5% | 8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 39.1% | 17.4% | 48.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.5% | — | 41.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.49x | 2.05x | 2.41x |
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
- LOCHINVAR LIMITED 1998-03-10 → present
- ACRE 164 LIMITED 1997-10-22 → 1998-03-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has adequate financial resources together with a strong history of profitable trade. The company has no bank debt and has forecast a positive cash position throughout the next 12 months such that all liabilities are met as they fall due. As a consequence, the directors believe that the company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully despite the current uncertain economic conditions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STERN, James Frederick | Secretary | 2011-08-26 | — | — |
| GRAVITAS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-10-19 | — | — |
| LAUBER, Charles Todd | Director | 2019-05-01 | Jun 1962 | American |
| STERN, James Frederick | Director | 2011-08-26 | Nov 1962 | American |
| VAN DER HAMSVOORT, Theodorus Johannes Gerardus Maria | Director | 2018-08-23 | Apr 1970 | Dutch |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALLETT, Thomas Arthur | Secretary | 1998-02-24 | 2011-08-26 |
| LAWSON (LONDON) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-10-22 | 1998-02-24 |
| ANDERSON, Ross Alexander | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2005-01-06 |
| GLASS, Monte | Director | 1998-02-24 | 2002-01-01 |
| KITA, John Jacob | Director | 2011-08-26 | 2019-05-01 |
| MARTEN, Ian | Director | 1997-10-22 | 1998-02-24 |
| MEELEN, Hugo Henricus Helena | Director | 2018-08-23 | 2023-09-30 |
| NOEL, Dawn | Director | 1997-10-22 | 1997-10-22 |
| PEPPER, David John | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2018-05-31 |
| RAJENDRA, Ajita Ganesh | Director | 2011-08-26 | 2014-07-15 |
| VALLETT, Jeffrey William | Director | 1998-02-26 | 2011-08-26 |
| VALLETT, Thomas Arthur | Director | 1998-02-24 | 2011-08-26 |
| VALLETT JUNIOR, William Lincoln | Director | 1998-02-24 | 2011-08-26 |
| WARREN, David Rudolph | Director | 2014-07-15 | 2018-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.O.Smith Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-08-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2018-10-24 | 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
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.