LANCER SCOTT FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£6.6M
-2.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.8M
+1.8% vs 2024
Employees
381
+27.9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.4M
+64% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £56,104,979 | £53,021,423 | £86,999,643 | £102,866,511 | £120,360,320 | +17% | |
| Operating profit | £3,452,571 | £2,721,556 | £2,063,869 | £4,183,017 | £6,474,816 | +54.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,444,620 | £3,176,007 | £1,856,869 | £3,907,893 | £6,408,533 | +64% | |
| Net profit | £3,156,384 | £2,681,994 | £1,289,737 | £2,981,129 | £4,566,574 | +53.2% | |
| Cash | £6,499,680 | £2,177,892 | £4,485,477 | £6,799,954 | £6,631,789 | -2.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,184,864 | £15,900,829 | £2,164,456 | £6,281,212 | £6,196,598 | -1.3% | |
| Net assets | £13,085,876 | £15,767,870 | £783,029 | £3,764,158 | £3,830,732 | +1.8% | |
| Equity | £13,085,876 | £15,767,870 | £783,029 | £3,764,158 | £3,830,732 | +1.8% | |
| Average employees | 231 | 232 | 306 | 298 | 381 | +27.9% | |
| Wages | £8,242,504 | £8,320,108 | £11,950,497 | £11,759,457 | £15,913,581 | +35.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £331,033 | £1,973 | £327,118 | £521,000 | £594,542 | +14.1% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.2% | 5.1% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 5.1% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.2% | 17.1% | 95.4% | 66.6% | 104.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 89.3% | 91.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.00x | 1.09x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | — | 79.49x | 9.35x | 14.13x | 27.15x |
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
- LANCER SCOTT FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2023-08-10 → present
- LANCER SCOTT LIMITED 1998-03-31 → 2023-08-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have therefore concluded that there are no material uncertainties which may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Company and Group to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- LANCER SCOTT FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED · parent
- Lancer Scott Construction Limited 100%
- Lancer Scott Construction West Limited 100%
Significant events
- “As at 1 October 2025, there has been a group restructure to align the subsidiary companies directly under Lancer Scott Holdings Limited.”
- “In April 2026, new share options were granted and certain historical share options were cancelled.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, Morian | Secretary | 2000-03-31 | — | British |
| COOKE, Morian | Director | 1998-03-31 | Dec 1962 | British |
| JONES, David Andrew | Director | 2020-11-01 | Jul 1962 | British |
| KEELEY, Indrani | Director | 2023-06-20 | Jan 1966 | British |
| KNIGHT, Daniel Richard | Director | 2023-06-20 | Jul 1968 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Anna Saralyn | Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 2000-03-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 1998-03-31 |
| BAGLEY, Lisa | Director | 2007-08-30 | 2009-09-30 |
| BISHOP, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| CHAPMAN, Mark Nicholas | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2023-06-20 |
| DOUGHERTY, Timothy Martin | Director | 2007-08-30 | 2019-10-04 |
| GREEN, Mark | Director | 1998-03-31 | 2000-03-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Robert Ivor | Director | 2007-08-30 | 2023-06-20 |
| HOSIER, Terry William | Director | 2007-08-30 | 2011-02-01 |
| KEMERY, Mark Steven | Director | 1998-03-31 | 2019-10-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancer Scott Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-10 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2023-08-10 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-10 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-08-10 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.