LCA LONDON LIMITED
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Cash
£34m
+12.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£42m
+6.3% vs 2024
Employees
264
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£10m
-27.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,072,887 | £80,700,946 | £64,795,451 | £56,179,098 | £53,411,988 | -4.9% | |
| Operating profit | £15,631,842 | £23,381,468 | £15,826,504 | £12,158,486 | £8,785,638 | -27.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £15,658,043 | £23,384,804 | £17,916,925 | £14,125,211 | £10,211,339 | -27.7% | |
| Net profit | £12,925,227 | £18,279,403 | £14,241,369 | £10,797,621 | £7,498,066 | -30.6% | |
| Cash | £31,049,861 | £32,626,585 | £46,733,002 | £30,424,919 | £34,142,238 | +12.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,930,091 | £41,733,039 | £52,903,454 | £41,854,293 | £45,057,102 | +7.7% | |
| Net assets | £27,021,748 | £41,101,151 | £48,997,913 | £39,795,534 | £42,293,600 | +6.3% | |
| Equity | £27,021,748 | £41,101,151 | £48,997,913 | £39,795,534 | £42,293,600 | +6.3% | |
| Average employees | 185 | 265 | 251 | 264 | 264 | 0% | |
| Wages | £9,118,426 | £11,517,851 | £11,639,436 | £11,983,350 | £12,673,730 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £190,211 | £351,187 | £291,700 | £306,807 | £313,664 | +2.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £439 | £351 | £351 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £291,700 | £306,807 | £313,664 | +2.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 26.9% | 29.0% | 24.4% | 21.6% | 16.4% | |
| Net margin | 22.3% | 22.7% | 22.0% | 19.2% | 14.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 58.0% | 56.0% | 29.9% | 29.0% | 19.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.8% | 32.9% | 25.9% | 23.1% | 20.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.51x | 4.74x | 5.60x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 70.72x | — |
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
- LCA LONDON LIMITED 2015-05-07 → present
- LONDON COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 2000-01-27 → 2015-05-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- King and King
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Significant events
- “The company has entered into academic agreement with Anglia Ruskin University to provide undergraduate and postgraduate courses.”
- “During the year, the Company continued to deliver university courses under its agreement with Anglia Ruskin University while completing a relocation to new premises. The fit-out of the new site incorporated energyefficient systems, infrastructure, and lighting across operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEUNG KWOK SHEUNG, Roger Wye Key | Secretary | 2009-09-07 | — | British |
| BOGLE, Paul Wakefield | Director | 2018-07-26 | Jun 1972 | British |
| GILL, Ravinder | Director | 2000-02-11 | Feb 1951 | British |
| VALENTINE, Helen, Professor | Director | 2026-09-29 | Sep 1959 | British |
| WATKINS, Roderick Evan, Professor | Director | 2017-06-06 | Jul 1964 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILL, Chhaya | Secretary | 2000-02-11 | 2009-09-07 |
| AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-01-27 | 2000-02-11 |
| DOBREE, Lesley Anne, Professor | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2017-06-06 |
| KEELING, Peter James | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2004-04-05 |
| SIBBALD, Alan, Professor | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2014-04-16 |
| VALENTINE, Helen, Professor | Director | 2014-04-16 | 2018-07-26 |
| BUYVIEW LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-01-27 | 2000-02-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lcae Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-12-23 | Active |
| Mr Ravinder Gill | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-29 |
| Mrs Chhayaben Gill | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-29 |
| Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-17 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-24 | 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
- 1
- 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.