LONDON & COLONIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£4
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£2m
+152% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.2m
+115.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £2,197,842 | £2,837,456 | £2,472,597 | -12.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,991,213 | £548,386 | £1,183,282 | +115.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,053,913 | £548,386 | £1,183,282 | +115.8% | |
| Cash | £4 | £4 | £4 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | £778,531 | £1,961,813 | +152% | |
| Equity | £3,583,929 | £778,531 | £1,961,813 | +152% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 93.5% | 19.3% | 47.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 86.8% | 45.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.06x | 0.20x | 0.00x |
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
- LONDON & COLONIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 2008-12-15 → present
- OPEN ANNUITIES LIMITED 2000-10-16 → 2008-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, as it is the Directors' opinion that the Company will be able to meet all liabilities as they fall due. This opinion is derived at from financial and cash projections for the forthcoming twelve months from the date that these accounts are signed.”
Group structure
- LONDON & COLONIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Options Corporate Pensions UK Ltd 100%
- London & Colonial Central Services 100%
- London & Colonial Assurance PCC 100%
- London & Colonial (Trustee Services) Ltd 100%
- GPC Premier SSAS Ltd 100%
- Albion EBC Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Disposal of investment in discontinued operations occurred in both 2024 and 2025.”
- “Disposal of intangible assets occurred in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACDONALD, David Ian | Director | 2026-04-09 | May 1971 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHT, Linda Anne | Secretary | 2001-05-21 | 2016-05-27 |
| MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-10-16 | 2001-05-21 |
| BEALE, David | Director | 2009-09-09 | 2017-02-09 |
| CARY ELWES, Charles Gervase Rundle | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2017-01-17 |
| COLL, Nicole | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2022-10-14 |
| DOBIE, Christopher John Fraser | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2008-01-29 |
| ELLISON, Robin Charles | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2017-01-17 |
| HANDLEY, William John | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2017-02-03 |
| HOGG, Kenneth Duncan | Director | 2025-05-15 | 2026-04-02 |
| HUMPHREY, Charles | Director | 2005-01-20 | 2009-07-29 |
| KENTISH, Alan Roy | Director | 2017-01-17 | 2025-05-15 |
| NAHON, Leon Rodolfo | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2005-01-20 |
| NEISH, Therese Gemma | Director | 2022-10-14 | 2024-05-31 |
| NEISH, Therese Gemma | Director | 2017-01-17 | 2021-10-01 |
| PLUMMER, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2017-01-17 | 2019-12-05 |
| WRENCH, Kenneth John Vincent | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2016-12-30 |
| MAWLAW CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-10-16 | 2000-10-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stm Group Plc | Legal person | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-10-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.