LANGUAGE LINE LIMITED
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Cash
£3.9M
-6.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+33.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
153
-1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.3M
+17.3% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £33,753,199 | £38,391,685 | £45,419,028 | +18.3% | |
| Operating profit | £4,909,663 | £5,356,515 | £5,640,982 | +5.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £838,634 | £4,558,216 | £5,346,798 | +17.3% | |
| Net profit | -£57,364 | £3,339,831 | £3,986,555 | +19.4% | |
| Cash | £1,605,610 | £4,142,010 | £3,859,900 | -6.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,042,407 | £13,797,593 | £18,251,313 | +32.3% | |
| Net assets | £9,669,419 | £13,514,509 | £18,085,474 | +33.8% | |
| Equity | £9,669,419 | £13,514,509 | £18,085,474 | +33.8% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 155 | 153 | -1.3% | |
| Wages | £3,068,510 | £3,845,704 | £5,446,822 | +41.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £297,797 | £304,309 | £366,663 | +20.5% |
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 | 14.5% | 14.0% | 12.4% | |
| Net margin | -0.2% | 8.7% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 48.9% | 38.8% | 30.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.61x | 0.96x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | 4.90x | 5.80x | 11.81x |
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
- LANGUAGE LINE LIMITED 2003-09-01 → present
- NEWINCCO 272 LIMITED 2003-07-07 → 2003-09-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have not identified any material uncertainties relating to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- LANGUAGE LINE LIMITED · parent
- Language Line TI Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Language Line TI Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, entered into liquidation in June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDENAS STERLING, Carlos Humberto | Secretary | 2017-09-25 | — | — |
| CAVALIERE, Bonaventura Andrew | Director | 2017-07-15 | Dec 1976 | American |
| EKE, Vanessa | Director | 2006-12-15 | Feb 1963 | British |
| HINCAPIE GOMEZ, Juan Carlos | Director | 2025-06-11 | Jun 1973 | Colombian |
| KLOTZ, Charles Joseph | Director | 2017-10-13 | Aug 1962 | American |
| O’BRIEN RATTO, Teri Elaine | Director | 2023-06-30 | Jul 1971 | American |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWYER, Simon | Secretary | 2003-08-19 | 2004-05-01 |
| EXTON, Teresa | Secretary | 2004-05-01 | 2004-09-01 |
| GIBBS II, Matthew T | Secretary | 2006-01-19 | 2006-12-15 |
| GRACE, Jeffrey Charles | Secretary | 2006-12-15 | 2007-07-31 |
| HERRON, Zoe Michelle | Secretary | 2017-04-19 | 2017-09-25 |
| TEESDALE, Paul John Stanton | Secretary | 2007-07-31 | 2012-09-27 |
| WEBSTER, Ronald Rory Henderson | Secretary | 2004-09-01 | 2006-01-19 |
| OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-07-07 | 2003-08-19 |
| AMBHETIWALA, Atul | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2008-03-10 |
| BAGAN, James Michael | Director | 2004-10-27 | 2006-02-15 |
| BOWYER, Simon | Director | 2003-08-19 | 2004-05-01 |
| BRUCATO, Charles Joseph | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2016-09-15 |
| CARMAN, David John | Director | 2003-08-19 | 2004-03-31 |
| DRACUP, Dennis | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2016-09-15 |
| GIBBS II, Matthew T | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2006-12-15 |
| GRACE, Jeffrey Charles | Director | 2006-12-15 | 2007-07-31 |
| HEH, Yung Chung | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2006-12-15 |
| HOLLOWAY, Adam Stuart | Director | 2005-04-29 | 2006-01-19 |
| JULIEN, Daniel Ernest Henri | Director | 2016-09-16 | 2026-03-16 |
| KLEIN, Scott Wayne | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2025-06-11 |
| LUMSDAINE KARNEY, Andrew | Director | 2003-08-19 | 2006-01-19 |
| MAVOR, Katherine Lyndsay | Director | 2003-08-19 | 2004-11-30 |
| PROVENZANO, Louis F | Director | 2006-12-15 | 2012-06-21 |
| RIGAUDY, Olivier Claude Jean, Mr. | Director | 2016-09-16 | 2026-03-16 |
| RYAN, Leigh Patrice, Director | Director | 2016-09-16 | 2023-06-30 |
| SALLES VASQUES, Paulo Cesar | Director | 2016-09-16 | 2017-10-13 |
| SCHMIDT, Michael | Director | 2010-05-26 | 2017-07-15 |
| WEBSTER, Ronald Rory Henderson | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2006-01-19 |
| WHITTLE, Kevin Richardson | Director | 2003-08-19 | 2005-04-29 |
| WILLIAMSON, Ian | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2006-01-19 |
| ZINDEL, Shani | Director | 2003-08-19 | 2006-01-19 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-07-07 | 2003-08-19 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-07-07 | 2003-08-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language Line Services Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-22 | Ceased 2021-12-22 |
| Teleperformance Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-22 | Active |
| Language Line Services Uk Ii Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-13 | Ceased 2021-12-22 |
| Language Line Services Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-07-18 | Ceased 2021-04-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.