LEAGAS DELANEY GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£759K
-40.2% vs 2023
Net assets
-£805K
-305.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
115
+0.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.5M
-392% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £15,294,000 | £16,236,000 | +6.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£282,000 | -£1,478,000 | -424.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£301,000 | -£1,481,000 | -392% | |
| Net profit | £606,000 | -£277,000 | — | -£76,000 | -£448,000 | -£1,240,000 | -176.8% | |
| Cash | £0 | £55,000 | £7,000 | £105,000 | £1,270,000 | £759,000 | -40.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £921,000 | — | — | — | £400,000 | -£745,000 | -286.3% | |
| Net assets | £921,000 | £644,000 | £952,000 | £937,000 | £392,000 | -£805,000 | -305.4% | |
| Equity | £921,000 | — | — | — | £392,000 | -£805,000 | -305.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 114 | 115 | +0.9% | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,264,000 | £6,138,000 | -15.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £3,000 | £0 | -100% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -1.8% | -9.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -2.9% | -7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -70.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.02x | 0.78x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -6.00x | -17.19x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- LEAGAS DELANEY GROUP LIMITED 2020-07-01 → present
- LEAGAS DELANEY LIMITED 2003-12-18 → 2020-07-01
- PINCO 2052 LIMITED 2003-12-04 → 2003-12-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LEAGAS DELANEY GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Leagas Delaney Limited 100%
- Leagas Delaney Hamburg GmbH 60%
- Leagas Delaney Italia Srl 92%
- Paper Hat Design Works Srl 87%
- Leagas Delaney Los Angeles LLC 60%
- Leagas Delaney US Inc 100%
- Leagas Delaney Management Limited 100%
- Leagas Delaney South Africa Pty Limited 60%
- Leagas Delaney Trustees Limited 100%
- Garage GmbH 60%
- Dark Arts Studio Agency PTY Ltd 60%
Significant events
- “In the UK, key client relationships continued to strengthen, including the successful defence of our Royal British Legion account, following a statutory pitch. We also welcomed a number of new clients to the agency including Bombardier, International Beverage, Oceania and St. Regis.”
- “In Germany, we exceeded our targets for the year. This was helped by some big new business wins, like Lorenz Snacks – one of the top snack brands, where we’re the lead agency for all their brands. We also won Leerdammer, the number one cheese brand, and projects for Galbani and Minus L.”
- “The South African Group delivered strong creative and commercial progress across both Leagas Delaney South Africa and Dark Arts Studio. Our partnership with Investec continued to deepen, while new business wins included the Tiger Brands Grains portfolio, Gorilla Energy and Pharma Dynamics.”
- “Despite the early year client loss for Italy and consequent Agency restructuring, the Agency realized one of the most awarded campaigns in the Italian market, 'Senza fare 2024 was a successful year for the Italian agency, thanks to the acquisition of a number of important new clients such as luxury yacht brand Baglietto, FMCG leader Bonduelle and historical bakery brand Bauli.'”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELANEY, Brendan Timothy | Director | 2003-12-16 | Mar 1946 | British |
| JOHNSON, Margaret | Director | 2003-12-16 | Oct 1958 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORD, Alexandra | Secretary | 2011-01-04 | 2012-05-10 |
| ORME, Nicholas Charles | Secretary | 2003-12-16 | 2010-11-16 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-12-04 | 2003-12-16 |
| CAMPKIN, Christopher John | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2022-09-28 |
| CRAMER, Stephen John | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2016-02-26 |
| PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-12-04 | 2003-12-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brendan Timothy Delaney | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2020-11-24 | Active |
| Mr Brendan Timothy Delaney | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-11-24 |
| Mrs Margaret Johnson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-31 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2022-05-27 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.