ARAG LAW LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2M
+5.6% vs 2023
Net assets
-£18M
+2.5% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£583K
+144.4% 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
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,884,000 | £17,747,000 | +11.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,344,000 | £550,000 | +140.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,314,000 | £583,000 | +144.4% | |
| Net profit | -£833,000 | £459,000 | +155.1% | |
| Cash | £2,047,000 | £2,161,000 | +5.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£18,027,000 | -£17,568,000 | +2.5% | |
| Net assets | -£18,027,000 | -£17,568,000 | +2.5% | |
| Equity | -£18,027,000 | -£17,568,000 | +2.5% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | £7,417,000 | £8,513,000 | +14.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £626,000 | £657,000 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.5% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | -5.2% | 2.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.47x | 0.50x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2024-12-31
- ARAG LAW LIMITED 2024-12-31 → present
- DAS LAW LIMITED 2013-04-05 → 2024-12-31
- CW LAW SOLICITORS LTD 2005-04-07 → 2013-04-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Financial Statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. In assessing whether the going concern basis is appropriate, the Directors have considered the information contained in the Financial Statements, the latest business plan and working capital. With continuing support from ARAG UK Holdings Limited and fellow subsidiaries including a Letter of Support from ARAG LEI, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources available to it to continue as a going concern for a period of twelve months from the date on which the Financial Statements were approved.”
Significant events
- “DAS Law Limited was renamed ARAG Law Limited ('the Company') on 2 January 2025, following the acquisition of the Company's immediate parent company by ARAG SE”
- “The Company's immediate parent company, ARAG UK Holdings Limited, and all of its subsidiaries was sold by ERGO Versicherung AG to ARAG SE, that transaction having completed on 2. January 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Catherine Jane | Secretary | 2013-03-08 | — | — |
| BANKS, Kate Harriet | Director | 2021-06-07 | Oct 1969 | British |
| CASE, Brynley Richard | Director | 2019-01-16 | Dec 1976 | British |
| HAYNES, David Martin | Director | 2025-06-25 | Nov 1965 | British |
| LOWE, Michael James | Director | 2025-01-20 | Dec 1982 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PICKERING, Joannah | Secretary | 2007-02-13 | 2013-03-07 |
| JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-04-07 | 2007-02-13 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-04-07 | 2005-04-07 |
| ASPLIN, Paul John | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2014-03-05 |
| BERNAYS, Annie Fiona | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2023-05-18 |
| BROWN, Samantha Louise | Director | 2020-05-20 | 2023-02-07 |
| BULL, Christopher Allen | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2015-09-30 |
| BURKE, Andrew John | Director | 2016-01-18 | 2021-12-31 |
| CHRISTACOS, James Edward | Director | 2014-01-09 | 2019-12-31 |
| CORAM, Anthony | Director | 2019-04-10 | 2024-12-03 |
| CULPAN, Jeremy Richard | Director | 2005-04-07 | 2007-02-13 |
| ELLERTON, William | Director | 2019-01-16 | 2025-01-07 |
| GIBSON, Paul Nigel | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2013-09-27 |
| GRAHAM, William John | Director | 2007-02-13 | 2013-03-07 |
| HARRIS, Richard Julian | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2014-03-05 |
| HEATH, Holly | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2017-01-06 |
| JANNAKOS, Thomas Evangelos, Dr | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2014-03-05 |
| LEAR, Andrew John | Director | 2013-03-07 | 2013-07-01 |
| LEWIS, Allison Charlotte | Director | 2020-05-20 | 2025-01-07 |
| MAYSON, Stephen Wallace, Prof | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2018-12-31 |
| MORTIMER, Kathryn Jane | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2015-03-31 |
| PAGE, Steven Michael | Director | 2008-02-04 | 2013-03-07 |
| STOBART, Guy Winearls | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2018-12-31 |
| TIMMINS, Paul Robert | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2015-10-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arag Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-31 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-09-26 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-26 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-12-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.