E4LAW LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.2m
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
150
-1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£117k
-94.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £11,351,000 | £11,122,000 | £10,179,000 | -8.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,435,000 | £1,532,000 | £128,000 | -91.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,794,000 | £1,967,000 | £117,000 | -94.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,714,000 | £1,784,000 | £157,000 | -91.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,053,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,925,000 | £2,350,000 | £2,338,000 | -0.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,983,000 | £2,054,000 | £2,211,000 | +7.6% | |
| Equity | £1,983,000 | £2,054,000 | £2,211,000 | +7.6% | |
| Average employees | 131 | 152 | 150 | -1.3% | |
| Wages | £4,423,000 | £4,633,000 | £4,624,000 | -0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £130,000 | £151,000 | £223,000 | +47.7% |
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 | 12.6% | 13.8% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 16.0% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 49.1% | 65.2% | 5.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.79x | 1.53x | 1.64x | |
| Interest cover | 41.00x | 51.07x | 4.74x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider the going concern basis to be appropriate following their assessment of the Company's financial position and its ability to meet its obligations as and when they fall due. In making the going concern assessment the directors have considered the following: The financial position of the Company as at the date the financial statements were approved; The future profitability of the Company with profit and cash flow forecasts having being prepared for the next 12 months following the approval of these financial statements; Being part of the Eurofins group, a world leader in testing.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to 31 December 2025, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East escalated on 28 February 2026, including military actions and related economic sanctions involving the United States, Iran, Israel, and certain other countries in the region (the "Conflict").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GANDERTON, Laura Jayne | Secretary | 2025-09-30 | — | — |
| NELSON, Andrew David | Director | 2025-09-30 | Apr 1980 | British |
| THOMAS, Leigh | Director | 2023-01-27 | Oct 1970 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANNAH, Paul George | Secretary | 2011-01-21 | 2017-08-01 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-01-21 | 2011-01-21 |
| DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola | Director | 2011-01-21 | 2011-01-21 |
| DOLLAR, Mark Peter Frederick | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2020-12-09 |
| EVANS, Thomas Edward | Director | 2020-12-09 | 2025-09-30 |
| FOX, Kathleen | Director | 2011-01-21 | 2012-01-03 |
| GUÉNY, Arnaud | Director | 2018-04-13 | 2020-12-09 |
| JAMES, Paul Nicholas | Director | 2019-03-20 | 2023-01-27 |
| QUIN, Stuart James | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2018-04-13 |
| RALPH, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2018-04-13 | 2019-03-20 |
| RALPH, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2012-01-03 | 2017-08-01 |
| STOPFORD, Nicholas John | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2018-04-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurofins Forensics Lux Holdings Sarl | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-09-30 | Active |
| Labco Uk Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-08-01 | Ceased 2025-09-30 |
| Mr David Nicholas Owen Williams | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-21 | Ceased 2017-08-01 |
| Mr David Nicholas Owen Williams | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-01-21 | Ceased 2017-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-07-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.