L&B BLACKMOOR COMPANY PLC
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Cash
£111k
-4.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.7m
+10.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
14
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£73k
+486.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £569,935 | £811,204 | £820,294 | +1.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £32,416 | £39,677 | £89,713 | +126.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £12,264 | £12,460 | £73,037 | +486.2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £8,290 | £8,009 | £56,133 | +600.9% | |
| Cash | — | £1,566,793 | £73,379 | £115,905 | £111,020 | -4.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,500 | £1,482,473 | £1,791,714 | £1,761,085 | £1,846,598 | +4.9% | |
| Net assets | £12,500 | £1,088,473 | £1,310,073 | £1,494,082 | £1,650,215 | +10.5% | |
| Equity | £12,500 | £1,088,473 | £1,310,073 | £1,494,082 | £1,650,215 | +10.5% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | £263,391 | £408,245 | £395,855 | -3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £47,500 | £51,000 | +7.4% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.7% | 4.9% | 10.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.5% | 1.0% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 1.8% | 2.3% | 4.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 34.6% | 27.2% | 21.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.48x | 0.48x | 0.49x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 0.98x | 1.39x | 5.35x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Luke Harris ACCA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. At 31 December 2025, the company had net current liabilities of £134,135. In assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, the directors have considered the company's current financial position”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Jonathan Charles | Secretary | 2024-11-11 | — | — |
| AUGER, Richard Barry | Director | 2024-05-15 | Oct 1946 | British |
| COWLING, Ian Peter | Director | 2015-07-09 | Jul 1950 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Jonathan Charles | Director | 2024-05-15 | May 1954 | British |
| GRIMOLDBY, Michael John | Director | 2023-11-07 | Jan 1953 | British |
| MILES, Peter | Director | 2015-07-09 | Aug 1950 | British |
| PEARCE, Michael George | Director | 2023-11-07 | Jul 1953 | British |
| SMITH, Malcolm David | Director | 2023-11-08 | Oct 1955 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWLING, Ian Peter | Secretary | 2015-07-09 | 2024-11-11 |
| PAIN, Jonathan Hugh | Director | 2023-11-07 | 2025-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lynton And Barnstaple Railway Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 47 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-02 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-03-01 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-26 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.