LIGHTSOURCE OPERATIONS SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£450k
-38.1% vs 2024
Employees
125
-3.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£90k
-10.8% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,400,578 | £10,163,719 | -2.3% | |
| Operating profit | £100,596 | £89,844 | -10.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £100,564 | £89,746 | -10.8% | |
| Net profit | -£29,390 | -£276,740 | -841.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £726,667 | £580,904 | -20.1% | |
| Net assets | £726,667 | £449,927 | -38.1% | |
| Equity | £726,667 | £449,927 | -38.1% | |
| Average employees | 130 | 125 | -3.8% | |
| Wages | £8,559,603 | £8,145,915 | -4.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | -0.3% | -2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.8% | 15.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.8% | 95.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 1.06x |
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
- LIGHTSOURCE OPERATIONS SERVICES LIMITED 2017-09-28 → present
- LIGHTSOURCE SERVICES (O&M STAFF) LIMITED 2017-07-07 → 2017-09-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- 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 company's ability to continue as a going concem for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for Issue”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Lightsource bp Group announced its intention to sell the Company as part of Its divestment of the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) business segment At year end no binding sale agreement had been made and discussions with potential buyers are ongoing”
- “During the year under review the Company made a loss after tax of £276,740 (2024 Loss after tax of £29,390).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA, Adele | Director | 2023-06-29 | Oct 1981 | Italian |
| YOUNG, Lee Ian | Director | 2026-07-14 | Sep 1973 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, Randal John Clifton | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2021-09-30 |
| BORG, Caroline | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2021-09-30 |
| BOUTONNAT, Kareen Alexandra Patricia | Director | 2017-12-13 | 2024-10-24 |
| BOYLE, Nicholas Thomson | Director | 2017-07-07 | 2024-10-24 |
| BROOKS, James William | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2019-11-11 |
| GOARMON, Bernardo | Director | 2022-07-06 | 2026-07-16 |
| HAYES, Heather Jane | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2025-12-31 |
| MCCARTIE, Paul | Director | 2017-12-13 | 2024-10-24 |
| YOUNG, Lee Ian | Director | 2022-02-11 | 2025-06-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightsource Operations 1 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-07-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 64 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-22 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-07-22 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2025-09-30 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-30 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-30 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2024-11-28 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2024-11-28 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-11-28 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.