LAW CENTRE (N.I.)
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Cash
£557K
+96.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£830K
+35.7% vs 2024
Employees
25
-10.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,157,403 | £1,557,748 | +34.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £32,556 | £218,214 | +570.3% | |
| Cash | £283,983 | £556,774 | +96.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £611,912 | £830,126 | +35.7% | |
| Net assets | £611,912 | £830,126 | +35.7% | |
| Equity | £611,912 | £830,126 | +35.7% | |
| Average employees | 28 | 25 | -10.7% | |
| Wages | £758,887 | £824,539 | +8.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 2.8% | 14.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.1% | 15.8% | |
| Current ratio | 7.36x | 6.14x |
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
- LAW CENTRE (N.I.) 1994-03-31 → present
- L. C. (N.I.) 1994-01-18 → 1994-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Finegan Gibson Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have considered going concern in the preparation of these statements and identify no concerns.”
Significant events
- “The Law Centre has experienced a period of significant change in the last year. In January 2025, we welcomed Eddie Lynch as CEO, following the resignation of Ursla O'Hare.”
- “At the end of January 2025, we also relocated to new premises in Belfast City Centre. The relocation provides a long term stability to the organisation and supports the ongoing growth and needs of the organisation for the future.”
- “There has also been a significant turnover in the senior management team in the past year with the CEO, a Director and Head of Section all leaving around the same time.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANYADIKE-DANES, Monye | Director | 2021-05-24 | Dec 1956 | British |
| COLTON, Patrick | Director | 2013-12-12 | May 1957 | Irish |
| DONAGHY, John Francis | Director | 2018-06-29 | Nov 1960 | British |
| GREENE, Mary Fiona | Director | 2018-09-18 | Aug 1971 | British |
| MCCAULEY, Catherine Mary | Director | 2025-10-15 | Nov 1985 | Irish |
| MCGUINNESS, Esther, Dr | Director | 2023-01-13 | Apr 1968 | Irish |
| QUIRK, Pádraic | Director | 2023-01-13 | Apr 1969 | Irish |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAMBY, Leslie Stewart | Secretary | 1994-01-18 | 2015-01-13 |
| HIGGINS, Kevin | Secretary | 2015-01-13 | 2017-03-29 |
| BURNS, Eugene | Director | 1994-01-18 | 1999-12-10 |
| CAMPBELL, Karen | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2011-12-09 |
| COX, Gavin Michael | Director | 2020-01-31 | 2023-01-13 |
| DAVIDSON, Gavin, Professor | Director | 2018-06-29 | 2021-09-13 |
| DILLON, Sharon Kathleen | Director | 2009-12-11 | 2015-09-14 |
| DONAGHY, Sean | Director | 1994-01-18 | 2003-01-08 |
| DUGDALE, Elizabeth | Director | 1999-12-10 | 2001-12-14 |
| EVANS, Thomas | Director | 2021-05-24 | 2026-03-23 |
| FITZGERALD, Jenny | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2005-10-31 |
| GIBSON, Lynda Elizabeth | Director | 2003-12-12 | 2005-12-15 |
| GREENE, Fiona | Director | 2000-11-08 | 2009-12-11 |
| HANNA, Laura | Director | 2011-12-09 | 2025-08-20 |
| HARDY, Patrice | Director | 2009-05-13 | 2016-08-16 |
| HIGGINS, Kevin | Director | 2013-12-12 | 2017-03-29 |
| HUNTER, Janet | Director | 1994-01-18 | 2021-12-13 |
| HUNTER, Martin | Director | 2001-12-14 | 2003-12-12 |
| KELLY, Margaret | Director | 1994-01-18 | 1999-12-10 |
| KING, Lisa | Director | 2007-04-18 | 2008-12-01 |
| LAWRENSON, Nr Kevin | Director | 2003-12-12 | 2007-12-10 |
| LUNDY, Laura | Director | 1994-01-18 | 2000-09-13 |
| MAC ELHATTON, Cathal Peter | Director | 1999-12-10 | 2017-09-25 |
| MAGEE, Fiona | Director | 2007-12-10 | 2013-12-12 |
| MCALEER, Chris | Director | 2003-12-12 | 2005-12-15 |
| MCATAVEY, Mick | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2018-01-26 |
| MCATEER, Ciaran Matthew James | Director | 1994-01-18 | 2018-06-30 |
| MCAULEY, Deirdre | Director | 1994-01-18 | 1999-12-10 |
| MCDOWELL, Jacqueline | Director | 1999-12-10 | 2000-05-31 |
| MCGUIGAN, Maureen Alice | Director | 2018-06-29 | 2025-02-28 |
| MCKEEVER, Grainne | Director | 2001-12-14 | 2020-01-31 |
| MCKINNEY, Donal | Director | 2007-12-10 | 2011-12-09 |
| MCLATCHIE, John Barrie | Director | 1994-01-18 | 2016-01-28 |
| MCMAHON, Peter | Director | 2023-01-13 | 2023-07-04 |
| MCMANUS, Mary Bernadetta | Director | 2010-01-13 | 2015-01-22 |
| MCNAMEE, Karen | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2007-12-10 |
| MURPHY, Francis Anthony | Director | 1994-01-18 | 2002-06-11 |
| O'FARRELL, Sean | Director | 2001-12-14 | 2009-12-11 |
| O'NEILL, Stella | Director | 1999-04-28 | 2003-01-08 |
| PEOPLES, Siobhan Patricia Bernadette | Director | 2001-12-14 | 2003-12-12 |
| RODDY, Michael | Director | 2007-12-10 | 2016-05-01 |
| SHINE, Anne Theresa | Director | 1999-12-10 | 2001-12-14 |
| SMITH, Margaret | Director | 1999-12-10 | 2001-12-14 |
| STEWART, Norman U | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2016-06-14 |
| STEWART, Wendy R | Director | 1994-01-18 | 1999-12-10 |
| WATSON, Avril | Director | 1994-01-18 | 2001-12-14 |
| YU, Patrick Chung Yin, Mr. | Director | 1994-01-18 | 2003-01-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Patrick Colton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.