LIGHTWAYS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
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Cash
£3.8k
-98.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.1m
+17.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
151
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£641k
-12.9% vs 2024
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 | £16,969,004 | £18,674,070 | £20,397,713 | +9.2% | |
| Operating profit | £450,638 | £853,451 | £756,568 | -11.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £349,672 | £736,247 | £641,294 | -12.9% | |
| Net profit | £253,525 | £536,097 | £459,859 | -14.2% | |
| Cash | £32,906 | £297,652 | £3,765 | -98.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,340,046 | £3,871,842 | £4,628,111 | +19.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,135,020 | £2,671,114 | £3,130,973 | +17.2% | |
| Equity | £2,135,020 | £2,671,114 | £3,130,973 | +17.2% | |
| Average employees | 136 | 141 | 151 | +7.1% | |
| Wages | £5,176,724 | £5,833,254 | £6,462,192 | +10.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £465,681 | £486,993 | £489,799 | +0.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £32,000 | £14,724 | £37,821 | +156.9% |
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 | 2.7% | 4.6% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 2.9% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.5% | 22.0% | 16.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.5% | 65.3% | 62.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.73x | 0.87x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | 4.46x | 7.28x | 6.56x |
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
- Dickson Middleton
- 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 concern for a period of at least twelve months...”
Significant events
- “The directors deeply regret the passing of Jim Hornall on 7th August and would like to place on record their appreciation for Jim's invaluable contribution, leadership and service to the company since it was incorporated.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG, Ian Curtis | Secretary | 2012-11-02 | — | — |
| HORNALL, Denise Carol | Director | 2001-04-01 | Jan 1957 | British |
| HORNALL, Jamie | Director | 2014-11-01 | Aug 1978 | British |
| SWIERCZEK, Helena | Director | 2015-03-16 | May 1980 | British |
| TURNBULL, Nicola | Director | 2014-11-01 | Jul 1985 | British |
| YOUNG, Ian Curtis | Director | 2013-09-12 | Apr 1961 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAIR, Robert | Secretary | — | 1991-08-01 |
| MCLAUCHLAN, John Gardner | Secretary | 1991-08-01 | 2012-11-02 |
| BEATON, Steven James | Director | 1991-06-03 | 2016-03-31 |
| HAIR, Robert | Director | — | 1991-08-01 |
| HORNALL, James | Director | — | 2025-08-07 |
| MARSHALL, James Williamson | Director | 2013-08-30 | 2015-07-14 |
| MCKENNA, James Michael | Director | 2013-08-30 | 2021-07-20 |
| MCLAUCHLAN, John Gardner | Director | 1991-08-01 | 2015-04-24 |
| STEVENSON, Graham Guy | Director | 2020-10-26 | 2025-12-10 |
| WRIGHT, James | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2021-10-15 |
| WRIGHT, Robina Ferguson | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2012-11-02 |
| WRIGHT, William | Director | — | 1989-11-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Denise Carol Hornall | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-10-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.