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Cash

£4.6K

-1.3% lowest in 5 filed years

Net assets

£7.4M

-9.6% vs 2024

Employees

250

+4.6% highest in 5 filed years

Profit before tax

£652K

-69.1% lowest in 5 filed years

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31

Metric Trend 2021-05-312022-05-312023-05-312024-05-312025-05-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £36,996,665£68,388,321£73,710,458 +7.8%
Operating profit £3,230,362£3,235,261£1,876,829 -42%
Profit before tax £2,803,556£5,454,780£3,702,590£2,107,819£651,518 -69.1%
Net profit £2,058,653£4,241,580£2,734,654£1,376,311£240,622 -82.5%
Cash £30,970£803,272£5,385£4,640£4,581 -1.3%
Total assets less current liabilities £17,564,463£15,760,796£18,666,779£21,176,250£19,703,197 -7%
Net assets £6,000,492£7,206,802£8,901,551£8,147,184£7,363,626 -9.6%
Equity £6,000,492£7,206,802£8,901,551£8,147,184£7,363,626 -9.6%
Average employees 146187210239250 +4.6%
Wages £3,855,163£6,940,638£7,854,753 +13.2%
Directors' remuneration £178,422£495,138£735,938£846,306£1,129,737 +33.5%

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 2021-05-312022-05-312023-05-312024-05-312025-05-31
Operating margin 8.7%4.7%2.5%
Net margin 5.6%2.0%0.3%
Return on capital employed 18.4%15.3%9.5%
Current ratio 1.31x1.28x
Interest cover 7.57x2.87x1.53x

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

  1. LAING THE JEWELLER (GLASGOW) LIMITED 2005-03-21 → present
  2. DMS (SHELF) NO. 211 LIMITED 2005-01-18 → 2005-03-21

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Azets Audit Services
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. LAING THE JEWELLER (GLASGOW) LIMITED · parent
    1. Laing the Jeweller Limited 100% · Dormant company
    2. Parkhouse the Jeweller Limited 100% · Dormant company

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

13 active · 8 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
WALSH, Edward Joseph Secretary 2014-08-06
ANIOLA, Jill Director 2021-10-01 Mar 1973 Scottish
BARRON, Katherine Director 2024-06-01 Mar 1984 Scottish
CAMPBELL, Claire Elizabeth Director 2021-10-01 Aug 1983 Scottish
GOUGH, Serena Jayne Director 2023-05-01 Sep 1987 British
LAING, Richard Director 2017-09-01 Jan 1984 British
LAING, William Stuart Director 2005-04-18 Feb 1950 British
MATHESON, Jamie Graham Director 2023-05-01 May 1954 British
MCCORMACK, Colin Director 2021-10-01 Oct 1977 Scottish
MCDOWELL, Stuart Director 2019-08-01 Oct 1978 British
PEARSON, Sally Director 2021-10-01 Aug 1989 British
WALSH, Edward Joseph Director 2011-04-01 Apr 1976 British
WALSH, Wendy Suzanna Director 2011-03-01 Jul 1976 British
Show 8 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
LAING, Lynda Jean Secretary 2005-04-18 2014-08-06
DM SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2005-01-18 2005-04-18
LAING, Lynda Jean Director 2005-04-18 2014-08-06
LESLIE, Forbes Gillies Nominee Director 2005-01-18 2005-04-18
MACLEOD, Colin Neil Nominee Director 2005-01-18 2005-04-18
MILLAR, Gillian Director 2005-04-18 2017-12-08
NELSON, Andrew Brian Director 2022-06-01 2024-08-01
PAYNE, Jonathan Director 2017-09-01 2019-08-16

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mrs Wendy Suzanna Walsh Individual Shares 75–100% 2016-06-01 Ceased 2026-01-08
Laing Glasgow Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2016-04-21 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 105 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-01-12 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2026-01-12 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-12-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-09-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-07-25 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-07-23 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-07-17 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-07-17 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-07-17 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-07-08 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-06-20 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-12-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-09-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-08-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-06-11 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-12-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2023-10-25 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-09-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-05-12 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-05-12 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
10

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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