LAZARD & CO., LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-04 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£33M
-54.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£83M
-39.2% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£38M
-208.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £227,707,000 | £195,521,000 | |
| Operating profit | £31,049,000 | -£40,981,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £34,685,000 | -£37,611,000 | |
| Net profit | £26,357,000 | -£28,601,000 | |
| Cash | £73,230,000 | £33,423,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £139,461,000 | £85,671,000 | |
| Net assets | £136,859,000 | £83,258,000 | |
| Equity | £136,859,000 | £83,258,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.6% | -21.0% | |
| Net margin | 11.6% | -14.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.3% | -47.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.12x | 1.85x | |
| Interest cover | 87.96x | -98.04x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have formed a judgement, at the time of approving the financial statements, that there is a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date the financial statements are authorised for issue. For this reason the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- LAZARD & CO., LIMITED · parent
- Lazard Italy Limited 58.4%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 94 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, Catharine Rebecca | Secretary | 2022-02-28 | — | — |
| FOSTER, Catharine Rebecca | Director | 2022-02-28 | Apr 1978 | British |
| KAPADIA, Cyrus | Director | 2019-09-09 | Dec 1971 | British |
| SPRINGHALL, Timothy David William | Director | 2022-03-28 | May 1968 | British |
| THE LORD PRIOR, David Gifford Leathes, Lord | Director | 2022-09-22 | Dec 1954 | British |
| WORTH, Samantha Victoria | Director | 2021-05-01 | Apr 1984 | British |
Show 94 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS, William David Wesley | Secretary | 1997-07-01 | 2006-04-01 |
| EADY, Anthony James | Secretary | — | 1998-03-31 |
| FARRER-BROWN, Robert Jamieson | Secretary | 2007-05-31 | 2022-02-28 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Claire | Secretary | 2006-04-01 | 2007-03-15 |
| WATSON, Dicken Anthony George | Secretary | 2007-03-15 | 2007-05-31 |
| ADCOCK, Andrew John | Director | 1999-09-20 | 2000-08-01 |
| ADDE, Svante Lennart Stensson | Director | — | 2000-08-01 |
| AGIUS, Marcus Ambrose Paul | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| ALCOCK, Roger Edward | Director | — | 1996-10-10 |
| ANDERSON, David John Lane Freer | Director | — | 2000-08-01 |
| BALFE, John Paul | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2000-08-01 |
| BAUGHAN, Michael Christopher | Director | — | 2002-05-01 |
| BLAKENHAM, Michael John, Viscount | Director | — | 1997-05-02 |
| BLAKESLEY, Andrew Laurence | Director | — | 2002-05-06 |
| BOSE, Udayan | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| BOTTARI, Etienne David | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2000-05-26 |
| BOTTENHEIM, Michael Charles | Director | — | 2000-10-31 |
| BRAGGIOTTI, Gerardo | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| BROCK, Peter Edward | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2000-07-03 |
| BUIST-WELLS, William | Director | — | 2000-08-01 |
| BURRELL, Mark William | Director | — | 1997-05-02 |
| CATTO, Alexander Gordon, The Honourable | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| CLEGG, Robert Duncan | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| COLE, Victoria Clare | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2009-04-02 |
| COLLINS, John Robert | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1998-01-31 |
| CONSTANT, Robert Ashley Meyricke | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| COSTAIN, Nigel Matthew Alfred | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| COVENEY, Anthony Michael | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1995-09-29 |
| CROSS BROWN, Tom | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
| CUMMINGS, David Scott | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| DAVID-WEILL, Michel Alexandre | Director | — | 2002-12-01 |
| DAVIES, Richard James Guy | Director | — | 1993-06-11 |
| DAWNAY, Edward William | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| DAWSON, Jonathan Donald Sherlock | Director | — | 2000-08-01 |
| DE GIORGIS, Federico Row | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1994-12-31 |
| DE ROSNAY, Alexis Marc Joel Louis | Director | 2011-11-22 | 2012-03-21 |
| DEAR, John Simon | Director | — | 2000-08-01 |
| DENNIS, William David Wesley | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2006-04-01 |
| DUREY, Howard Ernest | Director | — | 2002-04-30 |
| EVANS, Laurence Adrian Waring | Director | — | 2002-04-14 |
| FARRER-BROWN, Robert Jamieson | Director | 2007-09-07 | 2022-02-28 |
| FISHER, Christopher Charles | Director | — | 2000-08-01 |
| FORNARA, Michael Carlo | Director | 1996-10-09 | 1999-07-20 |
| FRANCIS, Mark Cameron | Director | — | 1995-01-11 |
| FRASER, Ian James, Sir | Director | — | 1997-04-04 |
| GARDNER, Adrian David Edmund | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| GIDNEY, Mark Henry | Director | — | 2000-08-01 |
| GISMONDI, Paul Arthur | Director | 2011-04-08 | 2014-12-31 |
| GISMONDI, Paul Arthur | Director | — | 2000-08-01 |
| GLUCKLICH, Thomas Charles | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| GOBBO, Mario | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| GOODWIN, Julian Timothy Beswick | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-05-12 |
| HAAS, Jean-Claude | Director | — | 2000-08-01 |
| HACK, Jonathan Nicholas Bewick | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| HANSFORD, James Victor | Director | 2003-04-14 | 2005-05-10 |
| HEATON, Frances Anne | Director | — | 2000-08-01 |
| HEDGER, Sarah Ann | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| HILL, Christopher Nigel Colin | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2000-05-12 |
| HOCK, Peter George | Director | — | 2002-12-01 |
| JAMESON, Paul Andrew | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| JOHNSTON, Alexander David | Director | — | 2000-08-01 |
| JOLL, James Anthony Boyd | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| JONES, Keith | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1994-07-08 |
| JONES, Nicholas Michael Houssemayne | Director | — | 2004-12-17 |
| KELLY, Paul | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-06-15 |
| KIERNAN, Peter Anthony | Director | 2004-06-16 | 2010-02-10 |
| KILGOUR, Alastair Hugh | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2003-01-31 |
| KITCHEN, Jonathan Aistrope | Director | — | 1998-01-31 |
| KNAPTON, Peter Robert | Director | 1993-05-04 | 1994-05-19 |
| KNAPTON, Peter Robert | Director | — | 1995-04-20 |
| KOTLER, David George Heyden | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| LEONARD, Christopher Patrick | Director | 2005-07-28 | 2006-11-10 |
| LUKES, Neil Thomas | Director | — | 2001-01-01 |
| MACKAY, Neil Douglas Malcolm | Director | — | 2002-05-02 |
| MAKINSON, John Crowther | Director | 1996-03-13 | 2000-03-03 |
| MANNERS, Thomas Jasper, The Hon | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| MAXWELL-ARNOT, Patricia Jeanne | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| MCGONIGLE, Michael Frederick | Director | — | 1997-08-08 |
| MCMILLAN, Derek | Director | — | 2002-12-01 |
| MCNAUGHT, Andrew Robert | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| MELLUISH, Christopher Brunton | Director | — | 1996-06-02 |
| MITCHELL, Andrew John Bower, Rt Hon | Director | 2006-02-06 | 2009-06-19 |
| MITCHELL, Andrew John Bower, Rt Hon | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2002-12-01 |
| MOORE, Karen Bernice | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2004-04-30 |
| MOORE, Karen Bernice | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| MORA DEL RIO, Jesus Javier | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1999-01-29 |
| MOYES, Martin Gerald | Director | 1994-08-01 | 2002-12-01 |
| MYERS, Gregory Ridgeway | Director | 2009-07-30 | 2010-08-13 |
| NELSON, John | Director | — | 1998-10-23 |
| NEWEY, Peter, Mr. | Director | — | 1993-01-04 |
| NORMAN, Archibald John | Director | 2013-07-30 | 2019-09-09 |
| NORTHROP, Antony Patrick Clinton | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| OGLETHORPE, Christopher Miles | Director | 2004-03-24 | 2005-09-30 |
| OLIVER, Steven Wiles | Director | — | 1998-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazard & Co., Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 515 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-14.1%
£227,707,000 £195,521,000
-
Cash
-54.4%
£73,230,000 £33,423,000
-
Net assets
-39.2%
£136,859,000 £83,258,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-232%
£31,049,000 -£40,981,000
-
Profit before tax
-208.4%
£34,685,000 -£37,611,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers