LANDER AUTOMOTIVE LTD.
Get an alert when LANDER AUTOMOTIVE LTD. files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-17 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£685K
-20% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+20.1% vs 2023
Employees
171
-2.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£459K
+158.6% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LANDER AUTOMOTIVE LTD. 1991-08-16 → present
- W.LANDER & SONS LIMITED 1951-10-20 → 1991-08-16
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £18,187,000 | — | £19,434,000 | £16,674,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,574,000 | — | -£179,000 | £792,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£2,021,000 | — | -£783,000 | £459,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,620,000 | — | -£560,000 | £430,000 | |
| Cash | — | £1,046,000 | — | £856,000 | £685,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £12,836,000 | — | £11,364,000 | £11,241,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,696,000 | — | £2,136,000 | £2,566,000 | |
| Equity | £4,316,000 | £2,696,000 | £2,696,000 | £2,136,000 | £2,566,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 180 | — | 176 | 171 | |
| Wages | — | £4,634,000 | — | £4,153,000 | £4,393,000 |
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -8.7% | — | -0.9% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | — | -8.9% | — | -2.9% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -12.3% | — | -1.6% | 7.0% | |
| Interest cover | — | -2.45x | — | -0.25x | 1.57x |
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.
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLYTHE, Mark | Director | 2025-03-20 | Mar 1970 | British |
| MCCARTNEY-PALMER, Leonard | Director | 2014-09-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| RUSSELL, Ben Ian | Director | 2025-02-17 | Feb 1976 | British |
| WALKER, Simon Neal | Director | 2020-10-01 | Jul 1966 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Darren | Director | 2009-01-01 | Mar 1972 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER, Peter John Lander | Secretary | — | 2008-01-01 |
| ALEXANDER, Richard James | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2020-03-11 |
| ALEXANDER, Peter John Lander | Director | — | 2020-03-11 |
| ALEXANDER, Richard James | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2020-03-11 |
| BAILEY, Stephen John | Director | — | 2015-12-31 |
| CORNICK, Stephen Paul | Director | 2001-11-05 | 2002-03-31 |
| DEVEY, John Charles | Director | — | 2007-09-13 |
| HAYWOOD, Martin | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| HOLLOWAY, Robin Charles Alexander | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2007-10-31 |
| HOUGHTON, Derek | Director | — | 2004-07-19 |
| HOUGHTON, Ian Robert | Director | 2005-02-02 | 2020-03-11 |
| HOUGHTON, Nicholas Derek | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2020-03-11 |
| MASON, John Paul | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2025-03-28 |
| MELVIN, Michael Christopher Gary | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| PRESTON, Nigel | Director | 2024-04-03 | 2025-02-28 |
| TACK, Peter Bruce | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| WHITEHOUSE, Roger William | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2014-06-09 |
| WHITMORE, Stuart Joseph | Director | — | 2005-07-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lander Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
-14.2%
£19,434,000 £16,674,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-20%
£856,000 £685,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+20.1%
£2,136,000 £2,566,000
-
Employees
-2.8%
176 171
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+542.5%
-£179,000 £792,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+158.6%
-£783,000 £459,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+5.8%
£4,153,000 £4,393,000
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