LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-03
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£36M
-15.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£24M
-25.9% vs 2023
Employees
129
-3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£13M
-41.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-03.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1997-06-02 → present
- LAZARD BROTHERS ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1995-06-01 → 1997-06-02
- LAZARD INVESTORS LIMITED 1995-05-16 → 1995-06-01
- LAZARD INVESTORS LIMITED 1987-01-01 → 1995-05-16
- LAZARD SECURITIES LIMITED 1953-11-12 → 1987-01-01
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 | £135,079,020 | £130,577,673 | |
| Operating profit | £21,525,378 | £12,558,630 | |
| Profit before tax | £22,040,021 | £12,835,393 | |
| Net profit | £18,272,279 | £9,987,220 | |
| Cash | £42,309,933 | £35,936,943 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,310,212 | £30,855,340 | |
| Net assets | £32,523,168 | £24,107,389 | |
| Equity | £32,523,168 | £24,107,389 | |
| Average employees | 133 | 129 | |
| Wages | £56,202,846 | £59,545,559 |
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 | 15.9% | 9.6% | |
| Net margin | 13.5% | 7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 50.9% | 40.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.22x | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | 2131.86x | 196.54x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully despite the uncertain economic outlook. After making enquiries, 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 when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED · parent
- Lazard Fund Managers Limited 100%
- Lazard Sustainable Private Infrastructure (Europe) GP S.à.r.l. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 80 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSELL, Tim | Secretary | 2015-09-30 | — | — |
| BENNETT, Michael Allen | Director | 2024-04-02 | Jan 1965 | American |
| SPRINGHALL, Timothy David William | Director | 2020-06-25 | May 1968 | British |
| TAYLOR, Jeremy Marshall | Director | 2018-03-07 | Nov 1973 | British |
Show 80 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILES, Annabel | Secretary | 2014-12-12 | 2015-09-30 |
| JONSON, Heidi Dunbar | Secretary | 2003-06-16 | 2007-09-21 |
| MOOLA, Nazeera Ebrahim | Secretary | 2007-12-12 | 2009-06-01 |
| PRESTON, Colin Richard | Secretary | 1996-10-01 | 2000-03-27 |
| REGAN, Helen | Secretary | 2009-06-09 | 2014-12-12 |
| RICE, Thomas Edmund | Secretary | 2000-03-27 | 2003-06-16 |
| WHITEHEAD, Michael Ernest | Secretary | — | 1996-10-01 |
| ALLEN, Michael David | Director | 2011-01-13 | 2019-06-28 |
| BARNES, Michael James | Director | 1996-04-11 | 1997-05-07 |
| BAUGHAN, Michael Christopher | Director | — | 1994-09-07 |
| BERRILL, Robin Keith | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1997-09-19 |
| BHUTANI, Ashish | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2016-12-16 |
| BORRETT, Elizabeth Mary | Director | — | 1994-10-16 |
| BOYLE, Gabrielle Mary | Director | 2004-01-14 | 2009-06-01 |
| CALDER, Alistair Campbell | Director | 1995-05-30 | 2000-10-04 |
| CARTER, Simon Richard John | Director | 1994-10-04 | 1996-09-16 |
| CAZALET, Beth Ann Bero | Director | 1995-02-06 | 2000-07-31 |
| CAZALET, Victor Anthony | Director | 1992-09-28 | 2000-09-27 |
| CHAPMAN, Michael Roger | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2011-01-28 |
| CHATFEILD-ROBERTS, John Henry | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2001-02-09 |
| CHRIMES, Patrick | Director | — | 1995-10-27 |
| COLLINS, Adrian John Reginald | Director | 1993-10-19 | 1995-01-20 |
| CROSS BROWN, Tom | Director | 1994-09-07 | 1997-06-30 |
| DECONCINI, Robert | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2004-04-05 |
| DONALD, Ian Benzies | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2003-11-17 |
| EIG, Norman | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2004-04-05 |
| ERSKINE, Ann | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1997-07-31 |
| EVANS, Laurence Adrian Waring | Director | 1994-09-07 | 1997-06-10 |
| FUSCHILLO, Dino | Director | 1994-10-14 | 1997-12-01 |
| GILLMAN, Theodore Jones | Director | 1999-06-15 | 2001-06-13 |
| GOODALL, Martin Paul | Director | 1994-05-01 | 1998-04-30 |
| GOULD, David Thomas | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1995-07-04 |
| GRAHAM, David Rowley | Director | — | 1992-05-01 |
| GULLQUIST, Herbert William | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2003-11-14 |
| HAINES, Raymond William | Director | 1997-08-12 | 2001-02-28 |
| HARRISON, John Christopher | Director | — | 1993-09-10 |
| HAZLERIGG, Simon Martival | Director | — | 2000-10-06 |
| HUEBNER, Andreas Christoph | Director | 2001-09-25 | 2009-06-01 |
| INNES, John Hugh | Director | — | 1993-09-10 |
| JECKS, Keith Martin | Director | 1996-04-25 | 2001-02-26 |
| JONES, Keith | Director | — | 1994-07-08 |
| KERNO, Ivan Jacques | Director | 1998-05-26 | 1999-06-11 |
| KEY, Robin Jeremy | Director | — | 1994-10-21 |
| KNAPTON, Peter Robert | Director | 1993-05-04 | 1994-05-19 |
| KNOX, Craig | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1994-08-04 |
| MANLEY, Margaret Elizabeth | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1995-02-28 |
| MAXWELL-ARNOT, Patricia Jeanne | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| MAZZARI, Gerald | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2018-07-03 |
| MELLUISH, Christopher Brunton | Director | — | 1996-06-02 |
| NORBURY, Jonathan Peter Martin | Director | 1998-03-04 | 1999-08-26 |
| NORBURY, Jonathan Peter Martin | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1996-01-08 |
| O'REILLY, Gerard Patrick | Director | 1993-12-07 | 1995-11-03 |
| PARKES, Nicholas Stephen | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1999-05-28 |
| PARRY, Robert Andrew | Director | 1995-08-21 | 1997-06-05 |
| PAUL, Nathan Abraham | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| PEAT, Glyn | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| POLLARD, Mark | Director | 2000-08-02 | 2002-02-11 |
| PUTT, Simon Robert | Director | 1995-11-28 | 1997-05-23 |
| REINSBERG, John | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2024-07-31 |
| RINTOUL, Peter | Director | 1993-05-24 | 1995-05-31 |
| ROBERTS, Simon John | Director | 1999-04-07 | 2004-04-01 |
| ROGERS, Ian Joseph | Director | 1998-01-05 | 1999-03-04 |
| ROSS, Lynne Margaret | Director | 1992-05-26 | 1995-05-12 |
| RUSSELL, Timothy Gilbert | Director | 1995-11-06 | 1998-03-25 |
| SHINE, Patrick Charles Nugent | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1998-10-01 |
| SMITH, Jillian Avis Kathryn | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| SMITH, Richard Fenwick | Director | — | 2002-05-24 |
| SMITH, William James | Director | 2002-07-30 | 2018-06-30 |
| STEVENS, Philip Martin Colin Jude | Director | — | 1998-10-05 |
| SYDER, Charlotte Louise | Director | — | 1999-03-04 |
| TENNANT, James Robert | Director | — | 1996-03-25 |
| TYER, Rupert Peregrine Austin | Director | 1994-12-13 | 2003-01-31 |
| VEREY, David John, Sir | Director | — | 1997-06-10 |
| WATKINS, Garon | Director | 1997-11-27 | 1999-02-04 |
| WEBB, Stuart Campbell | Director | — | 1994-03-20 |
| WEST, James Glynn | Director | — | 1994-09-09 |
| WILLIS, Anthony John Millington | Director | 2004-01-14 | 2008-11-24 |
| WILSON, Charles Winfield | Director | 2004-01-14 | 2009-06-01 |
| WRIGHT, Nigel Stuart | Director | 1993-06-15 | 1996-03-12 |
| YATES, Christian James Kurt | Director | 1997-01-02 | 1998-08-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazard Asset Management (Uk) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 353 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-11-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-3.3%
£135,079,020 £130,577,673
-
Cash
-15.1%
£42,309,933 £35,936,943
-
Net assets
-25.9%
£32,523,168 £24,107,389
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Employees
-3%
133 129
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Operating profit
-41.7%
£21,525,378 £12,558,630
-
Profit before tax
-41.8%
£22,040,021 £12,835,393
-
Wages
+5.9%
£56,202,846 £59,545,559
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