L.J. GRUNDON & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-22 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£47K
-58.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£208K
+24% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
3
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£20K
+1,238% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £423,357 | £400,657 | £268,601 | £274,048 | £297,585 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£135,255 | £3,899 | £148 | £1,463 | £19,575 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£139,915 | -£16,165 | -£724 | £1,463 | £19,575 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£2,819 | £40,333 | |
| Cash | £26,885 | £19,369 | £133,170 | £158,116 | £113,436 | £46,873 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £255,008 | £278,961 | £183,979 | £202,609 | £190,808 | £209,166 | |
| Net assets | £128,230 | £147,663 | £147,348 | £170,908 | £168,089 | £208,422 | |
| Equity | £128,230 | £147,663 | £147,348 | £170,908 | £168,089 | £208,422 | |
| Average employees | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| 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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -31.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -1.0% | 13.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -48.5% | 2.1% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 9.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.35x | 5.90x | |
| Interest cover | — | -29.02x | 0.19x | 0.17x | — | — |
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
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 21 December 2021, an unlimited composite company guarantee was given by L.J. Grundon & Sons Limited and other companies within the Heathcote Holdings group to HSBC UK Bank Plc. On the 17 December 2024 the facility was renegotiated with HSBC UK Bank Plc, as security agent. At 30 April 2025, the total exposure amounts to £20,900,000 (2024: £21,975,000).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHCOTE, Trevor Lewis | Director | 2021-05-04 | May 1965 | British |
| SIBLEY, Andrew Mark | Director | 2021-05-04 | May 1978 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRUNDON, Jennifer Susan Mary | Secretary | 1997-11-06 | 2021-05-04 |
| GRUNDON, Martin Leslie | Secretary | 1991-03-29 | 1997-11-06 |
| GRUNDON, Jennifer Susan Mary | Director | 2000-07-04 | 2021-05-04 |
| GRUNDON, Keith John | Director | — | 1996-10-14 |
| GRUNDON, Leslie John | Director | — | 1994-08-21 |
| GRUNDON, Martin Leslie | Director | — | 2021-05-04 |
| WEST, Jonathan Hugh | Director | 2021-05-04 | 2025-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envar Composting Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-04 | Active |
| Mrs Jennifer Susan Mary Grundon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-04 |
| Mr Martin Leslie Grundon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-01-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-01-19 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-07-11 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-01-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
+8.6%
£274,048 £297,585
-
Cash
-58.7%
£113,436 £46,873
-
Net assets
+24%
£168,089 £208,422
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
0%
3 3
-
Operating profit
+1,238%
£1,463 £19,575
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+1,238%
£1,463 £19,575
highest in 5 filed years
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