ELSTEAD LIGHTING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£491K
+57.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-1.8% vs 2023
Employees
66
+3.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£47K
+102.9% first positive since 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ELSTEAD LIGHTING LIMITED 1990-01-02 → present
- ELSTEAD FORGE LIMITED 1969-10-30 → 1990-01-02
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-01 | 2020-07-31 | 2020-08-01 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £9,768,689 | — | £12,055,089 | — | £11,172,169 | £10,120,082 | £10,616,301 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,432,342 | — | £2,157,379 | — | £417,694 | -£1,578,222 | £47,516 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,457,349 | — | £2,194,674 | — | £414,760 | -£1,606,974 | £46,717 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,521,270 | -£74,722 | |
| Cash | — | £1,700,993 | — | £2,216,762 | — | £686,235 | £312,408 | £491,122 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,589,091 | — | £5,441,815 | — | £5,851,922 | £4,107,250 | £4,037,524 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,387,363 | — | £5,156,144 | — | £5,574,399 | £4,053,129 | £3,978,407 | |
| Equity | — | £3,387,363 | — | £5,156,144 | — | £5,574,399 | £4,053,129 | £3,978,407 | |
| Average employees | — | 85 | — | 76 | — | 63 | 64 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | £2,089,116 | — | £1,996,955 | — | £1,918,714 | £2,022,052 | £2,212,835 |
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 | 2019-08-01 | 2020-07-31 | 2020-08-01 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 14.7% | — | 17.9% | — | 3.7% | -15.6% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | -15.0% | -0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 39.9% | — | 39.6% | — | 7.1% | -38.4% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48.9% | 49.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.95x | 1.90x | |
| Interest cover | — | 455.29x | — | 171.44x | — | 97.50x | -54.83x | 14.08x |
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
- Menzies 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
- “As part of the wider Elstead group of companies, Elstead Lighting Limited has provided investment for, and will benefit from significant investments in, expanding the product offering with the introduction of five new partner brands.”
- “The Group successfully expanded its distribution footprint through new partnerships within the hospitality sector including small to medium hotels, bars and restaurants as well as prémium care homes.”
- “The UK operation has started reorganising its warehousing commitments changing from what is 120,000 square feet down to less than 100,000 square feet, significantly helping to reduce UK overheads.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCAS, Jonathan Charles | Secretary | — | — | British |
| LUCAS, Deborah | Director | 2014-06-30 | Nov 1970 | British |
| LUCAS, Jonathan Charles | Director | — | Oct 1962 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANLUND, Hew Richard Paddison | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2008-07-31 |
| LUCAS, Stephen Foster | Director | — | 2014-06-30 |
| YOUNG, Nick John | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2000-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elstead Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-08-03 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Charles Lucas | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-08-14 | Ceased 2018-08-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2018-08-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2018-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-12-04 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2017-12-01 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-07-31 vs 2023-07-31
-
Turnover
+4.9%
£10,120,082 £10,616,301
-
Cash
+57.2%
£312,408 £491,122
-
Net assets
-1.8%
£4,053,129 £3,978,407
-
Employees
+3.1%
64 66
-
Operating profit
+103%
-£1,578,222 £47,516
first positive since 2023
-
Profit before tax
+102.9%
-£1,606,974 £46,717
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
+9.4%
£2,022,052 £2,212,835
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