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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-03-13 (in 10mo)

Last made up 2026-02-27

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£56M

+21.2% vs 2023

Net assets

£182M

-4.2% vs 2023

Employees

712

-9.2% vs 2023

Profit before tax

-£11M

-108.5% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 7 times since incorporation

  1. LEX AUTOLEASE LIMITED 2009-10-06 → present
  2. LLOYDS TSB AUTOLEASE LIMITED 2000-12-29 → 2009-10-06
  3. ACL AUTOLEASE LIMITED 2000-05-05 → 2000-12-29
  4. AUTOLEASE LIMITED 1999-01-06 → 2000-05-05
  5. BRITAX AUTOLEASE LIMITED 1997-07-22 → 1999-01-06
  6. AUTOLEASE FINANCE LIMITED 1990-10-23 → 1997-07-22
  7. BARLOW FASTENERS (ANGLIA) LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1990-10-23
  8. KENNETH HEAP (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITED 1973-01-12 → 1978-12-31

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £2,274,416,000£2,412,751,000
Operating profit
Profit before tax £124,468,000-£10,635,000
Net profit £92,697,000-£7,909,000
Cash £46,178,000£55,974,000
Total assets less current liabilities £3,302,622,000£3,675,547,000
Net assets £190,044,000£182,135,000
Equity £190,044,000£182,135,000
Average employees 784712
Wages £33,602,000£33,206,000

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Net margin 4.1%-0.3%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 96.9%97.2%
Current ratio 0.21x0.24x

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
IFRS
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Deloitte LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the accounts. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the Annual Report and Accounts.”

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 44 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
HENNESSEY, David Dermot Secretary 2026-03-09
AMBANI, Anish Bipin Director 2023-03-08 Jan 1977 British
GOULD, Gregory David Director 2022-02-10 May 1969 British
HYNE, Paul Lawrence Director 2024-10-31 May 1979 British
MCCAFFREY, James Patrick Director 2019-12-09 Jun 1970 British
WILLIAMS, Nicholas Andrew Director 2022-10-29 Jun 1974 British
Show 44 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BEATTIE, Ryan Secretary 2024-07-31 2026-03-09
CURRIE, Allison Jane Secretary 2012-03-06 2012-07-06
FRAIN, Paula Secretary 2001-01-15 2001-05-16
GITTINS, Paul Secretary 2024-01-19 2024-07-31
GITTINS, Paul Secretary 2013-07-01 2017-01-11
HENNESSEY, David Dermot Secretary 2017-01-11 2024-01-08
PRICE, David John Secretary 1998-08-20 2001-01-15
SAUNDERS, Deborah Ann Secretary 2001-05-29 2010-01-06
BRITAX INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Secretary 1998-08-20
BLACKWELL, Timothy Mark Director 2007-09-28 2010-11-01
BLAKE, Brendan Patrick Paul Director 1998-08-20 2000-01-16
CANNON, Thomas Charles Director 1993-05-10
DAVIES, John Lewis Director 2000-08-31 2006-12-18
DAVIES, John Lewis Director 1998-08-20 1999-05-25
DAWSON, Anthony David Director 1995-10-31
FRANCIS, Rick Director 2011-07-26 2013-06-14
GIVEN, John Michael Director 1996-07-25 2000-09-13
GOW, David Stewart Director 2000-03-16 2000-12-21
GUEST, Anthony Director 1996-07-25 2000-03-10
HALL, Kenneth Barry Director 1996-07-25 2000-03-10
HARTLEY, Andrew John Director 2014-12-16 2019-11-22
HAYNES, John Director 1996-07-25 1999-08-02
JONES, Richard Andrew Director 2019-08-05 2022-10-28
JONES, Trevor John Director 1996-07-25 1997-04-30
KILBEE, Michael Peter Director 2000-08-31 2008-04-30
MARTON, Richard Egerton Christopher Director 1993-05-10 1998-08-20
MILNE, Raymond John Hildreth Director 2019-12-09 2021-03-14
MORRIS, Kim Director 2021-08-06 2024-10-31
OLDFIELD, David James Stanley Director 2006-12-19 2012-11-21
PARKES, Carol Ann Director 2010-11-01 2019-11-22
PEREZ, Israel Santos Director 2019-12-09 2023-02-24
PETTY, Andrew Charles Director 2000-02-29 2000-09-13
PFAUDLER, Jakob, Dr Director 2012-11-21 2015-08-10
PORTER, Tim Revell Director 2013-07-01 2018-10-19
POTTS, David Keith Director 2000-08-31 2007-09-28
RICHMOND, Simon John Director 1998-08-20 2000-09-13
STEAD, Nigel Cleator Director 2000-08-31 2011-06-30
THOMPSON, Stanley George Director 1996-07-25 1997-04-04
THORNE, Raymond Director 1997-07-01 1998-08-20
THORNTON, Colin Rhodes Director 2000-03-16 2000-09-13
TUCKER, Anthony Martin Director 1996-07-25 2000-03-10
TURNBULL, Peter Director 1995-10-31 1997-07-01
TUSTAIN, John Bernard Director 1996-07-25 1997-04-04
WHITE, Adrian Patrick Director 2008-04-30 2011-09-19

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Lloyds Bank Asset Finance Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2025-09-26 Active
Acl Autolease Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2025-09-26

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 270 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-03-24 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control
2026-03-20 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control
2026-03-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2026-03-09 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2026-03-09 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2025-07-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-07-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-03-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-11-08 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-11-04 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-08-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-08-16 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2024-08-09 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-02-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-01-22 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2024-01-09 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2023-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-05-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-04-06 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-03-03 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
7

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

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

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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