LAWRENCE DAVID LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14M
+68.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£21M
+10% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
243
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
-5.5% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £63,731,477 | £76,823,092 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,381,647 | £2,429,350 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,751,382 | £2,601,202 | |
| Net profit | — | -£854,834 | — | — | — | £2,036,597 | £1,918,287 | |
| Cash | £3,409,566 | £4,591,994 | — | — | — | £8,361,639 | £14,088,036 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,297,326 | — | — | — | £20,842,092 | £23,017,557 | |
| Net assets | — | £9,105,831 | — | — | — | £19,265,296 | £21,183,583 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | £19,265,296 | £21,183,583 | |
| Average employees | — | 236 | — | — | — | 252 | 243 | |
| Wages | — | £7,206,802 | — | — | — | £9,988,390 | £10,046,357 |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 11.4% | 10.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 44.0% | 60.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.90x | 1.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 62.04x | 77.13x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- 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
- “The results for the period reflect the very weak market demand for the automotive sector particularly the sub segment we operate in of curtain side semi-trailer. Demand was strong in 2025 within the box trailer sub segment compared to 2024. There has been a decrease in demand for vehicles used for home delivery. The business volumes increase by 10% in line with market and marke: recovery has been slow in line with the general market into 2025.”
- “Collaboration with the Wielton Group, Europe's 3rd largest trailer manufacture, benefiting product quality, purchasing synergies and broader product range.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORTON, Ian | Secretary | 2020-11-13 | — | — |
| DODGE, Andrew Robert | Director | 2011-09-19 | Mar 1968 | British |
| MCEVOY, Benjamin Mark | Director | 2022-07-01 | Aug 1981 | British |
| MORTON, Ian | Director | 2021-06-15 | Nov 1972 | British |
| WARD, Christopher Alan | Director | 2022-07-01 | Feb 1973 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM, Emma | Secretary | 2017-12-01 | 2019-01-17 |
| GRAHAM, Emma Claire | Secretary | 2017-04-28 | 2017-12-01 |
| JEFFS, Alan | Secretary | 1995-05-01 | 2017-04-28 |
| MARSHALL, Lawrence | Secretary | — | 1995-05-01 |
| YALLOP, Paul | Secretary | 2019-01-17 | 2020-07-24 |
| BLACKWELL, Martin | Director | 2011-09-19 | 2018-02-28 |
| BRATTON, Paul | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2018-11-01 |
| CURZON, Christopher Colin | Director | 2019-04-15 | 2023-03-31 |
| CURZON, Christopher Colin | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2011-09-19 |
| DRANE, Geoffrey William | Director | — | 2001-06-15 |
| GRAHAM, Emma Claire | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2017-12-01 |
| JEFFS, Alan | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2017-04-28 |
| LAW, William Arthur | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| MARSHALL, Laurence David | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2022-07-10 |
| MARSHALL, Lawrence | Director | — | 2018-10-01 |
| RICHARDSON, Andrew | Director | 2011-09-19 | 2018-02-28 |
| TIMPSON, Brian | Director | — | 2007-11-28 |
| TODD, Jonathan | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| WITHINSHAW, Peter John | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wielton S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Laurence David Marshall | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-01 |
| Mr Lawrence Marshall | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-08-14 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-08-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-16 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2024-05-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+20.5%
£63,731,477 £76,823,092
-
Cash
+68.5%
£8,361,639 £14,088,036
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+10%
£19,265,296 £21,183,583
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-3.6%
252 243
-
Operating profit
+2%
£2,381,647 £2,429,350
-
Profit before tax
-5.5%
£2,751,382 £2,601,202
-
Wages
+0.6%
£9,988,390 £10,046,357
highest in 3 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