SEARCHLIGHT ELECTRIC LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-14 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-22.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
-16.6% vs 2024
Employees
140
-2.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2M
-48.5% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £20,866,759 | £20,319,686 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,421,828 | -£2,057,944 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,423,229 | -£2,113,119 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£2,662,513 | -£2,113,119 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £5,901,415 | £4,553,430 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £17,635,732 | £15,511,102 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £12,835,732 | £10,711,102 | |
| Equity | £19,321,103 | £19,244,433 | — | £16,498,789 | £15,498,245 | £12,835,732 | £10,711,102 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 140 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,364,324 | £5,176,932 |
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -6.8% | -10.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -12.8% | -10.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -8.1% | -13.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.65x | 3.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -8.69x | -13.10x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Jack Ross Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above considerations, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- SEARCHLIGHT ELECTRIC LIMITED · parent
- Searchlight Electric International Ltd 100%
- Dot Lighting Limited 100%
- Illuma LED Lighting Limited 100%
- Illuma Lighting Limited 100%
- The Lighting Collection Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The administration of Homebase in early October 2024, was a significant event in the year but the Group managed to replace that lost revenue through other customer acquisition and growth in our core UK and European business'. Our European business is now fully operational, and we continue to invest in its growth as a key strategic driver of performance for the future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMBURGER, David Martin | Secretary | — | — | British |
| BOYLE, Teresa Joan | Director | 2023-03-29 | Nov 1971 | British |
| HAMBURGER, Daniel Sigmund | Director | 2003-05-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
| HAMBURGER, David Martin | Director | — | Jan 1945 | British |
| HAMBURGER, Morris Emanuel | Director | — | Feb 1952 | British |
| SPITZER, Szilvia | Director | 2023-03-29 | Apr 1978 | Hungarian |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENTLEY, Simon Anthony | Director | 2001-12-04 | 2003-03-20 |
| BOYER, James | Director | — | 2001-02-23 |
| DAVID STUART, Joyce Stuart | Director | 2005-06-10 | 2022-01-27 |
| HAMBURGER, Herzl Eric | Director | — | 2024-03-03 |
| HAMBURGER, Sidney Cyril, Sir | Director | — | 2001-06-07 |
| LENHAM, Giselle Joan | Director | 2004-09-22 | 2018-04-06 |
| METCALFE, David John | Director | 2017-01-24 | 2024-08-30 |
| RAINFORD, Anthony Edward | Director | — | 2000-12-15 |
| RYAN, Francis George | Director | 2001-02-23 | 2008-09-05 |
| SMITH, Robert Alan | Director | 2003-11-14 | 2005-05-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Herzl Eric Hamburger | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-03 |
| Mr Daniel Sigmund Hamburger | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr David Martin Hamburger | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Morris Emanuel Hamburger | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
-2.6%
£20,866,759 £20,319,686
-
Cash
-22.8%
£5,901,415 £4,553,430
-
Net assets
-16.6%
£12,835,732 £10,711,102
-
Employees
-2.1%
143 140
-
Operating profit
-44.7%
-£1,421,828 -£2,057,944
-
Profit before tax
-48.5%
-£1,423,229 -£2,113,119
-
Wages
-3.5%
£5,364,324 £5,176,932
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