L.E.C.(L'POOL) LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-08-16 (in 3mo)

Last made up 2025-08-02

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£6M

+17.3% highest in 10 filed years

Net assets

£6M

+14.3% highest in 4 filed years

Employees

+5.8% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£1M

-13.7% first positive since 2022

Net assets

10-year trend · vs Basic Materials median

L.E.C.(L'POOL) LIMITED·Basic Materials median · n=259

Accounts

10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric	2020-03-31	2020-04-01	2021-03-31	2021-04-01	2022-03-31	2022-04-01	2023-03-31	2023-04-01	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Turnover	£9,629,112	—	£9,510,886	—	£10,709,234	—	£13,253,801	—	£18,941,840	£18,327,699
Operating profit	£535,110	—	£549,815	—	-£723,063	—	£672,665	—	£1,219,763	£994,197
Profit before tax	£544,341	—	£553,661	—	-£737,418	—	£606,164	—	£1,243,073	£1,072,526
Net profit	£424,169	—	£445,434	—	-£584,366	—	£440,419	—	£924,513	£798,597
Cash	£2,027,398	£2,027,398	£2,303,595	£2,303,596	£2,074,336	£2,074,333	£3,590,082	£3,590,080	£4,773,315	£5,598,749
Total assets less current liabilities	—	—	—	—	£4,216,856	—	£4,864,772	—	£5,790,561	£6,567,517
Net assets	—	—	—	—	£4,216,856	—	£4,657,275	—	£5,581,788	£6,380,385
Equity	—	—	—	—	£4,216,856	—	£4,657,275	—	£5,581,788	£6,380,385
Average employees	60	—	56	—	50	—	49	—	52	55
Wages	£1,231,160	—	£1,253,654	—	£1,708,366	—	£1,428,328	—	£2,340,536	£2,844,312

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	2020-03-31	2020-04-01	2021-03-31	2021-04-01	2022-03-31	2022-04-01	2023-03-31	2023-04-01	2024-03-31	2025-03-31
Operating margin	5.6%	—	5.8%	—	-6.8%	—	5.1%	—	6.4%	5.4%
Net margin	4.4%	—	4.7%	—	-5.5%	—	3.3%	—	4.9%	4.4%
Return on capital employed	—	—	—	—	-17.1%	—	13.8%	—	21.1%	15.1%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.78x	1.84x
Interest cover	271.63x	—	—	—	-44.86x	—	6.90x	—	13.87x	13.94x

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: Langtons Professional Services Limited
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 the foreseeable future. They continue to believe the going concern basis of accounting appropriate in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Significant events

“The directors believe that the company has achieved a satisfactory result for the year under review in the light of prevailing trading conditions.”
“The directors plan to continue to develop the existing activities of the company”

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

People

9 active · 7 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
BLACKHURST, Lily May	Secretary	—	—	British
BLACKHURST, Lily May	Director	2014-04-01	Jul 1946	British
CAPPOZZO, Craig	Director	2026-02-27	Mar 1962	American
COLLADO, Rolando	Director	2026-02-27	Sep 1965	American
COPE, Tanner	Director	2026-02-27	Jan 1989	American
DWYER, Deborah Diane	Director	2014-04-01	Jul 1972	British
JOHNSON, Mark Paul	Director	2014-04-01	Jul 1979	British
LEE, Kevin	Director	2026-02-27	Dec 1993	American
STINNETT, David Mathias	Director	2026-02-27	Nov 1982	American

Show 7 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
BULLEN, Peter Anthony	Director	—	1999-12-21
CLARE, Eileen Elizabeth	Director	—	2004-04-06
CLARE, Laurence John	Director	2002-06-20	2022-11-24
CLARE, Lawrence John	Director	—	1997-12-12
DALY, Stephen Charles	Director	—	2023-10-13
FISHWICK, Adele Joyce	Director	2020-08-14	2023-01-25
TABY, Briony Jane	Director	2020-08-14	2023-01-25

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Thriving Brands Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2026-02-27	Active
Mr Mark Paul Johnson	Individual	Significant influence	2022-11-25	Active
Mr Laurence John Clare	Individual	Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors	2016-06-01	Ceased 2022-11-25

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 131 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-03-30	RESOLUTIONS	resolution	Resolution
2026-03-30	MA	incorporation	Memorandum articles
2026-03-30	CC04	change-of-constitution	Statement of companys objects
2026-03-25	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2026-03-25	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2026-03-11	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2026-03-06	PSC02	persons-with-significant-control	Notification of a person with significant control	PDF
2026-03-05	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2026-03-05	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2026-03-05	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2026-03-05	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2026-03-04	RESOLUTIONS	resolution	Resolution
2026-03-04	MA	incorporation	Memorandum articles
2026-02-24	SH01	capital	Capital allotment shares
2025-12-09	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-08-05	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-11-22	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-08-13	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2023-12-04	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-11-02	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 16
Capital events: 1
Officers appointed: 5
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31

Turnover

-3.2%

£18,941,840 £18,327,699
Cash

+17.3%

£4,773,315 £5,598,749

highest in 10 filed years
Net assets

+14.3%

£5,581,788 £6,380,385

highest in 4 filed years
Employees

+5.8%

52 55
Operating profit

-18.5%

£1,219,763 £994,197

first positive since 2022
Profit before tax

-13.7%

£1,243,073 £1,072,526

first positive since 2022
Wages

+21.5%

£2,340,536 £2,844,312

highest in 6 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

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