LUCAS FINISHING SPECIALISTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-18 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+1,258,825% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1M
+13.6% vs 2023
Employees
19
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£958K
+15.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- LUCAS FINISHING SPECIALISTS LIMITED 2017-09-12 → present
- S. LUCAS LIMITED 1996-02-07 → 2017-09-12
- S. LUCAS SPRAY & PAINTING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 1976-07-12 → 1996-02-07
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £12,694,207 | £14,109,687 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,158,312 | £1,005,745 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £827,698 | £958,230 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £655,679 | £703,432 | |
| Cash | £200,647 | £50,147 | £605,002 | £606,960 | — | £92 | £1,158,211 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,859,802 | £1,545,782 | £1,438,060 | £874,374 | — | £1,548,080 | £1,659,288 | |
| Net assets | £2,823,739 | £1,477,032 | £1,377,793 | £734,735 | — | £1,305,414 | £1,482,299 | |
| Equity | £2,823,739 | £1,477,032 | £1,377,793 | £734,735 | £734,735 | £1,305,414 | £1,482,299 | |
| Average employees | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | — | 19 | 19 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,251,046 | £1,281,773 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.1% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 74.8% | 60.6% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 3.36x | 18.39x |
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.
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCAS, Daniel Arthur | Secretary | — | — | British |
| LUCAS, Daniel Arthur | Director | — | Jul 1967 | British |
| LUCAS, Deborah Anne | Director | 2019-09-19 | Mar 1966 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLISON, Barry George | Director | 2003-03-17 | 2009-07-03 |
| LUCAS, Sheridan Walter | Director | — | 2010-11-17 |
| MULHOLLAND, Kenneth Declan | Director | 2003-03-17 | 2021-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Lucas Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+11.2%
£12,694,207 £14,109,687
-
Cash
+1,258,825%
£92 £1,158,211
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+13.6%
£1,305,414 £1,482,299
-
Employees
0%
19 19
-
Operating profit
-13.2%
£1,158,312 £1,005,745
-
Profit before tax
+15.8%
£827,698 £958,230
-
Wages
+2.5%
£1,251,046 £1,281,773
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