LIONBRIDGE (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-30
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£63K
+215% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+13.4% vs 2023
Employees
71
-4.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£424K
-23% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-30.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Group is currently engaged with a number of lenders to raise additional capital through equity or debt offerings or to restructure its existing debt. However, the Board recognises that the timing of the maturity of its debt, represents a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt as to its ability to continue as a going concern. Nevertheless, based on the funding plans described above, the directors have a reasonable expectation, there is adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For these reasons, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements and the financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result if the Company was unable to continue as a going concern.
Name history
Renamed 10 times since incorporation
- LIONBRIDGE (UK) LIMITED 2005-09-20 → present
- BOWNE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2001-12-19 → 2005-09-20
- MENDEZ LIMITED 2001-01-11 → 2001-12-19
- LERNOUT & HAUSPIE LIMITED 1999-04-16 → 2001-01-11
- HEITMANN S.A.C. LTD 1997-07-02 → 1999-04-16
- SAC TECHNOGRAPHIC LIMITED 1993-07-01 → 1997-07-02
- RICARDO TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 1992-01-20 → 1993-07-01
- SAC TECHNOGRAPHIC LIMITED 1987-09-30 → 1992-01-20
- S.A.C. CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1987-09-30
- SMEDLEY & CROWSON ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1981-12-31
- YORKMILES LIMITED 1977-01-21 → 1977-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,146,000 | £3,648,000 | |
| Operating profit | £551,000 | £424,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £551,000 | £424,000 | |
| Net profit | £429,000 | £325,000 | |
| Cash | £20,000 | £63,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,422,000 | £2,747,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,422,000 | £2,747,000 | |
| Equity | £2,422,000 | £2,747,000 | |
| Average employees | 74 | 71 | |
| Wages | £4,218,000 | £3,852,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 11.6% | |
| Net margin | 10.3% | 8.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.7% | 15.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 2.33x |
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
- BDO
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Group is currently engaged with a number of lenders to raise additional capital through equity or debt offerings or to restructure its existing debt. However, the Board recognises that the timing of the maturity of its debt, represents a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt as to its ability to continue as a going concern. Nevertheless, based on the funding plans described above, the directors have a reasonable expectation, there is adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For these reasons, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements and the financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result if the Company was unable to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOBIN, Richard Patrick | Secretary | 2023-08-15 | — | — |
| DE VILLIERS, Camilla | Director | 2021-09-09 | Oct 1972 | British |
| KENNEDY, Phillip Robert | Director | 2022-09-16 | Feb 1981 | British |
| TOBIN, Richard Patrick | Director | 2023-08-15 | Aug 1971 | American |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COHEN, Clemente Claudio | Secretary | 2019-03-29 | 2023-08-15 |
| DAWES, Peter Graham | Secretary | 1996-02-01 | 1997-05-07 |
| JENKINS, Sarah Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1992-12-18 |
| LAW, Graham | Secretary | 2016-03-18 | 2019-03-29 |
| MIDDLEMISS, Ian | Secretary | 1997-12-20 | 2012-02-28 |
| SHEARS, Stewart David | Secretary | 1993-06-21 | 1996-02-01 |
| VOISEY, Christopher | Secretary | 2012-04-18 | 2016-03-18 |
| WILD, Alan Richard | Secretary | 1997-05-07 | 1997-12-20 |
| WILKINSON, Terry | Secretary | 1992-12-18 | 1993-06-21 |
| ANDERSON, Michael | Director | — | 1992-10-05 |
| BOTHY, Jean Marc | Director | 2001-01-05 | 2002-03-15 |
| CAMERON, George Winston | Director | 1993-06-21 | 1995-03-01 |
| CHILDS, Graham Jon | Director | 2016-03-18 | 2019-10-25 |
| COHEN, Clemente Claudio | Director | 2017-10-24 | 2023-08-15 |
| COWAN, Rory John | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2017-10-24 |
| DOHERTY, Paul | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2011-05-03 |
| EPSTEIN, Melvin | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2002-09-17 |
| FAGAN JR, James | Director | 2003-03-12 | 2005-09-01 |
| FENNELLY, John Sullivan | Director | 2019-03-29 | 2026-05-04 |
| GIRLING, Christopher Francis Gregory | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1997-05-07 |
| GLAESER, Carl | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2003-03-12 |
| GREENSHIELDS, Alan George | Director | 1997-11-17 | 2001-02-12 |
| HEAMAN, Jennifer Anne | Director | 1992-10-05 | 1993-06-21 |
| HEITMANN, Gerhard | Director | 1997-05-07 | 1997-11-17 |
| HEITMANN, Ulrich | Director | 1997-11-17 | 1998-08-19 |
| JOHNSON, Robert | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2004-05-14 |
| JOHNSTON, Alexander Norman | Director | — | 1992-10-05 |
| JOHNSTON, William James Ian, Dr | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1996-07-19 |
| KELLY, Brian | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2006-09-28 |
| LAMMAR, Christophe Guy | Director | 1999-02-23 | 2001-01-05 |
| LAW, Graham | Director | 2016-03-18 | 2019-03-29 |
| MENDEZ, Florita | Director | 2001-04-11 | 2002-03-15 |
| MIDDLEMISS, Ian | Director | 1993-06-21 | 2012-02-28 |
| NAVASCUES, Pablo | Director | 2022-01-03 | 2022-09-16 |
| O'CONNELL, Rochelle | Director | 2019-12-02 | 2022-01-03 |
| PIERSON, Roy James | Director | 1993-06-21 | 1998-06-25 |
| SCHENK VON STAUFFENBERG, Phillipe, Graf | Director | 1997-05-07 | 1997-11-17 |
| SPITZER, Scott Lloyd | Director | 2004-05-14 | 2005-09-01 |
| STEVENS, David Mark | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2001-01-05 |
| VOISEY, Christopher | Director | 2012-04-18 | 2016-03-18 |
| WALTERS, Timothy Mark | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2003-05-31 |
| WEDGWOOD, Christopher John | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2018-12-21 |
| WILKINSON, Terry | Director | 1992-10-05 | 1993-06-21 |
| WOOLLIAMS, Robert Gareth | Director | 1998-11-01 | 1999-07-23 |
| YOUNG, Bernard John | Director | 1993-06-21 | 1995-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Publications Management Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-08-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-28 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-07 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-12%
£4,146,000 £3,648,000
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Cash
+215%
£20,000 £63,000
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Net assets
+13.4%
£2,422,000 £2,747,000
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Employees
-4.1%
74 71
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Operating profit
-23%
£551,000 £424,000
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Profit before tax
-23%
£551,000 £424,000
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Wages
-8.7%
£4,218,000 £3,852,000
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