THE LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C.
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-15 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£791K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£9M
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5M
Period ending 2025-10-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C. 2026-03-23 → present
- LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C.(THE) 1982-11-02 → 2026-03-23
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,378,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £5,335,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £5,336,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £4,002,000 | |
| Cash | — | £791,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £12,367,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £9,077,000 | |
| Equity | £5,075,000 | £9,077,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 37.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 27.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 43.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 75.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.47x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have therefore used the going concern basis in preparing the condensed financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE LAW DEBENTURE TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C. · parent
- ICI Pensions Trustee Limited 100%
- AstraZeneca Pensions Trustee Limited 100%
Significant events
- “No operations were acquired or discontinued during the period.”
- “No additions or disposals were made in the period and no impairment has ever been recognised on these investments.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAW DEBENTURE CORPORATE SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1997-09-23 | — | — |
| FROST, Lindsay Ann | Director | 2022-12-09 | Nov 1982 | British |
| GREENALL, Charlotte | Director | 2022-12-09 | Jul 1987 | British |
| JACKSON, Denis | Director | 2017-10-27 | Jan 1966 | British |
| SOLARZ, Eliot Benjamin Givel | Director | 2017-10-27 | Dec 1978 | British |
| WATSON, Laura | Director | 2022-12-09 | Nov 1979 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWELL, John Kenneth | Secretary | 1992-11-17 | 1997-09-05 |
| POTTER, John Jeremy Mckinnell | Secretary | — | 1992-11-17 |
| ADAMS, Michael Charles | Director | 2016-08-31 | 2017-10-22 |
| ANDERSON, Denyse Monique | Director | 1992-06-25 | 2022-06-30 |
| ASHWORTH, Mark Heddle | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2021-04-21 |
| BANSZKY, Caroline Janet | Director | 2002-02-13 | 2016-08-31 |
| BRISTOW, Richard Lawrence | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| CALDICOTT, Michael Andrew | Director | 1996-09-17 | 1997-09-05 |
| CAZALET, Raymond Percival St George | Director | — | 1993-10-19 |
| CHARLTON, Foster Ferrier Harvey | Director | — | 1995-04-25 |
| DUFFETT, Christopher Charles Biddulph | Director | — | 2002-04-12 |
| FULLWOOD, Timothy Michael James | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2018-01-12 |
| GILBERT, Jennifer Jane Dillon | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2013-10-31 |
| GRAHAM, Kenneth Alexander | Director | — | 1992-10-09 |
| HOLLADAY, Abigail | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2003-10-16 |
| INGLIS, Kenneth William Ballard | Director | 1995-04-25 | 1996-12-31 |
| KENNEDY, John Maxwell | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2000-03-28 |
| LANE, Graham Idris | Director | — | 1996-09-20 |
| LEVENE, Darren Andrew | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2020-11-30 |
| MASON-JEBB, Julian Robert | Director | — | 2017-03-31 |
| MCNESS, Bruce John | Director | 1994-12-20 | 2006-07-03 |
| MORRELL, John Alston | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| NORRIS, David Frank | Director | 1992-06-25 | 2003-10-16 |
| OSBORNE, Hugh Daniel | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| RAKESTROW, Clive Laurence Charles | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2004-10-27 |
| RANCE, Richard David | Director | 2003-01-21 | 2022-09-28 |
| RUMBELOW, Howard Clive | Director | — | 1993-10-19 |
| SCOTTON, Hester Raphaella Anne | Director | 2021-04-21 | 2024-10-11 |
| SKEGGS, Peter Michael | Director | 1997-09-05 | 2003-05-23 |
| STOBBS-MILLER, Kelly Ann | Director | 2021-04-21 | 2024-12-18 |
| THOMAS, Edward Stanley | Director | 2002-12-17 | 2014-10-31 |
| THOMAS, Richard Forbes | Director | — | 2004-05-14 |
| THORPE, Katie Elizabeth | Director | 2018-10-09 | 2020-09-11 |
| WILLIAMS, Robert James | Director | 1993-10-19 | 2004-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Law Debenture Corporation P.L.C. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2024-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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 2025-10-31 vs 2024-12-31