LOMBARD TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-29 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-15
Watchouts
Cash
£19M
-4.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
-20.8% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
-56.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
These financial statements are prepared on other than going concern basis, see note 1(a) on page 14.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- LOMBARD TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED 2005-01-17 → present
- LOMBARD GATX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 2003-09-01 → 2005-01-17
- LOMBARD NETWORK SERVICES LIMITED 1994-11-10 → 2003-09-01
- LEX SYSTEMS LEASING LIMITED 1986-08-19 → 1994-11-10
- LIZHURST LIMITED 1986-07-22 → 1986-08-19
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,295,000 | £6,418,000 | |
| Operating profit | £6,781,000 | £2,898,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,558,000 | £2,832,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,018,000 | £2,124,000 | |
| Cash | £19,694,000 | £18,738,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,436,000 | £12,195,000 | |
| Net assets | £13,795,000 | £10,919,000 | |
| Equity | £13,795,000 | £10,919,000 | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 51.0% | 45.2% | |
| Net margin | 37.7% | 33.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.6% | 23.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.8% | 60.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.40x | 1.64x | |
| Interest cover | 30.41x | 43.91x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“These financial statements are prepared on other than going concern basis, see note 1(a) on page 14.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Company has ceased to trade. The Majority of the business either reached maturity or was settled early. The remaining business was transferred to the parent company at fair value generating nil profit or loss. The cessation of trade and the transfer does not impact the financial position as at the reporting date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATWEST GROUP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-09-14 | — | — |
| EDWARDS, Paul Andrew | Director | 2024-09-30 | Apr 1975 | British |
| SILVESTER, Gabriella Mary | Director | 2025-07-25 | May 1992 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMERON, Lindsey Helen | Secretary | 2008-08-08 | 2011-05-31 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Angela Mary | Secretary | 2002-02-27 | 2006-11-27 |
| DALY, Kirsty | Secretary | 2011-06-01 | 2012-01-11 |
| EVANS, Margaret Janet | Secretary | 1994-10-31 | 1997-04-15 |
| LEWIS, Derek John | Secretary | 1997-04-15 | 2002-02-26 |
| WILLIAMSON, Amy | Secretary | 2012-02-22 | 2012-09-14 |
| WRAITH CARTER, Gillian | Secretary | 2006-11-27 | 2008-08-08 |
| YOUNG, Mark Lees | Secretary | — | 1994-10-31 |
| BALDOCK, Alexander David | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2012-08-31 |
| BRODIE, Robert Duncan | Director | 2002-07-26 | 2004-02-29 |
| BRODIE, Robert Duncan | Director | 1999-11-25 | 2001-06-30 |
| CLARK, Stuart Gregory | Director | 2018-04-03 | 2024-06-28 |
| CLIBBENS, Nigel Timothy John | Director | 2003-10-21 | 2015-02-27 |
| COE, Alan Clemmons | Director | — | 2002-03-25 |
| CROME, Trevor Douglas | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2016-06-28 |
| FLINT, Eion Arthur Mcmorran | Director | 2004-05-05 | 2004-12-01 |
| FLINT, Eion Arthur Mcmorran | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2003-10-21 |
| GADSBY, Andrew Paul | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2018-04-03 |
| GALLOWAY, David Allistair | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
| GLENN, Curt Fred | Director | 2003-02-17 | 2004-12-01 |
| HARLING, Calvin Chris | Director | 1994-10-31 | 1999-11-01 |
| HARRIS, Peter Robert | Director | 1994-04-26 | 1994-10-31 |
| HIGGINBOTHAM, James | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2017-02-21 |
| ISAAC, Ian John | Director | 2017-06-30 | 2024-09-30 |
| JOHNSON, Jeffrey | Director | — | 1999-11-08 |
| LORD, Peter Edmund | Director | 1999-10-25 | 2001-06-30 |
| LYNAM, Paul Anthony | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2008-08-08 |
| MABERLY, Michael Alan | Director | — | 1995-09-06 |
| MANN, James Stanley | Director | 1996-11-07 | 1999-09-14 |
| MARROW, Paul | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2004-10-31 |
| MCGREAL, Tom | Director | 2002-04-24 | 2004-12-01 |
| MCVICAR, Ian Campbell | Director | 2003-02-17 | 2015-02-27 |
| MIHM, Edwin Redman | Director | 2000-01-31 | 2002-07-26 |
| MOFFAT, Peter | Director | 2021-12-30 | 2024-09-30 |
| MORGAN, Christopher Robert | Director | 1997-10-24 | 2002-07-22 |
| NOBLE, Amy Louise | Director | 2024-09-30 | 2025-07-25 |
| O'DONNELL, Michael Jay | Director | 1999-07-16 | 2001-02-05 |
| PADLEY, John David | Director | 1994-10-31 | 1997-10-24 |
| PATTARA, Joseph Alexander | Director | 2018-04-03 | 2021-12-30 |
| PEARCE, Nigel | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2004-05-05 |
| PEARCE, Nigel | Director | 2004-01-26 | 2004-02-29 |
| PURDY, John Douglas | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Malcolm Murray | Director | — | 1994-04-08 |
| SHIPMAN, Bruce Alan | Director | 2002-07-26 | 2004-12-01 |
| SLADE, Arthur Geoffrey | Director | 1995-09-19 | 1996-11-07 |
| SNELLING, Duane Edward | Director | 2016-12-16 | 2017-06-30 |
| SOSKIN, Richard Neil | Director | 1994-10-31 | 1999-07-16 |
| SPICER, Scott Alden | Director | 1994-10-31 | 2003-02-17 |
| STAMPER, Christopher Paul | Director | 1997-02-12 | 1999-11-18 |
| STUART, John David | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2002-07-22 |
| SULLIVAN, Christopher Paul | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2004-02-29 |
| VERZELLO JR, Robert Joseph | Director | 2002-07-26 | 2002-12-31 |
| WOOD, John Hamer | Director | 2016-12-16 | 2017-06-30 |
| YOUNG, Mark Lees | Director | 1994-10-31 | 1994-10-31 |
| YOUNG, Ronald James | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lombard North Central Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 282 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-02-16 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2022-02-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-02-15 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-16 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2022-02-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-02-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
-51.7%
£13,295,000 £6,418,000
-
Cash
-4.9%
£19,694,000 £18,738,000
-
Net assets
-20.8%
£13,795,000 £10,919,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-57.3%
£6,781,000 £2,898,000
-
Profit before tax
-56.8%
£6,558,000 £2,832,000
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