LEA & SANDEMAN COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-28 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3K
-45.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-4.9% vs 2023
Employees
46
+2.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£121K
-111.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LEA & SANDEMAN COMPANY LIMITED 1988-11-25 → present
- PUNCHMANOR LIMITED 1987-11-10 → 1988-11-25
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £13,330,755 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £510,479 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £505,137 | £792,748 | — | £1,035,315 | -£121,047 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £466,531 | £635,550 | — | £704,121 | -£121,047 | |
| Cash | — | — | £3,383 | £2,462 | — | £4,882 | £2,645 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,062,710 | £2,635,724 | — | £3,813,115 | £3,622,898 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,976,568 | £2,552,118 | — | £3,769,445 | £3,583,303 | |
| Equity | £1,532,100 | £1,570,037 | £1,976,568 | £2,552,118 | £3,125,324 | £3,769,445 | £3,583,303 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 42 | 42 | — | 45 | 46 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,643,511 | £1,696,929 | — | £2,118,852 | £2,226,675 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.8% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.5% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 24.7% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 95.56x | — | — | — | — |
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
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISHERWOOD, David | Director | 2025-10-31 | Dec 1983 | British |
| LEA, Charles Algernon | Director | — | Sep 1957 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDEMAN, Patrick David | Secretary | — | 2012-09-22 |
| FIELD, Hugh John Gordon | Director | 2014-04-17 | 2025-10-31 |
| SANDEMAN, Katherine Georgina | Director | 2012-11-06 | 2014-05-21 |
| SANDEMAN, Patrick David | Director | — | 2012-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lea & Sandeman Group Of Companies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2017-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-45.8%
£4,882 £2,645
-
Net assets
-4.9%
£3,769,445 £3,583,303
-
Employees
+2.2%
45 46
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-111.7%
£1,035,315 -£121,047
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+5.1%
£2,118,852 £2,226,675
highest in 4 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