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LONDON CITY BOND LIMITED
Cash
£3M
+2.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+3.6% vs 2024
Employees
575
-6.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£271K
+58.7% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 02246348
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1988-04-20
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-09-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52103
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £74,165,032 | £76,306,545 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £875,261 | £1,021,586 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £170,899 | £271,252 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £395,899 | £183,341 | |
| Cash | — | — | £437,299 | — | — | £3,240,751 | £3,326,520 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £7,287,539 | — | — | £12,625,885 | £11,903,331 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,804,916 | — | — | £5,155,803 | £5,339,144 | |
| Equity | £3,154,589 | £3,282,914 | £3,804,916 | £4,523,996 | £4,759,904 | £5,155,803 | £5,339,144 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 613 | 575 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £18,128,487 | £17,687,541 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Subsidiaries
- Vinotheque Limited · 100% held · England · Dormant
- Draftrule Limited · 100% held · England · Dormant
- LCB Tilbury Limited · 100% held · England · Dormant
- LCB (Scotland) Limited · 100% held · Scotland · Dormant
- LCB Logistics Limited · 100% held · England · Dormant
- LCB Distribution Limited · 100% held · England · Dormant
Significant events
- “The principal risks identified this year were again the uncertainty relating to the war in Ukraine and inflationary pressures within the economy.”
- “The principal risks in the year ahead relate to the economic uncertainty due to ongoing hostilities in Ukraine and the Middle East and having empty warehouse space if expected new sales do not materialise.”
- “Revenue growth could also stagnate due to uncertainty in the market and the possible effects of international tariffs and uncertainty of how businesses will react.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLINGTON, Alfred John | Director | — | May 1960 | British |
| CRIPPS, Craig Stephen | Director | 2026-01-29 | Oct 1980 | British |
| DAVIS, Brian John | Director | 2000-04-01 | Jul 1953 | British |
| HOGG, David | Director | 2016-05-27 | Sep 1955 | British |
| RENWICK, Jane Marie | Director | 2019-04-12 | Jul 1963 | British |
| STONE, Michael | Director | 2019-04-12 | Jul 1981 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLINGTON, Alfred John | Secretary | — | 2015-11-02 |
| COWEY, Philip Neil | Director | 2008-05-06 | 2016-04-25 |
| JONES, Benjamin Arthur Crawshay | Director | — | 2000-03-31 |
| JOYCE, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2016-05-27 | 2021-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Benjamin Arthur Crawshay Jones | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Alexandra Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2026-04-17 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-03-19 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-05-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-04-13 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-03-31 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-03-03 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2022-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-06-14 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2021-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-11-11 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2021-11-11 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2021-11-11 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-09-30
-0.14
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets -0.072 × 6.56 = -0.47
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.026 × 6.72 = +0.17
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.154 × 1.05 = +0.16
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory