LONDON CITY BOND LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-16 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+3.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
575
-6.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£271K
+58.7% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 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 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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 6.9% | 8.6% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1.26x | 1.36x |
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
- 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.”
Group structure
- LONDON CITY BOND LIMITED · parent
- Vinotheque Limited 100%
- Draftrule Limited 100%
- LCB Tilbury Limited 100%
- LCB (Scotland) Limited 100%
- LCB Logistics Limited 100%
- LCB Distribution Limited 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+2.9%
£74,165,032 £76,306,545
-
Cash
+2.6%
£3,240,751 £3,326,520
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+3.6%
£5,155,803 £5,339,144
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-6.2%
613 575
-
Operating profit
+16.7%
£875,261 £1,021,586
-
Profit before tax
+58.7%
£170,899 £271,252
-
Wages
-2.4%
£18,128,487 £17,687,541
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