LIMBS & THINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-34% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£22M
+13.9% vs 2023
Employees
223
-8.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
-21.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £32,441,401 | £29,171,196 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £5,080,900 | £5,012,794 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £7,731,591 | £6,819,236 | £5,374,972 | |
| Net profit | — | £6,190,345 | £5,326,314 | £4,166,863 | |
| Cash | — | £13,665,077 | £8,327,075 | £5,495,102 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £23,087,172 | £19,844,541 | £22,972,165 | |
| Net assets | — | £22,715,101 | £19,364,665 | £22,064,717 | |
| Equity | £17,745,696 | £22,715,101 | £19,364,665 | £22,064,717 | |
| Average employees | — | 184 | 243 | 223 | |
| Wages | — | £6,341,982 | £10,911,316 | £9,866,456 |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 15.7% | 17.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 16.4% | 14.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 25.6% | 21.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 5.02x | 6.36x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following a review of the Groups future forecasts and projections the Directors are confident that the Group has sufficient resources to continue its operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Group therefore continues to adopt the "going concern" basis in preparing its consolidated financial statements.”
Group structure
- LIMBS & THINGS LIMITED · parent
- Limbs & Things Inc 100%
- Limbs & Things Australia 100%
- K.Waldemar Larsson AB 100%
- eoSurgical Limited 100%
- Limbs & Things Employee Trustee Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2023 the Business acquired 100% of the share capital of eoSurgical Ltd; the technology acquired from this acquisition has enabled the Business to develop and enhance its range of laparoscopic simulation training products during 2024.”
- “The Company made £141k (2023: £146k) in charitable donations in the year to local food banks and charities in recognition of the ongoing hardship of residents impacted by cost of living issues.”
- “Two nearby properties were purchased during 2024, and these are currently being redeveloped to allow for increased production capacity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLIN, Anne | Director | 2016-09-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
| BRASO, Raymond Alexander | Director | 2015-05-01 | Feb 1958 | British |
| COOPER, Carolyn Margot | Director | — | Aug 1943 | Australian |
| COOPER, Tom Stockwell | Director | 2019-02-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
| HULL, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2017-09-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Nicholas James Burcombe | Secretary | — | 2017-11-03 |
| COOPER, Nicholas James Burcombe | Director | 1993-11-04 | 2017-11-03 |
| HART, Graeme Manson | Director | 2005-01-02 | 2008-08-31 |
| JACKSON, Mark Bentley | Director | 2022-08-31 | 2025-10-13 |
| RILEY, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2018-07-26 |
| ROBINSON, Michael John | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2022-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Carolyn Margot Cooper | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-07-28 | Ceased 2018-10-22 |
| Mr Nicholas Paul Riley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-28 | Ceased 2018-07-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2018-11-23 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
-10.1%
£32,441,401 £29,171,196
-
Cash
-34%
£8,327,075 £5,495,102
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+13.9%
£19,364,665 £22,064,717
-
Employees
-8.2%
243 223
-
Operating profit
-1.3%
£5,080,900 £5,012,794
-
Profit before tax
-21.2%
£6,819,236 £5,374,972
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-9.6%
£10,911,316 £9,866,456
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