L.A.S. RECYCLING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-23 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+12.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+14.7% vs 2023
Employees
59
+9.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+42.9% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,863,325 | £8,577,202 | |
| Operating profit | £949,293 | £1,331,323 | |
| Profit before tax | £924,616 | £1,321,439 | |
| Net profit | £842,400 | £948,036 | |
| Cash | £1,345,487 | £1,515,596 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,285,878 | £9,272,131 | |
| Net assets | £5,041,604 | £5,780,238 | |
| Equity | £5,041,604 | £5,780,238 | |
| Average employees | 54 | 59 | |
| Wages | £1,483,546 | £1,832,134 |
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 | 12.1% | 15.5% | |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 11.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.5% | 14.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.1% | 47.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.93x | 2.67x | |
| Interest cover | 24.30x | 28.62x |
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
- WBV Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAUNDERS, Stuart Mark | Secretary | 2010-04-20 | — | British |
| MORRIS, Tina Elaine | Director | 2008-05-23 | May 1978 | Welsh |
| SAUNDERS, Stuart Mark | Director | 2003-11-12 | Sep 1975 | Welsh |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAUNDERS, Betty Lilian | Secretary | 1992-01-23 | 1995-10-26 |
| SAUNDERS, Carys Jayne Eleri | Secretary | 2001-10-18 | 2003-11-12 |
| SAUNDERS, Christopher John | Secretary | 2003-11-12 | 2010-04-20 |
| SAUNDERS, Christopher John | Secretary | 1997-11-07 | 2001-10-18 |
| THOMPSON, Maria Bridget | Secretary | 1995-10-26 | 1997-11-07 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-01-09 | 1992-01-23 |
| BARTLETT, Frederick Arthur | Director | 2004-01-10 | 2006-02-01 |
| SAUNDERS, Betty Lilian | Director | 1992-01-23 | 1999-12-31 |
| SAUNDERS, Christopher John | Director | 1992-01-23 | 2018-11-30 |
| SAUNDERS, John Adrian | Director | 1992-01-23 | 1995-05-14 |
| SAUNDERS, Robin Adrian | Director | 1992-01-23 | 2001-10-18 |
| WOODHOUSE, Anthony John | Director | 2004-01-10 | 2004-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-01-09 | 1992-01-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+9.1%
£7,863,325 £8,577,202
-
Cash
+12.6%
£1,345,487 £1,515,596
-
Net assets
+14.7%
£5,041,604 £5,780,238
-
Employees
+9.3%
54 59
-
Operating profit
+40.2%
£949,293 £1,331,323
-
Profit before tax
+42.9%
£924,616 £1,321,439
-
Wages
+23.5%
£1,483,546 £1,832,134
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