LEADER (UK) LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-05 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-22
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-45.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£235K
-33.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
5
-28.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£978K
+778.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,686,744 | £12,712,092 | — | — | £12,923,941 | £14,515,834 | |
| Operating profit | £520,556 | £585,428 | — | — | £133,502 | £1,056,584 | |
| Profit before tax | £341,920 | £476,552 | £990,777 | £967,539 | £111,321 | £978,219 | |
| Net profit | £303,625 | £384,302 | — | £795,239 | £66,134 | £732,245 | |
| Cash | £1,926,832 | £821,585 | £1,155,741 | £951,752 | £2,522,487 | £1,376,234 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £824,840 | £859,144 | £1,019,629 | £1,156,432 | £352,568 | £234,813 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £352,568 | £234,813 | |
| Equity | £824,840 | £859,144 | £1,019,629 | £1,156,432 | £352,568 | £234,813 | |
| Average employees | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
| Wages | £290,250 | £255,108 | £249,842 | £267,948 | £236,040 | £264,168 |
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 | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 4.6% | — | — | 1.0% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 3.0% | — | — | 0.5% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 63.1% | 68.1% | — | — | 37.9% | 450.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 93.8% | 93.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.06x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | 2.83x | 5.30x | — | — | 0.87x | 11.24x |
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
- Kershen Fairfax
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVLIN, James Brendan, Mr. | Director | 1993-07-30 | Dec 1961 | British |
| WANG, Keith | Director | 2026-02-14 | Jan 1986 | Chinese |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVLIN, Julia Elizabeth | Secretary | 1993-07-30 | 1998-08-04 |
| KRISHNA, Gopini | Secretary | 1998-08-04 | 2025-03-31 |
| CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-07-30 | 1993-07-30 |
| CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-07-30 | 1993-07-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Maximus Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2026-04-15 | Active |
| Mr James Brendan Devlin | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-22 | Ceased 2026-04-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-04-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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
FY2023 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2023-11-30
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Turnover
+12.3%
£12,923,941 £14,515,834
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Cash
-45.4%
£2,522,487 £1,376,234
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Net assets
-33.4%
£352,568 £234,813
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Employees
-28.6%
7 5
lowest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
+691.4%
£133,502 £1,056,584
highest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
+778.7%
£111,321 £978,219
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Wages
+11.9%
£236,040 £264,168
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