LED ELECTRICAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-10 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-27
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+1,148.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+10.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
48
-5.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£925K
-19.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- LED ELECTRICAL LIMITED 2001-03-06 → present
- LED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 2000-08-24 → 2001-03-06
- LOMESHAYE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION GROUP LIMITED 1995-04-10 → 2000-08-24
- ACTIVEFEATURE LIMITED 1993-10-25 → 1995-04-10
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £10,965,122 | £15,754,819 | £18,925,954 | £19,114,110 | £16,693,675 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £583,951 | £683,681 | £899,532 | £1,290,644 | £1,033,060 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £517,684 | £582,532 | £773,230 | £1,146,979 | £925,124 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £410,415 | £449,231 | £615,419 | £851,677 | £671,949 | |
| Cash | — | — | £956,308 | £15,998 | £49,005 | £141,693 | £1,769,076 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,309,897 | £4,535,456 | £4,905,544 | £5,382,513 | £5,915,986 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,101,888 | £4,461,119 | £4,838,290 | £5,308,968 | £5,860,029 | |
| Equity | £3,520,138 | £3,701,473 | £4,101,888 | £4,461,119 | £4,838,290 | £5,308,968 | £5,860,029 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 43 | 39 | 43 | 51 | 48 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,284,020 | £1,393,548 | £1,432,399 | £1,643,874 | £1,551,129 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.3% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 6.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.7% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 13.5% | 15.1% | 18.3% | 24.0% | 17.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.52x | 2.21x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 8.81x | 6.76x | 7.10x | 8.96x | 7.80x |
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
- PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
- 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.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, Steven Derek | Director | 2025-11-24 | Jan 1968 | British |
| FAY, Niall Daniel | Director | 2025-11-24 | Jan 1994 | British |
| HOLDEN, Craig Neil | Director | 2025-11-24 | Mar 1979 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRTWISTLE, Kevin | Secretary | 2007-01-15 | 2019-06-28 |
| BIRTWISTLE, Kevin | Secretary | 1994-03-14 | 1994-05-20 |
| DAVIES, Derek Harvey | Secretary | 1994-05-20 | 2007-01-15 |
| SCOTT, Janice | Secretary | 1993-11-02 | 1994-03-14 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-10-25 | 1993-11-02 |
| BIRTWISTLE, Beverley | Director | 2007-01-17 | 2019-06-28 |
| BIRTWISTLE, Beverley | Director | 2002-12-12 | 2007-01-15 |
| BIRTWISTLE, Kevin | Director | 1994-05-20 | 2019-06-28 |
| BROWN, Helen | Director | 2007-01-17 | 2023-07-05 |
| BROWN, Helen | Director | 2002-12-12 | 2007-01-15 |
| BROWN, Jason Power | Director | 1994-03-14 | 2023-07-05 |
| DAVIES, Beryl Ellen | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2007-01-15 |
| DAVIES, Derek Harvey | Director | 1994-03-14 | 2007-01-15 |
| FAY, Alison | Director | 2007-01-17 | 2025-11-24 |
| FAY, Alison | Director | 2002-12-12 | 2007-01-15 |
| FAY, Michael Terence | Director | 1994-05-20 | 2025-11-24 |
| HADFIELD, John Christopher | Director | 2000-05-11 | 2008-09-04 |
| HIGGINSON, Kathryn Veronica | Director | 2012-11-29 | 2025-11-24 |
| HIGGINSON, Keiron Alexander | Director | 2007-01-15 | 2025-11-24 |
| SCOTT, David | Director | 1993-11-02 | 1994-03-14 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-10-25 | 1993-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Terence Fay | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Jason Power Brown | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Led Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
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Turnover
-12.7%
£19,114,110 £16,693,675
-
Cash
+1,148.5%
£141,693 £1,769,076
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+10.4%
£5,308,968 £5,860,029
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-5.9%
51 48
-
Operating profit
-20%
£1,290,644 £1,033,060
-
Profit before tax
-19.3%
£1,146,979 £925,124
-
Wages
-5.6%
£1,643,874 £1,551,129
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