LAWRENCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Deloitte LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Company has access to considerable financial resources and has rigorous procedures for identifying, quantifying and mitigating all aspects of risk relevant to the business. The directors have carried out a robust assessment of the risks facing both the Company and the UK Group of Companies which it forms part of. The directors have prepared sensitivity analysis to assess the Company's cash flows based on different scenarios including a severe downturn in the UK economy. The cashflows cover the period to 31 December 2026 and in each scenario both the Company and the UK Group of Companies maintains substantial liquidity. In addition, the directors have received confirmation from Brenntag UK Holding Limited that financial support is in place for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. As such, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Significant events

• “On 28 March 2024, the Company and its parent Company, Lawrence Holdings Limited, were acquired by Brenntag UK Holding Limited. On 4 November 2024, Lawrence Industries Limited was acquired by Brenntag UK Holding Limited as part of a group simplification exercise. Brenntag Specialities, one of the two global divisions within Brenntag, has expanded its Material Science footprint in the UK & Ireland through the strategic acquisition of Lawrence Industries.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -23.3%

  £34,349,857 → £26,335,961

• Cash

  +32.4%

  £2,617,644 → £3,464,676

• Net assets

  -4%

  £11,101,262 → £10,654,582

• Employees

  -4.2%

  24 → 23

• Operating profit

  +12.7%

  £3,048,304 → £3,434,263

• Profit before tax

  +13.4%

  £3,040,213 → £3,447,864

• Wages

  -43.3%

  £2,753,699 → £1,562,170

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