THE LONDON SPEAKER BUREAU LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-08 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-11.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£906K
-16.3% vs 2023
Employees
13
+8.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£368K
-60.5% vs 2023
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,289,316 | — | — | — | £19,556,611 | — | £20,183,311 | £21,161,540 | |
| Operating profit | £521,649 | — | — | — | £966,594 | — | £843,754 | £268,910 | |
| Profit before tax | £550,453 | — | £327,771 | — | £975,990 | — | £931,396 | £367,562 | |
| Net profit | £428,689 | — | — | — | £752,922 | — | £681,471 | £218,845 | |
| Cash | £2,168,099 | — | £3,449,762 | £3,449,762 | £4,440,849 | £4,440,849 | £4,182,755 | £3,688,083 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £791,402 | — | £872,400 | — | £1,124,380 | — | £1,095,258 | £925,048 | |
| Net assets | £773,482 | — | £850,279 | — | £1,108,701 | — | £1,082,139 | £905,515 | |
| Equity | £773,482 | — | £850,279 | — | £1,108,701 | — | £1,082,139 | £905,515 | |
| Average employees | 10 | — | 9 | — | 12 | — | 12 | 13 | |
| Wages | — | — | £577,110 | — | £841,631 | — | £1,006,960 | £1,155,418 |
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 | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | — | — | — | 4.9% | — | 4.2% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | — | — | — | 3.8% | — | 3.4% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 65.9% | — | — | — | 86.0% | — | 77.0% | 29.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.16x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10756.40x |
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
- Kinnair Associates Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “Revenue grew to £21.2m (2023: £20.2m), gross margin reduced as did profit before taxation to £367k (2023: £931k). The directors consider these results to be satisfactory. Turnover increased by 4.9% to £21.2m (2023: £20.2m) Gross profit margin decreased to 15% (2023: 16.90%) Profit before taxation decreased to £367k (2023: £931k)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLANEY, Thomas Kenyon | Director | 1995-09-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'CONNOR, Brendan Geoffrey | Secretary | 1994-09-13 | 2013-06-19 |
| APPLETON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-09-13 | 1994-09-13 |
| KENYON-SLANEY, Rupert David | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2024-07-19 |
| KOKK, Philip Andrew | Director | 1994-09-13 | 1995-09-02 |
| MARKHAM, Henry Michael | Director | 2011-02-24 | 2011-07-01 |
| O'CONNOR, Brendan Geoffrey | Director | 1994-09-13 | 2013-06-19 |
| APPLETON DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-09-13 | 1994-09-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Kenyon Slaney | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
-
Turnover
+4.8%
£20,183,311 £21,161,540
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-11.8%
£4,182,755 £3,688,083
-
Net assets
-16.3%
£1,082,139 £905,515
-
Employees
+8.3%
12 13
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-68.1%
£843,754 £268,910
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-60.5%
£931,396 £367,562
-
Wages
+14.7%
£1,006,960 £1,155,418
highest in 4 filed years
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