L.A. TRADING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-20 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-0.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
-8.5% vs 2023
Employees
133
+18.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£288K
-51.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,548,924 | £9,248,743 | |
| Operating profit | £601,245 | £383,041 | |
| Profit before tax | £596,396 | £287,993 | |
| Net profit | £529,614 | £276,194 | |
| Cash | £1,451,172 | £1,440,113 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,160,632 | £9,867,978 | |
| Net assets | £8,570,968 | £7,846,194 | |
| Equity | £8,570,968 | £7,846,194 | |
| Average employees | 112 | 133 | |
| Wages | £3,012,330 | £3,221,129 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.3% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.9% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.3% | 31.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.86x | 4.04x | |
| Interest cover | 8.05x | 3.29x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authonsed for issue.”
Group structure
- L.A. TRADING LIMITED · parent
- Burlington Construction (Bucks) Limited 100%
- Hurlingham (Homes) Limited 100%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents (Aylesbury) Limited 100%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents (Bedford) Limited 90%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents (Buckinghamshire) Limited 100%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents (Commercial) Limited 100%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents (Milton Keynes) Limited 90%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents (Newport Pagnell) Limited 94.16%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents (Northampton) Limited 100%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents (Princes Risborough) Limited 100%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents (Stony Stratford) Limited 90%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents (Towcester) Limited 90%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents (Woburn Sands) Limited 100%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents Limited 100%
- Michael Graham Financial Services Limited 100%
- Michael Graham Surveyors Limited 100%
- Mustard Lettings Limited 95%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents (Kensington & Chelsea) Limited 100%
- Cooper & Hawkins Limited 90%
- Michael Graham Estate Agents (Hitchin) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The turnover of the Group decreased to £9.2m (2023 - £9.5m) and profit after tax decreased to £0.28m (2023 - £0.53m).”
- “The directors continue to employ aggressive marketing strategies in acquiring more market share over the past year, which propelled the growth of the Group. The directors are also strengthening the management and marketing teams with a number of roles now being shared across the group.”
- “At the reporting end date the group had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases which fall due of £977 668 (2023 £1,186,749).”
- “The company has guaranteed the full balance of bank loans to one (2023 one) of its subsidianes. The amount outstanding at the year end was £342,334 (2023 £500,333).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Simon George Cooper | Secretary | 1995-10-03 | — | British |
| HILL, Lucy Ann | Director | 1995-10-03 | Sep 1965 | British |
| HILL, Simon George Cooper | Director | 1996-08-15 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | 1995-09-20 | 1995-10-03 |
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-09-20 | 1995-09-20 |
| CLARKE, Timothy Walter | Director | 1995-09-20 | 1995-10-03 |
| MORTON, Charles | Director | 2000-09-07 | 2000-12-14 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-09-20 | 1995-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon George Cooper Hill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mrs Lucy Ann Hill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mrs Lucy Ann Hill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Simon George Cooper Hill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-20 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-3.1%
£9,548,924 £9,248,743
-
Cash
-0.8%
£1,451,172 £1,440,113
-
Net assets
-8.5%
£8,570,968 £7,846,194
-
Employees
+18.8%
112 133
-
Operating profit
-36.3%
£601,245 £383,041
-
Profit before tax
-51.7%
£596,396 £287,993
-
Wages
+6.9%
£3,012,330 £3,221,129
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers