LUDLOW WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-10
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£39M
+135.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
63
+5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£41M
+815.8% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-10.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LUDLOW WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD 2012-09-20 → present
- LUDLOW INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED 1996-05-01 → 2012-09-20
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £10,806,389 | £7,567,938 | £12,280,072 | £14,044,199 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,800,761 | £2,212,655 | £4,368,437 | £5,762,052 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,804,856 | £2,218,812 | £4,525,955 | £41,449,867 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,321,161 | £1,777,148 | £3,489,481 | £40,008,330 | |
| Cash | — | £3,698,084 | £5,749,799 | £2,255,561 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £8,653,540 | £10,468,712 | £16,975,485 | £39,390,071 | |
| Net assets | — | £8,490,913 | £10,268,061 | £16,735,854 | £39,390,071 | |
| Equity | £8,700,239 | £8,490,913 | £10,268,061 | £16,735,854 | £39,390,071 | |
| Average employees | — | 62 | 60 | 60 | 63 | |
| Wages | — | £4,685,270 | £2,969,567 | £4,814,771 | £5,202,234 |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 25.9% | 29.2% | 35.6% | 41.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 21.5% | 23.5% | 28.4% | 284.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 32.4% | 21.1% | 25.7% | 14.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 16.5% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.40x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 40.05x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to remain in solvent existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, and have adopted the going concern basis in their preparation.”
Group structure
- LUDLOW WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD · parent
- Napthens Wealth Management Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 May 2025, the Company completed a hive-up transaction whereby it transferred its trade and related assets to its parent company, Mattioli Woods Limited.”
- “On 2 April 2025, Ludlow acquired 100% of the share capital of Napthens Wealth Management Limited ("NWM"), now re-named Ludlow Wealth Management Limited, for total consideration of £0.83 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Robert Eric | Director | 2019-03-18 | Jul 1964 | British |
| HEMINGWAY, Richard Ian | Director | 2004-03-08 | Nov 1969 | British |
| MATTIOLI, Ian Thomas | Director | 2022-06-29 | Nov 1962 | British |
| WRIGHT, Michael David | Director | 2022-06-21 | Apr 1982 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEMINGWAY, Ian | Secretary | 2001-11-08 | 2009-04-05 |
| LUDLOW, Jane Amanda | Secretary | 2009-04-06 | 2014-09-25 |
| LUDLOW, Sidney John | Secretary | 1996-05-01 | 1996-11-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Francis Coussement | Secretary | 1996-11-12 | 2001-11-08 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-05-01 | 1996-05-01 |
| FLOWER, Gordon Mark | Director | 2019-03-18 | 2023-06-30 |
| HARDMAN, David James | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| LUDLOW, Sidney John | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2017-06-27 |
| MATTIOLI, Ian Thomas | Director | 2021-09-03 | 2021-09-24 |
| TALBOT, Clive Edward | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1996-11-12 |
| TARA, Ravi Singh | Director | 2022-06-17 | 2026-03-23 |
| TARA, Ravi Singh | Director | 2021-09-03 | 2021-09-24 |
| WRIGHT, Michael David | Director | 2021-09-03 | 2021-09-24 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-01 | 1996-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lwmg Midco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-06-27 | Active |
| Mr Richard Ian Hemingway | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-27 |
| Mr Sidney John Ludlow | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-16 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
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Turnover
+14.4%
£12,280,072 £14,044,199
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+135.4%
£16,735,854 £39,390,071
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+5%
60 63
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+31.9%
£4,368,437 £5,762,052
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+815.8%
£4,525,955 £41,449,867
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+8%
£4,814,771 £5,202,234
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