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LAR LIMITED
Cash
£1M
-5.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+2.7% vs 2023
Employees
82
-5.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£981K
-32.4% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 03332515
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1997-03-07
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 38220
- Hubs
- UK Energy & Climate
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK Energy & Climate median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £9,882,479 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,104,858 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,103,477 | £1,312,562 | £1,451,521 | £980,576 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £955,577 | £1,094,557 | £1,111,194 | £723,468 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,031,883 | £663,764 | £1,168,581 | £1,102,814 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,202,831 | £4,335,984 | £4,587,858 | £4,676,118 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,182,250 | £4,276,807 | £4,528,001 | £4,651,469 | |
| Equity | £3,870,907 | £3,876,673 | £4,182,250 | £4,276,807 | £4,528,001 | £4,651,469 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 79 | 87 | 87 | 82 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,433,230 | £3,867,824 | £4,241,498 | £4,004,225 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company continues to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. Accordingly the Directors have presented the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “This year turnover decreased to £10,806,216 (2023 - £12,872,254), also showing a decrease in profit before taxation to £980,576 (2023 - £1,451,521).”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITFIELD, Andrew Simon | Secretary | 2012-07-01 | — | — |
| CLARKE, Robert | Director | 2019-09-10 | May 1959 | British |
| HANNAH, Steven Edward | Director | 2015-01-08 | Sep 1980 | British |
| WHITFIELD, Andrew Simon | Director | 2002-06-30 | Sep 1965 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, Stephen Howard | Secretary | 1999-03-08 | 2011-11-30 |
| GEORGE DAVIES (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-03-07 | 1999-03-08 |
| ANDERSON, Michael Roy | Director | 1997-03-07 | 2004-02-20 |
| ASHTON, John William | Director | 2000-10-02 | 2018-01-16 |
| CLARKE, Robert | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2019-03-15 |
| HEWISON, John Ernest | Director | 1997-03-07 | 1997-03-07 |
| HOWARD, Adam Paul | Director | 2018-01-29 | 2019-09-06 |
| PIERCE, Michael Sidney | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2015-12-31 |
| WORRALL, Geoffrey David | Director | 1997-03-07 | 2002-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amb Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-24 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-03-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-05-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-08-31 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2022-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-08-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-09-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2019-09-12 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2019-09-09 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2019-04-17 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
11.24
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.793 × 6.56 = +5.20
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.173 × 6.72 = +1.16
- Book equity / Total liabilities 4.645 × 1.05 = +4.88
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory