BUZZACOTT LIVINGSTONE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-29 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£231K
-8.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-11.6% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£6M
+5.9% highest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BUZZACOTT LIVINGSTONE LIMITED 1999-08-20 → present
- D & A (1073) LIMITED 1998-07-21 → 1999-08-20
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,366,121 | — | £13,310,813 | — | £15,394,693 | £16,600,507 | |
| Operating profit | £3,351,205 | — | £3,446,162 | — | £3,616,054 | £3,704,270 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,784,365 | — | £5,323,590 | — | £5,334,316 | £5,650,580 | |
| Net profit | £3,958,231 | — | £4,227,420 | — | £4,108,864 | £4,426,989 | |
| Cash | £884,270 | — | £607,874 | — | £253,762 | £231,353 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,855,869 | — | £704,789 | — | £1,368,153 | £1,239,642 | |
| Net assets | £1,815,869 | — | £624,789 | — | £1,188,153 | £1,050,142 | |
| Equity | £1,815,869 | £1,815,869 | £624,789 | £624,789 | £1,188,153 | £1,050,142 | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 29.5% | — | 25.9% | — | 23.5% | 22.3% | |
| Net margin | 34.8% | — | 31.8% | — | 26.7% | 26.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 180.6% | — | 489.0% | — | 264.3% | 298.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.21x | 1.16x |
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
- Hillier Hopkins LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BUZZACOTT LIVINGSTONE LIMITED · parent
- Buzzacott Expatriate Tax Services Limited 100%
- Buzzacott Financial Sector Outsourcing LLP 1%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Paul | Director | 2021-10-01 | Mar 1987 | British |
| BARBER, Scott Allen | Director | 2007-10-01 | Jun 1968 | American |
| CAULDER, Holly | Director | 2022-10-01 | Feb 1990 | British |
| DILLINGHAM, Justin Matthew | Director | 2006-10-19 | Apr 1968 | British |
| EGAN, Trevor Christopher | Director | 2001-10-01 | Jan 1964 | British |
| FLOOD, Nicola | Director | 2008-04-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| GRAY, Carlo Edward | Director | 2011-10-01 | Jul 1974 | British |
| HOPSON, Anthony Brian | Director | 1999-09-20 | May 1965 | British |
| LLEWELLYN, Hugh | Director | 2022-10-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| PORTEOUS, Alexander James | Director | 2022-10-01 | Oct 1984 | British |
| SCULLION, Martin | Director | 2017-04-01 | Oct 1978 | British,Irish |
| SINGH, Gurveet | Director | 2023-10-01 | Feb 1983 | British |
| WHITELAW, Sarah Louise | Director | 2019-04-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| WILKINSON, Allan | Director | 2017-04-01 | Dec 1974 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHELL, Philip Lindsay Rewse | Secretary | 1998-07-21 | 1999-09-02 |
| PETERS, Ronald Joseph | Secretary | 1999-09-02 | 2002-04-18 |
| STROH, Christopher Toby | Secretary | 1998-07-21 | 1999-09-02 |
| BUZZACOTT SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-04-18 | 2024-10-03 |
| BOYTON, John Leonard | Director | 2000-04-25 | 2001-03-22 |
| DE LACEY, Anthony | Director | 1999-09-17 | 1999-09-20 |
| FARDELL, David Michael | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2015-08-26 |
| FARMAR, Mark Philip | Director | 1999-09-02 | 2014-03-31 |
| FRANCIS, Amanda Susannah | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2018-11-30 |
| FROST, David James | Director | 2000-04-25 | 2002-02-12 |
| LIVINGSTONE, Jennifer Mary | Director | 1999-09-20 | 2002-09-30 |
| MACKENZIE, Struan William | Director | 2005-10-03 | 2022-03-31 |
| MATHESON, David Torquil | Director | 1999-09-02 | 2008-09-30 |
| MCLELLAN, Richard Martin Stuart | Director | 2002-02-12 | 2006-12-31 |
| PEARCE, Fiona | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2015-10-30 |
| PURSEY, Neil | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| RAYNER, Mark James | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2003-12-09 |
| SHARMA, Nishma Partosh | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2020-10-15 |
| WARD, Mary Jane | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| WORSEY, Mark Charles | Director | 1999-09-02 | 2000-04-25 |
| D & A NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-07-21 | 1999-09-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzacott Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+7.8%
£15,394,693 £16,600,507
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-8.8%
£253,762 £231,353
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-11.6%
£1,188,153 £1,050,142
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+2.4%
£3,616,054 £3,704,270
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+5.9%
£5,334,316 £5,650,580
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