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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-07-26 (in 2mo)

Last made up 2025-07-12

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£1M

-35.4% vs 2023

Net assets

£23M

+3.1% vs 2023

Employees

292

+0.7% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£821K

+163.4% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. LIME WOOD GROUP LIMITED 2009-07-25 → present
  2. LE POUSSIN LIMITED 1999-07-16 → 2009-07-25

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £17,549,454£18,069,925
Operating profit £514,969£841,797
Profit before tax £311,855£821,381
Net profit £263,881£689,231
Cash £2,239,609£1,447,766
Total assets less current liabilities £22,380,990£23,022,874
Net assets £22,332,604£23,022,874
Equity £22,332,604£23,022,874
Average employees 290292
Wages £6,447,644£6,922,584

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 2.9%4.7%
Net margin 1.5%3.8%
Return on capital employed 2.3%3.7%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 45.3%40.4%
Current ratio 0.20x0.19x
Interest cover 2.04x41.08x

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
PKF Francis Clark
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“At the balance sheet date, the group had net current liabilities of £12,694,414 (2023 - £14,752,789). This is due to total shareholder loans of £10,516,744, which have no repayment terms and are therefore repayable on demand and classified as a current liability. The shareholder has confirmed that they will continue to support the group and although the loans are repayable on demand, they do not intend to recall the loan within 12 months of approving the financial statements. Additionally, deferred income of £2,852,839 is not anticipated to significantly impact cashflow within 12 months of approval of the financial statements due to the nature of the business. In preparing and approving these financial statements, the directors have given due consideration to going concern risks pertaining to current trade performance. The directors have considered the best, worst and most likely outcomes over the next 12 months, with forecasts prepared that demonstrate the ability of the group to manage its cash flows and meet its obligations as and when they fall due. As of the date of approving these accounts, the group is not forecast to require any additional shareholder support with cashflows expected to be positive and demonstrate significant headroom throughout the 2025 and 2026 calendar years. As such the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

  1. LIME WOOD GROUP LIMITED · parent
    1. Sarl Hotel Le Portetta 1% · France · hoteliers

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 8 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CLIFTON, Jennifer Ellen Secretary 2022-05-09
HARTNETT, Angela Maria Director 2015-01-01 Sep 1968 British
HUTSON, Robin Charles Director 2009-04-02 Jan 1957 British
MORLAND, Simon Denys Director 2022-05-09 May 1985 British
SPEIRS, Kenneth William Director 2022-05-09 Jun 1969 British
Show 8 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
AITKEN, Caroline Secretary 1999-07-16 2009-04-02
RICE, Michael John Secretary 2009-12-22 2019-08-27
STOKES, Martin Howard Secretary 2009-04-02 2009-12-22
AITKEN, Alexander William Director 1999-07-16 2009-11-26
AITKEN, Caroline Director 1999-07-27 2009-11-26
CORSI, Gary Stephen Director 1999-07-23 2000-03-02
FOSTER, Brian Robert Director 2009-04-02 2022-04-01
RATCLIFFE, James Arthur, Sir Director 1999-07-27 2010-03-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr James Arthur Ratcliffe Individual Shares 75–100% 2017-07-26 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 137 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2022-06-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2022-06-28 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2025-10-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-09-12 SH10 capital Capital variation of rights attached to shares
2025-09-12 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2025-07-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-07-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-07-12 AD02 address Change sail address company with old address new address PDF
2024-07-12 AD04 address Move registers to registered office company with new address PDF
2023-10-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-07-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-03-22 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2023-01-12 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2022-10-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-07-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-06-28 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2022-06-28 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2022-05-18 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2022-05-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2022-05-10 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-05-10 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
2

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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

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

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