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LAIDLAW & COMPANY (UK) LTD.
Cash
£413K
-74.5% vs 2023
Net assets
-£943K
-208.6% vs 2023
Employees
45
-11.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£859K
+69.3% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 03870324
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1999-10-28
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 66190
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Net assets
9-year trend · vs UK Fintech median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £21,603,677 | — | £28,068,841 | — | £28,679,659 | £14,200,880 | £11,151,459 | £12,504,673 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£530,799 | — | -£1,014,613 | — | -£1,907,094 | -£4,276,705 | -£2,876,299 | -£844,619 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£612,391 | — | -£1,066,853 | — | -£1,933,132 | -£4,316,499 | -£2,794,859 | -£858,596 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | — | £30,424 | — | £2,900,339 | — | £2,925,552 | £1,458,458 | £1,620,720 | £413,080 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,658,110 | — | £6,489,764 | — | £4,266,764 | £1,491,932 | £1,122,439 | £119,430 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,344,513 | — | £3,728,907 | — | £1,920,281 | -£407,999 | -£305,466 | -£942,665 | |
| Equity | — | £5,344,513 | — | £3,728,907 | — | £1,920,281 | -£407,999 | -£305,466 | -£942,665 | |
| Average employees | — | 84 | — | 63 | — | 58 | 51 | 51 | 45 | |
| Wages | — | £12,453,679 | — | £17,282,407 | — | £22,506,906 | £11,648,410 | £10,173,567 | £8,849,312 |
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
- Wellden Turnbull Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Directors believe that the Company will continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. In assessing the appropriateness of the going concern basis of preparation, the Directors have taken into account the key risks of the business as well as availability of cash resources.”
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
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHERN, James | Director | 2014-02-01 | Mar 1979 | American |
| EITNER, Matthew | Director | 2014-02-01 | Jul 1977 | American |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-04-22 | 2010-07-01 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-10-28 | 2010-04-22 |
| RA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-10-14 | 2019-08-30 |
| BONAVENTURA, Robert Joseph | Director | 2004-10-25 | 2007-03-15 |
| CASKA, Michael | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2004-10-25 |
| IOMMI, William | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-08-30 |
| KOPLIK, Marc Stephen | Director | 2005-02-23 | 2008-07-17 |
| REGAN, Hugh | Director | 2008-07-17 | 2014-02-01 |
| SANDS, Martin Scott | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2004-02-24 |
| SANDS, Steven Brett | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2004-10-25 |
| SELTZBERG, Berton | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2001-01-01 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-10-28 | 1999-10-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laidlaw Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-12-04 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-06-08 | DISS40 | gazette | gazette filings brought up to date |
| 2024-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-04-16 | DISS16(SOAS) | dissolution | dissolved compulsory strike off suspended |
| 2024-03-12 | GAZ1 | gazette | gazette notice compulsory |
| 2023-09-22 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous extended |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 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 |
| 2022-03-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-12-21 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2021-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-02-01 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
-2.75
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets -0.012 × 6.56 = -0.08
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets -0.353 × 6.72 = -2.38
- Book equity / Total liabilities -0.283 × 1.05 = -0.30
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