LAIDLAW & COMPANY (UK) LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-11
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£413K
-74.5% vs 2023
Net assets
-£943K
-208.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
45
-11.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£859K
+69.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-11.
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 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 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -2.5% | — | -3.6% | — | -6.6% | -30.1% | -25.8% | -6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -8.0% | — | -15.6% | — | -44.7% | -286.7% | -256.3% | -707.2% | |
| Interest cover | — | -6.38x | — | -19.01x | — | -70.51x | -104.52x | -84.36x | -52.45x |
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
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+12.1%
£11,151,459 £12,504,673
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Cash
-74.5%
£1,620,720 £413,080
-
Net assets
-208.6%
-£305,466 -£942,665
lowest in 6 filed years
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Employees
-11.8%
51 45
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+70.6%
-£2,876,299 -£844,619
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Profit before tax
+69.3%
-£2,794,859 -£858,596
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Wages
-13%
£10,173,567 £8,849,312
lowest in 6 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