CREATIVE LYNX LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-21 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-49.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
-18.3% vs 2023
Employees
467
-13.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£8M
-19.9% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £72,354,000 | £62,885,000 | |
| Operating profit | £9,019,000 | £7,153,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £9,571,000 | £7,669,000 | |
| Net profit | £7,296,000 | £5,733,000 | |
| Cash | £13,623,000 | £6,908,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £9,543,000 | £7,793,000 | |
| Equity | £9,543,000 | £7,793,000 | |
| Average employees | 540 | 467 | |
| Wages | £27,168,000 | £23,028,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.5% | 11.4% | |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 9.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.37x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | 2254.75x | — |
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
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors of Havas SA, the intermediate parent company, have confirmed that they will support the company to enable it to meet its third party liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The directors have assessed the ability and willingness of Havas SA to provide support and did not identify any issues. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “We are proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work in the UK for the third year in a row, showcasing our ongoing commitment to creating a supportive and enriching environment for our employees.”
- “Pro Bono Work: Donated over 2000 hours to pro bono work aimed at improving societal outcomes”
- “Volunteer Days: Each employee is given one day each year to help at a local charity.”
- “Fundraising: Each team assigns a dedicated charity every year for fundraising, with Lynx matching the donations.”
- “We have implemented a building-integrated Building Energy Management System (BEMS) at HVL, which uses real-time data to monitor and optimise building services, indoor environmental quality and energy consumption.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSS, Allan John | Secretary | 2025-04-30 | — | — |
| LIDDELL, Gary Baxter | Director | 2024-12-06 | Jul 1966 | British |
| MURPHY, Donna | Director | 2012-05-24 | Jan 1960 | American |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCARTHUR, Anna Louise Liberty | Secretary | 2020-09-23 | 2025-04-30 |
| NICHOLAS, Steven David | Secretary | 2000-07-08 | 2012-05-24 |
| ROSS, Allan John | Secretary | 2012-05-24 | 2020-09-23 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-07-07 | 2000-07-08 |
| BOOTH, Matthew Stephen | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2022-12-06 |
| CROSSLEY, Susan | Director | 2000-07-08 | 2012-05-24 |
| EGAN, Elizabeth Vivienne | Director | 2021-11-18 | 2024-08-31 |
| GEREMIA, Bruno | Director | 2012-05-24 | 2012-08-06 |
| HACKNEY, John | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2022-06-13 |
| HUNT, David Andrew | Director | 2007-09-27 | 2021-03-09 |
| MARTIN, Neil John | Director | 2004-10-18 | 2021-11-18 |
| MOFFATT, Ian Edward | Director | 2022-07-20 | 2024-12-06 |
| NICHOLAS, Steven David | Director | 2000-07-08 | 2012-05-24 |
| ORME, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2012-08-08 | 2022-07-20 |
| ROSS, Allan John | Director | 2020-09-23 | 2020-09-23 |
| STAPOR, Edward Joseph | Director | 2012-08-08 | 2012-12-15 |
| WHITTINGHAM, David Edward | Director | 2006-06-19 | 2012-05-24 |
| WILSON, Stuart | Director | 2000-07-08 | 2008-03-25 |
| YOUNG, Lisa | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2012-05-24 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-07-07 | 2000-07-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Lynx Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
-
Turnover
-13.1%
£72,354,000 £62,885,000
-
Cash
-49.3%
£13,623,000 £6,908,000
-
Net assets
-18.3%
£9,543,000 £7,793,000
-
Employees
-13.5%
540 467
-
Operating profit
-20.7%
£9,019,000 £7,153,000
-
Profit before tax
-19.9%
£9,571,000 £7,669,000
-
Wages
-15.2%
£27,168,000 £23,028,000
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