LIGHTS4FUN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-14 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£967K
+110.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-8.9% vs 2023
Employees
48
-2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£560K
+86.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LIGHTS4FUN LIMITED 2007-05-15 → present
- LIGHTS4 FUN LIMITED 2007-04-30 → 2007-05-15
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £19,804,599 | — | £26,480,201 | — | £29,017,034 | — | £23,703,824 | £23,470,657 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,257,459 | — | £3,107,071 | — | £3,220,605 | — | -£4,055,393 | -£559,935 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,263,627 | — | £3,106,911 | — | £3,157,673 | — | -£4,121,883 | -£559,794 | |
| Net profit | £1,042,312 | — | £2,933,756 | — | £2,776,019 | — | £2,517,999 | — | -£3,504,033 | -£583,194 | |
| Cash | £575,919 | — | £2,627,289 | — | £4,149,727 | — | £440,050 | — | £459,534 | £966,773 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,626,789 | — | £8,575,491 | — | £11,547,096 | — | £10,074,921 | — | £6,545,862 | £5,962,668 | |
| Net assets | £5,606,458 | — | £8,540,214 | — | £11,514,768 | — | £10,049,895 | — | £6,545,862 | £5,962,668 | |
| Equity | £5,606,458 | £5,606,458 | £8,540,214 | — | £11,514,768 | £11,514,768 | £10,049,895 | £10,049,895 | £6,545,862 | £5,962,668 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 42 | — | 52 | — | 69 | — | 49 | 48 | |
| Wages | £1,533,974 | — | £1,578,333 | — | £2,237,737 | — | £2,389,603 | — | £2,197,549 | £2,309,140 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 16.4% | — | 11.7% | — | 11.1% | — | -17.1% | -2.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 14.8% | — | 10.5% | — | 8.7% | — | -14.8% | -2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 38.0% | — | 26.9% | — | 32.0% | — | -62.0% | -9.4% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 19419.19x | — | 50.93x | — | -59.82x | -18.89x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In the opinion of the directors the Company has sufficient financial resources together with a clearly defined strategy and performance objectives. It has the strong support of its shareholders and bankers and the directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully. Post year-end, the business has taken significant action which will return the business to profitability.”
Group structure
- LIGHTS4FUN LIMITED · parent
- Lights4fun Inc. 100%
- Lights4fun Gmbh 100%
Significant events
- “After the year end, the Company was granted access to an additional £2m revolving credit facility held by Project Rainbow Topco Limited, for use up to December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAVELL, Gary Alan | Director | 2023-03-13 | Aug 1956 | British |
| HARRISON, Peter David | Director | 2026-02-20 | Nov 1986 | British |
| MARCHANT, Charlotte | Director | 2020-11-10 | Feb 1990 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAUGHTON, Matthew James | Secretary | 2007-04-30 | 2019-03-25 |
| PARRISH, Catherine Susan | Secretary | 2020-03-13 | 2021-05-20 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-04-30 | 2007-04-30 |
| BOUGHAN, Amman Adam Singh | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2022-12-15 |
| EBLETT, Kieran James | Director | 2019-04-10 | 2023-04-06 |
| HAMMOND, John Samuel | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2025-12-06 |
| MARSHALL, Robert Gavin | Director | 2024-04-22 | 2025-01-17 |
| NAUGHTON, Joanne | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2020-11-10 |
| NAUGHTON, Matthew James | Director | 2007-04-30 | 2019-03-25 |
| NAUGHTON, Timothy John | Director | 2007-04-30 | 2020-11-10 |
| NORTON, Simon Natal | Director | 2020-03-13 | 2021-10-19 |
| WASLEY, Mark James | Director | 2025-02-20 | 2025-12-22 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-04-30 | 2007-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Rainbow Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-11-10 | Active |
| Mrs Joanne Naughton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-02-07 | Ceased 2020-11-10 |
| Mr Timothy John Naughton | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-11-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-1%
£23,703,824 £23,470,657
-
Cash
+110.4%
£459,534 £966,773
-
Net assets
-8.9%
£6,545,862 £5,962,668
-
Employees
-2%
49 48
-
Operating profit
+86.2%
-£4,055,393 -£559,935
-
Profit before tax
+86.4%
-£4,121,883 -£559,794
-
Wages
+5.1%
£2,197,549 £2,309,140
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