LANTERN DEBT RECOVERY SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-01 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LANTERN DEBT RECOVERY SERVICES LIMITED 2018-03-14 → present
- MOTORMILE FINANCE UK LIMITED 2008-07-03 → 2018-03-14
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on management's assessment of detailed company cash and trading forecasts, the company's directors are satisfied that the company has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern for a period in excess of 12 months.”
Group structure
- LANTERN DEBT RECOVERY SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Lantern Portfolio Management Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the establishment of a trading subsidiary, Lantern Portfolio Management Limited (LPM) in May 2019, the company's previous income and the profits derived from that income, along with the company's previous loan portfolio, are now reflected in LPM.”
- “The company continues to acquire loan portfolios and sells them monthly to LPM. The company provides intercompany services to LPM and derives income from that provision.”
- “When the results of both companies are aggregated, 120 month Estimated Remaining Collections (ERC) is £168m (December 2023: £135m).”
- “recognising the £38.5m dividend received from LPM in March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Andrew Mark | Director | 2019-08-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
| KIRK, Andrew John | Director | 2019-08-01 | Mar 1981 | British |
| MASON, Paul Anthony | Director | 2023-11-01 | May 1970 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-07-03 | 2008-07-03 |
| BALLMANN, Wilhelm Peter Klaus | Director | 2015-07-20 | 2019-08-01 |
| BULL, Justin Bartholomew Peter | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| CROSSLEY, Denise | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2025-02-07 |
| HOWE, Trevor Bruce | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2019-08-01 |
| HUTTON, Paul Damian | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2015-01-26 |
| JENNISON, Gary Antony | Director | 2018-08-20 | 2020-08-07 |
| PAGE, Barnaby Edward | Director | 2008-07-04 | 2018-11-05 |
| PERKIN, James Tristan | Director | 2013-12-02 | 2015-09-01 |
| PETTY, Neil Anthony | Director | 2008-07-04 | 2018-11-05 |
| RWL DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-07-03 | 2008-07-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantern Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-23 | Active |
| Copper Street One Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-09 | Ceased 2021-08-23 |
| Mr Neil Anthony Petty | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-05-18 | Ceased 2017-11-15 |
| Mr Barnaby Edward Page | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-05-18 | Ceased 2017-11-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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