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LONDON HIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED
Cash
£130K
+152.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£444K
+94.1% vs 2023
Employees
550
-0.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£284K
+427.5% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 08398077
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2013-02-11
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-08-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49319
Net assets
9-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2019-08-01 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £10,344,879 | — | £15,530,013 | £18,024,231 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£191,339 | — | £54,416 | £339,829 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£200,831 | — | £53,786 | £283,697 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£173,728 | — | £55,863 | £215,519 | |
| Cash | £65,133 | — | £538,626 | £292,035 | — | £255,144 | — | £51,394 | £129,691 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £285,595 | £146,805 | — | £180,475 | — | £228,940 | £444,459 | |
| Net assets | £112,831 | — | £285,595 | £146,805 | — | £173,077 | — | £228,940 | £444,459 | |
| Equity | £112,831 | — | £285,595 | £146,805 | £146,805 | £173,077 | £173,077 | £228,940 | £444,459 | |
| Average employees | 346 | — | 335 | 356 | — | 411 | — | 553 | 550 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £7,532,981 | — | £10,095,210 | £11,203,360 |
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
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources received through its invoice discounting facility to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have no reason to believe that these facilities or support will be withdrawn.. Accordingly they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Subsidiaries
- Heart Community Services CIC · 97% held · UK · provision of specialised passenger transport
- Carts & Carriages Limited · 100% held · UK · provision of specialised passenger transport
- London Hire Services Limited · 100% held · UK · provision of specialised passenger transport
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
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBROOK, Matthew James | Director | 2018-02-23 | Aug 1968 | British |
| DONALD, Neil Alexander | Director | 2013-02-11 | Feb 1966 | British |
| FARR, Nigel Colin | Director | 2015-01-26 | Dec 1960 | British |
| LONDON HIRE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2013-02-11 | — | — |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Alexander Donald | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-31 |
| London Hire Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 43 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-02-25 | CH02 | officers | change corporate director company with change date |
| 2025-02-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-05-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-02-27 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-02-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2023-02-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2022-04-25 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous extended |
| 2022-03-24 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2021-07-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2021-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-05-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2020-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-08-31
1.31
GREY ZONE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.090 × 6.56 = +0.59
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.087 × 6.72 = +0.58
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.128 × 1.05 = +0.13
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