LUMEN RESEARCH LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-19 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-40.1% vs 2025
Net assets
£38K
+195.5% first positive since 2025
Employees
77
+13.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-30 | 2024-10-01 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£461,697 | — | -£2,265,902 | — | -£3,567,595 | -£212,498 | |
| Cash | £316,782 | £243,439 | — | £270,518 | — | £1,165,055 | — | £1,915,153 | £1,147,674 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £646,054 | £830,804 | — | £564,665 | — | £1,093,099 | — | £1,813,731 | £1,708,736 | |
| Net assets | £203,633 | £397,635 | — | £147,148 | — | £807,273 | — | -£39,348 | £37,575 | |
| Equity | £203,633 | £397,635 | £444,573 | £147,148 | £100,210 | £807,273 | £807,273 | -£39,348 | £37,575 | |
| Average employees | 21 | 28 | — | 28 | — | 58 | — | 68 | 77 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have every expectation that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and meet its liabilities as they fall due. Thus the directors consider it appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- LUMEN RESEARCH LTD · parent
- Avocet Systems Ltd 100%
- Lumen Attention Solutions Inc. 100%
- Lumen Attentions Solutions Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASSETT, David William | Director | 2014-01-01 | Sep 1982 | British |
| COLE, Arthur George | Director | 2023-09-08 | Jul 1979 | British |
| FOLLETT, Michael Vincent John | Director | 2013-09-09 | Jun 1978 | British |
| HAJIMIRZA, Navid | Director | 2014-10-01 | Sep 1982 | British |
| O'KANE, Ciaran Padraig | Director | 2024-01-10 | Dec 1976 | Irish |
| PIERCE, Ezra Stevens | Director | 2023-09-08 | Nov 1984 | American |
| ROBINSON, Matthew William | Director | 2015-01-19 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMINI, Saman | Director | 2015-07-28 | 2015-09-23 |
| STEVENS, Robert Kieron | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2020-07-26 |
| STEVENS, Robert Kieron | Director | 2013-09-09 | 2016-06-20 |
| SUGGETT, Adrian Michael | Director | 2018-02-02 | 2018-02-02 |
| SUGGETT, Adrian Michael | Director | 2018-02-02 | 2024-01-10 |
| SUGGETT, Adrian Michael | Director | 2018-02-02 | 2018-02-02 |
| SUGGETT, Adrian Michael | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2017-04-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Vincent John Follett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2023-09-13 |
| Mr Matthew William Robinson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2019-06-07 |
| Mr Navid Hajimirza | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2019-06-07 |
| Mr David William Bassett | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2019-06-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-06 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-02-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-16 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 3
- 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
FY2025 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2025-09-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-40.1%
£1,915,153 £1,147,674
-
Net assets
+195.5%
-£39,348 £37,575
first positive since 2025
-
Employees
+13.2%
68 77
highest 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