MICHELMORES LLP
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-08 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-22
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+46.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+2.6% vs 2024
Employees
499
+3.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£15M
+4.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £50,049,000 | £57,215,000 | |
| Operating profit | £12,750,000 | £13,690,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £14,333,000 | £15,010,000 | |
| Net profit | £10,267,000 | £10,517,000 | |
| Cash | £1,678,000 | £2,459,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,142,000 | £20,178,000 | |
| Net assets | £17,742,000 | £18,209,000 | |
| Equity | £17,742,000 | £18,209,000 | |
| Average employees | 482 | 499 | |
| Wages | £20,070,000 | £23,682,000 |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 25.5% | 23.9% | |
| Net margin | 20.5% | 18.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 66.6% | 67.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.56x | 2.73x | |
| Interest cover | 12.41x | 14.43x |
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
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis the board and Members feel the LLP is in a strong financial position and is well placed to continue its growth and investment plans in the coming years. As a result, these accounts are prepared on an ongoing basis.”
Group structure
- MICHELMORES LLP · parent
- Michelmores Secretaries Limited 100%
- Michelmores Nominees Limited 100%
- Michelmores Solicitors Limited 100%
- Michelmores Directors Limited 100%
- Michelmores Legal Limited 100%
- Michelmores Trust Corporation Limited 100%
- Michelmores International Limited 100%
- Michelmores Services Limited 100%
- Michelmores Group Limited 100%
- Michelmores Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2024/25 we continued to invest in the future of our business, launching three key business change and systems projects to support efficiency, meet regulatory requirements and drive the sustainable growth of our firm.”
- “In December 2024, our Board confirmed our commitment to achieving net zero Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions across the entire value chain by 2040 from a baseline year of 2023.”
- “Our May 2025 promotions increased the Firm's proportion of woman Partners to 51 per cent.”
- “Michelmores was named "Law Firm of the Year Regional/Offshore" at the 2024 Legal Business Awards and "Law Firm of the Year - UK" at the 2024 CityWealth Magic Circle Awards.”
- “During the reporting period, Michelmores saw a 99.1% reduction in market-based electricity emissions, marking a significant milestone in our energy transition.”
- “During the reporting period, we implemented an Environmental Management System (EMS), which has now been certified to the ISO 14001:2015 standard.”
- “We made significant progress in migrating key systems to the cloud, including our practice management and document management platforms.”
- “We reviewed and updated our Business Travel Policy to place greater emphasis on sustainability.”
- “An electric vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice scheme was introduced during the reporting period, open to both employees and Partners.”
- “Following recommendations from our Phase 3 ESOS (Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme) assessment, we undertook an insulation upgrade at our Sidmouth office.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
61 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BINNIE, Ian Buchanan | Llp Designated Member | 2016-05-01 | Jun 1962 | — |
| BRYANT, Cathrine Anne | Llp Designated Member | 2023-04-03 | Nov 1969 | — |
| HOLYOAK, Ian David | Llp Designated Member | 2007-02-22 | Jun 1963 | — |
| HONEY, Emma Elizabeth | Llp Designated Member | 2007-02-22 | Dec 1970 | — |
| PEARSON, Fiona Sarah Fraser | Llp Designated Member | 2023-05-01 | Dec 1971 | — |
| RICHARDS, Timothy Charles | Llp Designated Member | 2007-02-22 | Nov 1961 | — |
| TAYLOR, Henry Guy Jonathan | Llp Designated Member | 2018-05-01 | Mar 1982 | — |
| WILLIAMS, Vivienne Mary | Llp Designated Member | 2012-10-22 | Feb 1976 | — |
| BAINES, Andrew William | Llp Member | 2016-05-01 | Nov 1966 | — |
| BAKER, James Llewellyn | Llp Member | 2016-05-01 | Oct 1979 | — |
| BEALE, Noel Joseph | Llp Member | 2025-05-01 | Dec 1970 | — |
| BEANLANDS, Paul | Llp Member | 2021-05-01 | Oct 1979 | — |
| BILLINGHAM, Samantha Jane | Llp Member | 2007-02-22 | Dec 1964 | — |
| BURSON, Simon George | Llp Member | 2026-04-01 | Feb 1968 | — |
| CHISHOLM-BATTEN, Sara Louise | Llp Member | 2018-05-01 | Jul 1980 | — |
| CLEMENS, Jayne Irene | Llp Member | 2023-05-01 | Jun 1975 | — |
| COBB, Richard Juxon | Llp Member | 2010-03-01 | Mar 1969 | — |
| COCKAYNE, Anthony John | Llp Member | 2009-05-01 | Sep 1965 | — |
| CONNOR, Iain Richard | Llp Member | 2023-03-06 | Sep 1972 | — |
| COURTENAY, Charles Peregrine, Honourable | Llp Member | 2023-05-01 | Aug 1975 | — |
| CURTIS, Charlotte Alison | Llp Member | 2024-05-01 | Nov 1983 | — |
| DANIELS, Alice Tracey | Llp Member | 2024-05-01 | Dec 1983 | — |
| DU SAUTOY, Lorna | Llp Member | 2026-04-20 | Mar 1985 | — |
| EAMES, Daniel Robert | Llp Member | 2020-04-06 | Apr 1975 | — |
| EDWARDS, Josephine Sara | Llp Member | 2025-05-01 | Sep 1984 | — |
| FORSYTH, Robert Farquharson | Llp Member | 2023-12-18 | Nov 1980 | — |
| FRAMPTON, James Manwell | Llp Member | 2023-05-01 | Dec 1984 | — |
| GREEN, Sarah Emily | Llp Member | 2025-05-01 | Oct 1984 | — |
| HEDGER, Richard Michael | Llp Member | 2007-02-22 | Jun 1967 | — |
| HOWARD-SMITH, Chloe Jane | Llp Member | 2021-05-01 | May 1979 | — |
| HUTTON, Helen Susannah | Llp Member | 2022-04-04 | Jun 1975 | — |
| KEAN, Adam Joseph | Llp Member | 2024-02-05 | Mar 1984 | — |
| KITCHIN, Jonathan James | Llp Member | 2018-05-01 | May 1981 | — |
| MASSEY, Christian Broome | Llp Member | 2021-05-01 | May 1972 | — |
| MCCORMACK, Carol Ann | Llp Member | 2007-02-22 | Feb 1961 | — |
| MORRISSEY, Jennifer Helen | Llp Member | 2025-09-01 | Sep 1981 | — |
| NEWSON, Elizabeth Anne | Llp Member | 2025-05-01 | Apr 1979 | — |
| NEWSON, Stephen Thomas | Llp Member | 2016-05-01 | Jan 1974 | — |
| OLDLAND, Andrew Richard | Llp Member | 2011-11-01 | May 1965 | — |
| PARKER, Anna | Llp Member | 2025-05-06 | Jul 1981 | — |
| PETERS, Louise Jane | Llp Member | 2018-05-01 | Jun 1970 | — |
| PICKERING, Sacha Andrew | Llp Member | 2010-05-01 | Oct 1974 | — |
| PIGOTT, Ashley Ralph | Llp Member | 2024-05-07 | Feb 1962 | — |
| PORTER, Edward | Llp Member | 2022-05-01 | Sep 1982 | — |
| QUIGLEY, Dearbhla Mary Eva | Llp Member | 2025-01-20 | Nov 1974 | — |
| RICHARDS, Benn Terry | Llp Member | 2022-05-01 | Nov 1976 | — |
| SABANATHAN, Dhanalakshmi | Llp Member | 2023-01-03 | Jul 1982 | — |
| SHARPE, Julie Ann | Llp Member | 2025-05-01 | Jan 1982 | — |
| SHARPLES, Benjamin | Llp Member | 2012-11-01 | Jun 1972 | — |
| SMALLWOOD, Lucy Jane | Llp Member | 2013-05-01 | Dec 1967 | — |
| THOMPSON, David Ian | Llp Member | 2019-05-01 | Apr 1980 | — |
| TORKAR, Thomas Michael Andrew | Llp Member | 2018-05-01 | Oct 1978 | — |
| TRICK, Henry James | Llp Member | 2022-05-01 | Jul 1985 | — |
| VERNON-SHORE, Chloe Frances | Llp Member | 2025-05-01 | Aug 1982 | — |
| WALFORD, Richard George James | Llp Member | 2021-07-01 | Apr 1973 | — |
| WALKER, Duncan Edward | Llp Member | 2026-04-01 | Feb 1968 | — |
| WATSON, Alexandra Jane Olivia | Llp Member | 2018-05-01 | Jun 1979 | — |
| WHITE, Matthew James | Llp Member | 2025-03-17 | Sep 1966 | — |
| WILLIAMS, Gareth Iwan | Llp Member | 2023-05-09 | Feb 1986 | — |
| WILLIAMS, Karen Elaine | Llp Member | 2021-05-01 | Jan 1983 | — |
| WOOD, Anna Catherine | Llp Member | 2024-05-01 | Jan 1983 | — |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENMAYOR, Maurice | Llp Designated Member | 2007-02-22 | 2009-04-07 |
| CAVERHILL, Cameron Austin Craig | Llp Designated Member | 2007-02-22 | 2011-03-11 |
| HOWE, David Lainson | Llp Designated Member | 2007-02-22 | 2013-12-31 |
| NOORMOHAMED, Rehman | Llp Designated Member | 2008-05-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| SCATES, Steven John | Llp Designated Member | 2007-02-22 | 2010-03-31 |
| THOMAS, Simon Mark | Llp Designated Member | 2007-02-22 | 2019-10-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Rhys | Llp Designated Member | 2012-10-22 | 2016-12-09 |
| ALLEN, Thornton William Macdonald | Llp Member | 2012-01-30 | 2013-12-31 |
| BARNETT, Simon | Llp Member | 2007-02-22 | 2019-04-30 |
| BROWN, Sandra | Llp Member | 2013-05-01 | 2024-05-01 |
| BUTCHER, Christopher Noel | Llp Member | 2007-02-22 | 2014-04-30 |
| BUTTON, Frances Mary | Llp Member | 2010-07-05 | 2012-03-02 |
| CARVER, Annelie Kathleen | Llp Member | 2012-05-01 | 2014-06-20 |
| CAVE, David Anthony | Llp Member | 2024-04-22 | 2026-04-30 |
| CHADWICK, Brian Paige | Llp Member | 2007-02-22 | 2008-12-31 |
| CHARLESWORTH, David | Llp Member | 2007-02-22 | 2010-04-30 |
| CLOSE, Christopher John | Llp Member | 2016-05-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| CLOSE, Christopher John | Llp Member | 2011-11-01 | 2014-04-06 |
| CRIDLAND, Graham John | Llp Member | 2007-02-22 | 2011-12-31 |
| DAMERELL, Joanna Mary | Llp Member | 2007-02-22 | 2023-04-30 |
| DAVIES, Timothy John | Llp Member | 2011-11-01 | 2016-01-10 |
| DICKINSON, Malcolm Keith | Llp Member | 2007-02-22 | 2019-04-30 |
| DUNCAN, Nicola Susan | Llp Member | 2011-10-03 | 2014-04-06 |
| ELIAS, Christopher Paul | Llp Member | 2009-04-14 | 2012-02-13 |
| FARREN, Miles Christopher | Llp Member | 2012-11-01 | 2014-04-06 |
| FINK, Roger Jonathan | Llp Member | 2013-10-07 | 2017-12-11 |
| FLACK, Richard Dennis | Llp Member | 2007-02-22 | 2009-05-01 |
| FOLLETT, Martin John | Llp Member | 2007-08-06 | 2014-04-06 |
| GARDNER, Katherine Elisabeth | Llp Member | 2021-01-18 | 2025-10-31 |
| GHEVAERT, Louisa Maria | Llp Member | 2014-08-18 | 2018-04-30 |
| GRIBBLE, Joseph William | Llp Member | 2009-05-01 | 2011-05-31 |
| HITCHCOCK, Brian Keven | Llp Member | 2013-09-09 | 2014-04-06 |
| HOAR, Christopher John | Llp Member | 2016-10-03 | 2023-05-31 |
| HOGAN, Ben Andrew | Llp Member | 2016-05-01 | 2026-04-30 |
| HONEY, Richard William | Llp Member | 2007-02-22 | 2025-05-01 |
| HOWARD, Mark Timothy | Llp Member | 2013-05-01 | 2025-11-30 |
| HOWE, David Lainson | Llp Member | 2015-01-05 | 2021-04-30 |
| HUGHES, Melanie | Llp Member | 2016-05-01 | 2023-04-30 |
| HYDE, Thomas William Lawrence | Llp Member | 2013-03-04 | 2025-04-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 451 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-20 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-04-17 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-10 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-04-10 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-04-09 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-04-03 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-03-06 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-03-05 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-03-05 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-05 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-24 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-11-24 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-10-31 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-04 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-07-31 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 11
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
+14.3%
£50,049,000 £57,215,000
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Cash
+46.5%
£1,678,000 £2,459,000
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Net assets
+2.6%
£17,742,000 £18,209,000
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Employees
+3.5%
482 499
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Operating profit
+7.4%
£12,750,000 £13,690,000
-
Profit before tax
+4.7%
£14,333,000 £15,010,000
-
Wages
+18%
£20,070,000 £23,682,000
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