LC Designs Co. Limited
Registered name: LC DESIGNS CO. LIMITED
Part of London Clock Holding Company Limited(The) groupLC Designs Co. Limited made £13.1m revenue and £3.4k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
LC Designs Co. Limited’s revenue grew 25% to £13.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £3.4k profit and 46 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments)” and is based in Aylesford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Aylesford, South East
- Age
- 86 yrs · since 1940
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.4m | £10.8m | £10.5m | £13.1m |
| Cost of sales | £9.3m | £5.9m | £5.8m | £7.3m |
| Gross profit | £6.1m | £4.9m | £4.7m | £5.8m |
| Operating profit | £30.5k | −£23.1k | −£116k | −£94.6k |
| Profit before tax | £30.7k | £4.4k | £4k | £12.4k |
| Profit after tax | £47.9k | −£3.5k | −£756 | £3.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £47.9k | −£3.5k | −£756 | £3.4k |
| Staff costs | £4.8m | £3.6m | £3.2m | £3.9m |
| Employees (average) | 43 | 42 | 44 | 46 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.3% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gross margin | 39.7% | 45.7% | 45.1% | 44.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £359k | £257k | £238k | £286k |
| Profit per employee | £1.1k | −£82 | −£17 | £74 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼30% | ▼2.8% | ▲25.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼107.2% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.3% | ▲4.8% | ▲4.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.6m | £5m | £4.7m | £3.7m |
| Net assets | £4.8m | £4.8m | £4.8m | £4.8m |
| Fixed assets | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.1m |
| Current assets | £8m | £6.6m | £6.6m | £7.3m |
| Debtors | £356k | £395k | £525k | £1.4m |
| Deferred income | £3.1m | £1.9m | £1.4m | £2m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 44.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £286k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £74
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 15%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.7%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲0%
- Now £4.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼21%
- Now £3.7m
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 46
- Deferred income
- ▲41%
- Now £2m
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £1.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- London Clock Holding Company Limited(The)ultimate parent75–100%
- LC Designs Co. Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- London Clock Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- London Watch Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £3.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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