Laidlaw & Company International Limited
Registered name: LAIDLAW & COMPANY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Part of Laidlaw Holdings Limited groupLaidlaw & Company International Limited made £45.4k revenue and a £102k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Laidlaw & Company International Limited’s revenue fell 52% to £45.4k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £102k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “activities auxiliary to financial intermediation” and is based in Esher; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Esher, London
- Age
- 19 yrs · since 2007
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £337k | £42.4k | £95.2k | £45.4k |
| Cost of sales | £134k | £3.6k | £6.2k | £7.3k |
| Gross profit | £202k | £38.8k | £88.9k | £38.1k |
| Operating profit | £20.7k | −£65.6k | £10k | −£102k |
| Profit before tax | £20.7k | −£65.6k | £10k | −£102k |
| Profit after tax | £20.7k | −£65.6k | £10k | −£102k |
| Profit (best available) | £20.7k | −£65.6k | £10k | −£102k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.2% | −154.7% | 10.5% | −224% |
| Gross margin | 60.1% | 91.5% | 93.5% | 84% |
| Revenue per employee | £168k | £21.2k | £47.6k | £22.7k |
| Profit per employee | £10.4k | −£32.8k | £5k | −£50.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼87.4% | ▲124.6% | ▼52.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼416.5% | — | ▼1116% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £416 | £18.3k | £17.6k | £425 |
| Net assets | £90.6k | £25k | £35k | −£66.6k |
| Current assets | £398k | £111k | £166k | £10.5k |
| Debtors | £398k | £93.2k | £149k | £10.1k |
| Deferred income | £30.3k | £14.2k | £29.2k | £15.6k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −224%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 84%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £22.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£50.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 34.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 22.2%
- 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
- ▼290%
- Now −£66.6k
- Cash at bank
- ▼98%
- Now £425
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- ▼47%
- Now £15.6k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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
- Laidlaw Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Laidlaw & Company International Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd.Active - Proposal to Strike offRev. £12.5m · Profit −£862k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£102k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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