Annual accounts
Full accounts
17/02/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 17/05/2025Due 17/02/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 17/05/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 17/05/2025
LAWRENCE HUNT & CO LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 40b Liverpool Road, Penwortham, Preston, Lancs PR1 0DQ
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food beverages or tobacco predominating (47.11 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 02/03/2026View PDF (36 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-05-17
- 20/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Paul Bernard Farrell as a director on 2026-02-09
- 19/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Tony Miller as a director on 2025-12-23
- 21/12/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-05 with no updates
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
19/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 05/12/2025Due 19/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 05/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 05/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures LAWRENCE HUNT & CO LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2023–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£4.79M2025
-1.63%vs 20242024: £4.87M
Total Assets
£12.97M2025
-5.08%vs 20242024: £13.66M
Cash in Bank
£1.83M2025
-21.10%vs 20242024: £2.32M
Total Liabilities
£3.91M2025
-13.76%vs 20242024: £4.53M
Employees
4792025
+19vs 20242024: 460
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 5.08% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for LAWRENCE HUNT & CO LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through LAWRENCE HUNT & CO LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -14% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2023–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures5 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2023–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 479 | +19 |
| 2024 | 460 | -26 |
| 2023 | 486 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 486 in 2023 to 479 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
- Company potential
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- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
12Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 02/04/1997–Present | 5 | |
| Secretary | 03/11/2014–21/10/2016 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 28/04/1999–14/06/2000 | 0 | |
| Director | 09/02/2026–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 01/11/2005–02/11/2014 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/03/2024–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 03/11/2014–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 13/09/2001–31/10/2014 | 0 | |
| Director | 26/03/2008–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 14/08/1996–09/02/2018 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/10/2015–23/12/2025 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 25/09/2000–01/11/2005 | 1 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 5 | |
| 02/06/2021–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 | |
| 02/06/2021–03/10/2024 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–03/10/2024 | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 17
- Since 15/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 4
- -4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 02/03/2026
- 7 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 02/03/2026
- Officer changes (2)Latest 20/02/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 21/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 02/03/2026View PDF (36 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-05-17
- 20/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Paul Bernard Farrell as a director on 2026-02-09
- 19/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Tony Miller as a director on 2025-12-23
- 21/12/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-05 with no updates
- 29/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of share class name or designation
- 29/05/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares
- 29/05/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 12/02/2025View PDF (36 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-05-17
- 19/12/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of James Lawrence Hunt as a person with significant control on 2024-10-03
- 19/12/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Jean Hunt as a person with significant control on 2024-10-03
- 19/12/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Kevin Brian Hunt as a person with significant control on 2024-10-03
- 19/12/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-05 with updates
Showing 12 of 17 filings
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About LAWRENCE HUNT & CO LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
LAWRENCE HUNT & CO LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 40b Liverpool Road, Penwortham, Preston, Lancs PR1 0DQ. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food beverages or tobacco predominating. It has been on the register for 52 years.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £4.79M and 479 employees.
LAWRENCE HUNT & CO LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records LAWRENCE HUNT & CO LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food beverages or tobacco predominating (47.11 - SIC 2007).
LAWRENCE HUNT & CO LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 01/10/1974.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £4.79M, total assets of £12.97M, cash in bank of £1.83M and total liabilities of £3.91M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 02/03/2026: Full accounts made up to 2025-05-17, 7 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 17/02/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 19/12/2026.
Companies House lists 12 officers (5 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).