Annual accounts
Small accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2024Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2024
LIGHTSPEED SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
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- Registered office
- 169 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 0AE
- Classification (SIC)
- Information technology consultancy activities (62.02 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Small
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 20/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Colin Mccabe on 2026-01-18
- 20/01/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-18 with updates
- 05/01/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-12-31
- 11/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Paul Finnegan as a person with significant control on 2025-11-06
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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.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
01/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 18/01/2026Due 01/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 18/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 18/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures LIGHTSPEED SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2023; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.25M2023
15.66%vs 20222022: £1.08M
Total Assets
£5.58M2023
25.29%vs 20222022: £4.46M
Cash in Bank
£445.79K2023
68.99%vs 20222022: £263.80K
Total Liabilities
£4.30M2023
28.98%vs 20222022: £3.33M
Employees
182023
-1vs 20222022: 19
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 25.29% on 2022. See the full financial analysis for LIGHTSPEED SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through LIGHTSPEED SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +17.3% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2021–2023Every measure end to end across 2021, 2022 and 2023, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2023.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 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 2021–2023.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | -1 |
| 2022 | 19 | +4 |
| 2021 | 15 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 15 in 2021 to 18 in 2023. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
15Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 18/01/2005–21/01/2005 | 8890 | |
| Nominee Director | 18/01/2005–21/01/2005 | 8717 | |
| Director | 21/01/2005–01/05/2019 | 0 | |
| Director | 24/03/2005–04/12/2009 | 3 | |
| Secretary | 01/05/2019–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/05/2019–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 28/01/2013–01/05/2019 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 07/05/2006–01/05/2019 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 21/01/2005–07/08/2006 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/09/2006–28/01/2013 | 0 | |
| Director | 21/01/2005–07/08/2006 | 3 | |
| Director | 26/09/2011–28/01/2013 | 3 | |
| Director | 19/04/2007–28/01/2013 | 2 | |
| Director | 28/01/2013–01/05/2019 | 0 | |
| Director | 06/01/2025–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
6Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–01/05/2019 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–01/05/2019 | 0 | |
| 01/05/2019–Present | 9 | |
| 01/05/2019–Present | 7 | |
| 01/05/2019–06/11/2025 | 9 | |
| 01/05/2019–06/11/2025 | 7 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 15
- Since 20/10/2022
- Last 12 months
- 6
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 20/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (4)Latest 20/01/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 20/01/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 05/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 20/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Colin Mccabe on 2026-01-18
- 20/01/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-18 with updates
- 05/01/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-12-31
- 11/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Paul Finnegan as a person with significant control on 2025-11-06
- 11/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Samuel Mencoff as a person with significant control on 2025-11-06
- 11/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of a person with significant control statement
- 31/01/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-18 with updates
- 07/01/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Brian Thomas on 2025-01-07
- 07/01/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Secretary's details changed for Mr Gregory Joseph Funk on 2025-01-07
- 06/01/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Colin Mccabe as a director on 2025-01-06
- 11/12/2024View PDF (14 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-12-31
- 19/01/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-18 with no updates
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About LIGHTSPEED SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
LIGHTSPEED SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 169 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 0AE. Companies House classifies its business as Information technology consultancy activities. It has been on the register for 21 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2023 accounts report net assets of £1.25M and 18 employees.
LIGHTSPEED SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records LIGHTSPEED SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED under one registered business activity: Information technology consultancy activities (62.02 - SIC 2007).
LIGHTSPEED SYSTEMS (EUROPE) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 18/01/2005.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2023 and report net assets of £1.25M, total assets of £5.58M, cash in bank of £445.79K and total liabilities of £4.30M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 20/01/2026: Director's details changed for Mr Colin Mccabe on 2026-01-18, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 01/02/2027.
Companies House lists 15 officers (3 currently in post) and 6 people with significant control (2 current).