The Law Debenture Corporation P.L.C.
Registered name: THE LAW DEBENTURE CORPORATION P.L.C.
The Law Debenture Corporation P.L.C. made £156m revenue and £148m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
The Law Debenture Corporation P.L.C.’s revenue was £156m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £148m profit. The company is classified under “financial intermediation not elsewhere classified” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 136 yrs · since 1889
- Type
- Public 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £98.3m | £156m |
| Cost of sales | −£8.2m | −£100k |
| Operating profit | £105m | £151m |
| Profit before tax | £98.8m | £148m |
| Profit after tax | £97m | £148m |
| Profit (best available) | £97m | £148m |
| Employees (average) | 298 | — |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 98.6% | 95.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £330k | — |
| Profit per employee | £325k | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 95.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
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- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Subsidiaries (22)
- Aer Lingus (U.K.) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Beagle Nominees LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ici Pensions Trustee LimitedFigures not disclosed
- L.D. Pension Plan Trustee LimitedFigures not disclosed
- L.D.C. Latvia LimitedFigures not disclosed
- L.D.C. Trust Management LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Law Debenture Corporate Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Law Debenture Finance P.L.C.Figures not disclosed
- Law Debenture Governance Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Law Debenture Investment Management LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Law Debenture Pensions Governance LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Law Debenture Securitisation Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Law Debenture Trustees LimitedFigures not disclosed
- LDC (Dantc) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- LDC (NCS) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Safecall LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Syngenta Pensions Trustee LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Law Debenture Intermediary Corporation P.L.C.Figures not disclosed
- The Law Debenture Pension Trust Corporation P.L.C.Figures not disclosed
- The Law Debenture Trust Corporation P.L.C.Figures not disclosed
- Trimcomlee LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Westminster Aviation Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £148m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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