LANTERN RECOVERY SPECIALISTS PLC, EN6 5AJ : Companies House Number 02186762

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Shareholders' funds

£11,603,932

Balance sheet as at 2022-03-31

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Overview

Company type: Public Limited Company
Incorporated: 1987-11-02
Registered office: Lantern House, 39-41 High Street, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 5AJ
Postcode: EN6 5AJ
Capital: 50,000 GBP
Accounts category: Full
Charges: 5 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Next due by: 2026-09-30
Financial year end: 31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2025-12-17
Next due by: 2026-12-31

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Nature of business (SIC)

45200 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
52103 Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities
52219 Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified
52290 Other transportation support activities

Officers 6 current · 4 resigned

MR Ryan COLEMAN Director

Appointed 2012-03-26

MR Craig COLEMAN Director

Appointed 2012-03-26

MR Lee COLEMAN Director

Appointed 2012-03-26

MR CRAIG COLEMAN Secretary

Appointed 2008-05-31

MR RAYMOND MICHAEL COLEMAN Director

COMPANY DIRECTOR Appointed 1990-12-28

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Group structure

Controlled by LANTERN SERVICES (HOLDINGS) LTD — since 2016-04-06

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Contact details

Website: lanternrecovery.org
Phone: 03333247000

Lantern Recovery - UK’s Largest Independent Nationwide Breakdown & Recovery Specialist, Since 1966. Recovery, transportation, servicing and more.

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
LANTERN COMMERCIALS LIMITED	1999-05-10
CAPPOINT LIMITED	1988-03-22

Previous registered addresses 3

Address	Changed on
THE QUADRANGLE 2ND FLOOR, 180 WARDOUR STREET, LONDON, W1F 8FY	2006-09-29
ST.MARTINS HOUSE, 43/44 BILLING ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 5DA	1995-12-19
1/3 LEONARD STREET, LONDON, EC2A 4AQ	1988-01-29

Among its peers

Top 1%

by shareholders' funds, of 268 similar companies in EN

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1987.

No.1 of the largest maintenance and repair of motor vehicles companies in Enfield →

Competitors Enfield

2. TC COMMERCIAL REPAIRS LIMITED

£5,064,891
3. UK TRUCKREPAIRS LIMITED

£2,141,707
4. W.GODLEMAN & SON LIMITED

£1,999,003
5. TOP GUN REFINISHING LIMITED

£1,302,668
6. MG CARAVAN SERVICE & REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED

£1,224,509

This company ranks 1 among maintenance and repair of motor vehicles in Enfield.

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The class of 1987

51%

of the 20,106 companies incorporated in 1987 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 6 titles

Freehold: 2
Leasehold: 4
Most recent registration: 2009-11-12
Where: Hertfordshire (5), Luton (1)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
HD496134	Hertfordshire	Leasehold	2009-11-12	—
HD6271	Hertfordshire	Freehold	2005-08-10	—
HD242224	Hertfordshire	Leasehold	2004-08-13	—
HD223834	Hertfordshire	Leasehold	2004-08-12	—
BD231269	Luton	Freehold	2003-04-22	—
HD417656	Hertfordshire	Leasehold	2003-04-07	—

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