LEA REDWAY LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£57,387,648
Balance sheet as at 2025-09-30
What it does
Principal activities and review of the business The group's principal activity during the year continued to be that of the manufacture and sale of solenoid switches and switch gear. During the year the group's turnover decreased by 7% to £55.2m The group's margins have decreased slightly from 24.6% to 20.9%. The directors are still aware that the group remains susceptible to higher commodity prices in both silver and copper and these have led to price variations in the costs of raw materials, along with changes in foreign exchange levels The group's balance sheet remains very strong with net assets of £57.4m (2024: £57.3m). Cash and bank balances have increased from £16.8m to £18.2m.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1943-03-25
- Employees
- 550 (2025 accounts · was 587 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Braggers Farm Braggers Lane, Bransgore, Christchurch, England, BH23 8EF
- Postcode
- BH23 8EF
- Capital
- 24,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-09-30
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 30 September
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-29
- Next due by
- 2027-02-12
Nature of business (SIC)
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 6 current · 5 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-09-30) — 3 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ALBRIGHT (ENGINEERS) LIMITED | 1976-12-31 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| C/O C/O MRS MARIA ADAWAY, 59A MOSSLEA ROAD, WHYTELEAFE, SURREY, CR3 0DS | 2020-05-04 |
| ASHLEY HOUSE, 136 THE BROADWAY, SURBITON, SURREY, KT6 7LA | 2012-10-10 |
| ASHLEY HSE, 18/20 GEORGE ST, RICHMOND, SURREY. TW9 1PR | 2001-05-31 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 196 similar companies in BH
The largest employer among its local peers (550 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1943.
No.2 of the largest activities of head offices companies in Bournemouth →
Competitors Bournemouth
This company ranks 2 among activities of head offices in Bournemouth.
Property in England & Wales 11 titles
- Freehold
- 10
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2020-04-01
- Price paid, where recorded
- £732,000
- Where
- Hampshire (9), Greater London (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGL812769 | Greater London | Freehold | 2020-04-01 | — |
| HP833069 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2019-05-23 | — |
| HP790249 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2017-09-11 | £670,000 |
| HP310280 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2000-03-06 | — |
| HP550855 | Hampshire | Freehold | 1998-04-01 | — |
| HP542341 | Hampshire | Freehold | 1997-10-10 | £62,000 |
| HP468208 | Hampshire | Freehold | 1993-09-20 | — |
| HP317499 | Hampshire | Freehold | 1991-08-22 | — |
| HP403708 | Hampshire | Freehold | 1990-04-05 | — |
| HP334406 | Hampshire | Freehold | 1987-11-10 | — |
| SGL21805 | Greater London | Freehold | — | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.