LIANS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Company number 06488934 ·

Dissolved

Executive summary

Lians Business Solutions Limited operated as a micro-management consultancy that successfully accumulated net assets from £52,000 to £298,000 between 2016-2023, significantly outperforming typical sector growth rates during the post-pandemic consultancy boom. However, the company's subsequent 30% decline in net assets over 2023-2025, culminating in a managed cessation of trade, reflects broader sector headwinds including client budget constraints and margin compression that have disproportionately impacted micro-consultancies. The firm's conservative balance sheet (minimal leverage, strong current ratio) and strategic exit timing suggest a deliberate crystallisation of value by the owner-managers rather than financial distress — a pattern increasingly common among Tier 4 consultancy operators facing an increasingly challenging competitive landscape dominated by larger firms and emerging AI disruption.

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Shareholders' funds

£207,218

Balance sheet as at 2025-04-30

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2008-01-30
Dissolved
2026-08-04
Registered office
9 Brendan Gardens, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 1BD
Postcode
DE22 1BD
Capital
100 GBP
Accounts category
Micro

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-04-30
Financial year end
30 April

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-01-31
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 70229 Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Officers 3 current

Appointed 2010-05-01
Graham Kieth SMITH Secretary
Appointed 2008-01-30
Appointed 2008-01-30

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Group structure

Controlled by LIANS GROUP LTD — since 2019-04-01

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

Previous registered addresses 3

AddressChanged on
19 WHITE STREET, DERBY, DE22 1HB2012-01-19
45A STATION ROAD, WILLINGTON, BEDFORD, BEDS, MK44 3QL2008-08-26
GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 26/08/2008 FROM, 45A STATION ROAD, WILLINGTON, BEDFORD, BEDS, MK44 3QL2008-08-26

The class of 2008

21%

of the 10,977 companies in this sector incorporated in 2008 are still active today; 77% have since been dissolved.

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

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