DEWHURST GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-15 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£22M
-11.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£61M
+1.6% vs 2023
Employees
350
+3.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£9M
+6.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-09-29
- DEWHURST GROUP LIMITED 2025-09-29 → present
- DEWHURST GROUP PLC 2022-02-28 → 2025-09-29
- DEWHURST PLC 1986-03-08 → 2022-02-28
- DEWHURST & PARTNER, P.L.C. 1919-11-05 → 1986-03-08
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,962,000 | £64,403,000 | |
| Operating profit | £7,750,000 | £8,121,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £8,088,000 | £8,649,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,122,000 | £5,460,000 | |
| Cash | £24,374,000 | £21,560,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £64,367,000 | £63,503,000 | |
| Net assets | £60,317,000 | £61,301,000 | |
| Equity | £60,317,000 | £61,301,000 | |
| Average employees | 338 | 350 | |
| Wages | £15,858,000 | £17,794,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.4% | 12.6% | |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 8.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.0% | 12.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.1% | 16.2% | |
| Current ratio | 5.13x | 4.36x | |
| Interest cover | 49.68x | 67.12x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The strong performance, statement of position as well as robust cash reserves lead the Directors to continue to adopt a going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- DEWHURST GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Dewhurst Ltd
- A&A Electrical Distributors Ltd
- Traffic Management Products Ltd
- Dewhurst (Hungary) Kft
- Dupar Controls Inc.
- The Fixture Company and Elevator Research & Manufacturing Corp. (ERM)
- Australian Lift Components Pty Ltd
- Lift Material Australia Pty Ltd
- P&R Liftcars Pty Ltd
- Dewhurst (Hong Kong) Ltd
- Dewhurst Singapore Pte Ltd
- Dual Engraving Pty Ltd 70%
Significant events
- “Supported the humanitarian crisis happening in Gaza and raised £10,000 for the OXFAM Gaza Humanitarian Appeal.”
- “Re-purchased 286,680 of its own 'A' non-voting ordinary shares for £1,776,164 between February and March 2024.”
- “Jeremy Dewhurst promoted to Chief Financial Officer on 1 July 2024; Jared Sinclair stepped down as CFO to take on the role of Chief Integration Officer.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINCLAIR, Jared Conan | Secretary | 2005-10-01 | — | British |
| BAILEY, John Robert | Director | 2010-06-18 | Oct 1970 | British |
| DEWHURST, David | Director | — | Jan 1961 | British |
| DEWHURST, Jeremy Melbourne | Director | 2024-07-01 | Dec 1986 | British |
| DEWHURST, Richard Melbourne | Director | — | Feb 1956 | British |
| MCERLAIN, Susan Jacqueline | Director | 2021-06-08 | Apr 1963 | British |
| SINCLAIR, Jared Conan | Director | 2002-07-10 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Michael Norman | Secretary | — | 2005-09-30 |
| BOSSARD, Keith Francis Clifton | Director | — | 2003-02-03 |
| DEWHURST, Alan | Director | — | 1998-02-02 |
| HOLROYD, Charles John Arthur | Director | 2021-06-08 | 2025-10-31 |
| JOHNSON, Colin | Director | — | 2005-12-31 |
| MASON, David Frank | Director | 1992-04-22 | 2003-01-31 |
| MATHUR, Santosh Kumar | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| TETT, Peter Alfred | Director | 2001-03-08 | 2021-12-31 |
| TURNER, Neville | Director | — | 1992-04-16 |
| WARREN, Alan Michael | Director | 2018-06-13 | 2020-06-30 |
| WHITE, Melvin Donald, Dr | Director | 1995-12-07 | 2010-01-28 |
| YOUNG, Richard John | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2019-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 222 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-29 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
- 2025-09-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-29 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
- 2025-03-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2025-09-29 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-29 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2025-09-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-09-22 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+11.1%
£57,962,000 £64,403,000
-
Cash
-11.5%
£24,374,000 £21,560,000
-
Net assets
+1.6%
£60,317,000 £61,301,000
-
Employees
+3.6%
338 350
-
Operating profit
+4.8%
£7,750,000 £8,121,000
-
Profit before tax
+6.9%
£8,088,000 £8,649,000
-
Wages
+12.2%
£15,858,000 £17,794,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers