DONCASTERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-07 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-24
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
-51.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£135M
+293.3% vs 2023
Employees
78
+14.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£18M
+402.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- DONCASTERS LIMITED 1996-12-13 → present
- INCO ENGINEERED PRODUCTS PLC 1986-04-01 → 1996-12-13
- INCO ALLOY PRODUCTS LIMITED 1982-04-08 → 1986-04-01
- DANIEL DONCASTER & SONS LIMITED 1936-12-17 → 1982-04-08
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£568,000 | -£14,667,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,869,000 | £17,775,000 | |
| Net profit | -£5,521,000 | £17,679,000 | |
| Cash | £11,975,000 | £5,771,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£13,258,000 | £294,042,000 | |
| Net assets | -£69,652,000 | £134,649,000 | |
| Equity | -£69,652,000 | £134,649,000 | |
| Average employees | 68 | 78 | |
| Wages | £6,688,000 | £9,356,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 4.3% | -5.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.43x | 0.52x | |
| Interest cover | -0.02x | -0.55x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that the Group will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. Alloy Topco Limited has indicated its intention to continue to make available such funds as are needed by the company.”
Group structure
- DONCASTERS LIMITED · parent
- Ivostud (Tianjin) International Trading Company Limited
- Ivostud GmbH
- Ivostud LLC
- Ivostud Mexico SA de CV
- Ivostud SAS
- Certified Alloy Products Inc
- Deritend International Limited
- Doncasters Inc
- Doncasters US Fabrications Inc
- Erie Bolt Corporation
- Ross & Catherall Limited
- Southern Tool LLC
- Trucast (Europe) Limited
- Trucast (North America) LLC
- Trucast de Mexico SA de CV
- Trucast Limited
- Trucast LLC
- Doncasters Blaenavon Limited
- Doncasters UK Finance Limited
- Doncasters US 2 LLC
- Doncasters US Holdings 2018 Inc
- Triplex Lloyd Limited
- Doncasters US LLC
- Cranford 1040 Limited
- Cranford 1041 Limited
- Daniel Doncaster & Sons Limited
- Deritend Lloyd Pension Trustees Limited
- Triplex Lloyd Nominees Limited
- Triplex Lloyd Pensions Management Limited
- Unipol Group Holdings Limited
- Unipol Holdings Limited
- Polycast International Limited
- Jiangyin Uni-pol Co Limited
- Polycast Limited
- Jiangyin Uni-pol Vacuum Casting India Pvt Limited
- UPM Casting S.A. de C.V.
- Obras y Desarrollos Inteligentes SAPI de CV
- Doncasters Precision Castings India Private Limited
Significant events
- “On 25 April 2025, the Alloy Parent Limited Group drew an additional $50 million on the same terms as the existing term loan facility, which increased the level of liquidity available to the Group. The Company is obligor in this facility and is party to this treasury arrangement of the Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGAN, David John | Director | 2024-07-04 | Dec 1967 | British |
| QUINN, Michael Joseph | Director | 2020-03-13 | Sep 1968 | Irish |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen | Secretary | 2022-03-23 | 2024-03-08 |
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen | Secretary | 2021-09-28 | 2022-03-03 |
| JACKSON, Howard Watson | Secretary | 2002-02-04 | 2011-10-20 |
| MOLYNEUX, Ian | Secretary | 2011-10-20 | 2021-09-28 |
| RICHMOND, Robin | Secretary | 1998-01-30 | 1998-09-22 |
| TILLEY, Michael John | Secretary | 1998-09-22 | 2002-02-04 |
| TILLEY, Michael John | Secretary | — | 1998-01-30 |
| ASTON, Stephen Mark | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2004-12-06 |
| BABESTER, Michael James | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2018-06-01 |
| BAKOS, Frank Robert | Director | 1997-03-01 | 1998-03-31 |
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen | Director | 2022-03-23 | 2024-03-08 |
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen | Director | 2021-09-28 | 2022-03-03 |
| BOYCE, Kevin Anthony Gordon | Director | 1995-09-20 | 1996-11-15 |
| BULL, George | Director | 1999-01-27 | 2001-09-28 |
| CLOWES, Paul John | Director | 2014-07-02 | 2019-06-12 |
| DILLAMORE, Ian Leslie | Director | — | 2000-03-22 |
| ELLIS, William Michael | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2011-10-31 |
| GIFFIN, David Ronald | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2004-02-26 |
| GREGSON, Henry William | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2004-02-26 |
| HINKS, Duncan Andrew | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2019-03-27 |
| JACKSON, Howard Watson | Director | 2004-07-30 | 2011-10-20 |
| JESRAI, Tariq | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2015-12-16 |
| KAYSER, Michael Arthur | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2002-09-08 |
| LENG, James William | Director | 2001-08-03 | 2003-06-09 |
| LEWIS, Eric James | Director | 2001-01-31 | 2009-03-31 |
| LIVERMORE, David John | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2001-07-03 |
| LUBEK, Karol Antoni Jozef | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2014-04-30 |
| LUCKETT, Nigel Frederick | Director | 1996-11-15 | 2001-07-03 |
| MAGUID, Tarek | Director | 2010-06-24 | 2011-10-31 |
| MARTLE, Simon David | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2023-08-01 |
| MAUSS, Christopher Raoul Auguste | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2017-05-21 |
| MCDOUGALL, Ian | Director | 1996-11-15 | 2001-07-03 |
| MOLYNEUX, Ian | Director | 2012-03-29 | 2021-09-28 |
| NEALE, Michael Cooper | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| NICHOLAS, Michael Rees | Director | 1996-11-15 | 1998-12-31 |
| OXNARD, Lisa Marie | Director | 2018-12-17 | 2020-03-13 |
| REES, Ralph Phillip Vinson | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2001-07-03 |
| ROBB, John William | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1992-12-31 |
| ROBB, John William | Director | — | 2001-07-03 |
| ROBSON, Neil Jonathan | Director | 2019-11-18 | 2020-03-16 |
| SCHOFIELD, Alistair John | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2011-12-16 |
| SCHURCH, Michael John | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2016-03-23 |
| SELLARS, William | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| SICKMAN, William | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2012-04-30 |
| SIMM, David | Director | 1996-11-15 | 2001-04-19 |
| SMOOT, David Madison | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2019-02-28 |
| STEPHEN, David | Director | 1991-12-02 | 1995-09-20 |
| STEVENSON, James Albert | Director | — | 1996-11-15 |
| THOMAS, Michael Anthony | Director | 2019-11-18 | 2020-03-06 |
| WARD, Simon Anthony | Director | 2019-11-18 | 2022-01-25 |
| WESTALL, Raymond William | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| WHITEHOUSE, David Ian | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2014-07-31 |
| WHITEHOUSE, David Ian | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2010-06-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee Holdco 3 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-24 | Active |
| Dundee Holdco 4 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 552 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-19 RP04SH01 Legacy PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-23 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-12-23 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-23 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-20 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-06-19 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-14 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-05-14 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-51.8%
£11,975,000 £5,771,000
-
Net assets
+293.3%
-£69,652,000 £134,649,000
-
Employees
+14.7%
68 78
-
Operating profit
-2,482.2%
-£568,000 -£14,667,000
-
Profit before tax
+402.9%
-£5,869,000 £17,775,000
-
Wages
+39.9%
£6,688,000 £9,356,000
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