DAGLESS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-26 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-18 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£31K
+38.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-1.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
214
-0.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£438K
+54.5% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2017-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £19,011,977 | £21,146,271 | £26,751,749 | £17,803,587 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £983,259 | £895,772 | -£752,121 | -£379,661 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £947,156 | £865,779 | -£961,908 | -£437,638 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £744,542 | £626,665 | -£959,673 | -£86,632 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £515,322 | £18,868 | £22,608 | £31,299 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £7,424,907 | £8,553,513 | £7,569,717 | £6,856,066 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £6,220,154 | £6,846,819 | £5,887,146 | £5,800,514 | |
| Equity | £5,533,326 | £5,363,292 | £5,475,612 | £6,220,154 | £6,846,819 | £5,887,146 | £5,800,514 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 241 | 243 | 216 | 214 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,709,466 | £4,935,635 | £7,099,733 | £5,133,751 |
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 | 2017-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.2% | 4.2% | -2.8% | -2.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.9% | 3.0% | -3.6% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 13.2% | 10.5% | -9.9% | -5.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 60.8% | 60.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.99x | 0.89x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 27.23x | 29.87x | -3.59x | -1.85x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 company'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
- DAGLESS LIMITED · parent
- Nene Milling Company Limited 49%
Significant events
- “On 1 August 2024, Wizzwood Company Limited, a group entity, was officially dissolved. As a result, the investment in Wizzwood Company Limited has been fully impaired”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMEETH, Carolyn Jane | Secretary | — | — | British |
| SMEETH, Carolyn Jane | Director | — | Nov 1958 | British |
| SMEETH, Edmund Oliver | Director | 2008-03-19 | Sep 1985 | British |
| SMEETH, Sam Peter | Director | 2017-01-16 | Dec 1982 | British |
| SMEETH, Simon Victor | Director | — | Dec 1955 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMEETH, Sam Peter | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2016-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagless Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-10-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- 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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
-
Turnover
-33.4%
£26,751,749 £17,803,587
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+38.4%
£22,608 £31,299
-
Net assets
-1.5%
£5,887,146 £5,800,514
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-0.9%
216 214
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+49.5%
-£752,121 -£379,661
-
Profit before tax
+54.5%
-£961,908 -£437,638
-
Wages
-27.7%
£7,099,733 £5,133,751
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers