DOFF PORTLAND LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-14 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-30
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+3,569.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£13M
+21.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
71
-19.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+651.5% highest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DOFF PORTLAND LIMITED 1999-05-19 → present
- DOFF-PORTLAND LIMITED 1946-10-18 → 1999-05-19
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £16,760,748 | — | £20,381,946 | — | £21,876,280 | — | £20,185,118 | £27,389,697 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,916,828 | — | £2,748,212 | — | £2,373,978 | — | £421,430 | £2,792,395 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,877,169 | — | £2,720,196 | — | £2,307,230 | — | £369,665 | £2,778,205 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,514,996 | — | £2,241,842 | — | £2,048,983 | — | £288,753 | £2,284,464 | |
| Cash | — | £52,581 | — | £9,443 | — | £12,169 | — | £92,440 | £3,392,001 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,538,808 | — | £8,741,563 | — | £11,218,557 | — | £11,285,587 | £13,591,446 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,733,537 | — | £8,075,379 | — | £10,124,362 | — | £10,413,115 | £12,697,579 | |
| Equity | £5,218,541 | £6,733,537 | £6,733,537 | £8,075,379 | £8,075,379 | £10,124,362 | £10,124,362 | £10,413,115 | £12,697,579 | |
| Average employees | — | 75 | — | 82 | — | 86 | — | 88 | 71 | |
| Wages | — | £2,388,803 | — | £2,944,380 | — | £3,379,209 | — | £3,146,069 | £3,740,164 |
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 11.4% | — | 13.5% | — | 10.9% | — | 2.1% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 9.0% | — | 11.0% | — | 9.4% | — | 1.4% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 25.4% | — | 31.4% | — | 21.2% | — | 3.7% | 20.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.53x | 2.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | 48.33x | — | 96.58x | — | 35.57x | — | 8.14x | 78.23x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there are no material uncertainties that lead to significant doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Thus the directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- DOFF PORTLAND LIMITED · parent
- Doff Technologies Limited 100%
- DP Multipurpose Products (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Lorbex Limited 100%
- Portland Garden France 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 August 2024, the Company was acquired by Pelsis Holding (UK) Ltd, a company incorporated in England and Wales. From that date, the directors consider the ultimate controlling party to be Letterone Investment Holdings S.A., a company registered in Luxembourg.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARCOMBE, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2024-08-01 | Apr 1983 | British |
| LEES, Katherine Rosemary | Director | 2026-02-24 | Mar 1983 | British |
| WRENSCH, Leigh Anne | Director | 2025-03-28 | Sep 1967 | South African |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE, Ian Paul | Secretary | 2012-12-06 | 2019-11-20 |
| OSWIN, Christopher James | Secretary | 2019-11-20 | 2025-04-21 |
| WHYATT, Graham Haydn | Secretary | — | 2012-12-06 |
| ASTON, Robert James | Director | — | 1998-10-31 |
| BALLINGER, Dale Gary | Director | 2025-11-17 | 2026-04-30 |
| BEHARALL, Derek Michael | Director | — | 2010-02-11 |
| DUVALL, Anton James | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2025-03-28 |
| GAMMON, Scott James | Director | 2025-03-28 | 2026-02-28 |
| HANCOCK, John Robert | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| HANCOCK, Russell Philip Howard | Director | 1993-10-18 | 1995-10-02 |
| JONES, Matthew | Director | 2013-01-11 | 2015-09-30 |
| JONES, Matthew | Director | 2010-02-10 | 2012-12-03 |
| LLOYD, David William | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-12-03 |
| OSWIN, Christopher James | Director | 2014-07-08 | 2025-04-21 |
| PAGE, Lorna Claire | Director | 2010-02-10 | 2010-12-13 |
| SHAPIRO, Benjamin Jonathon | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2024-08-02 |
| SHONN, Richard Lee | Director | 2013-01-11 | 2024-08-01 |
| SINGH, Narinder | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| WARD, Simon Douglas John | Director | 2010-08-25 | 2012-05-31 |
| WHYATT, Graham Haydn | Director | 2013-01-11 | 2017-03-14 |
| WHYATT, Graham Haydn | Director | — | 2012-12-03 |
| WHYATT, Maureen Sarah Elizabeth | Director | — | 2009-10-01 |
| WILKINSON, Neil John | Director | 2010-02-11 | 2010-08-31 |
| WOOLLEY, Peter Charles | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2011-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dp Bidco | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-30 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-08-15 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
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Turnover
+35.7%
£20,185,118 £27,389,697
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+3,569.4%
£92,440 £3,392,001
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+21.9%
£10,413,115 £12,697,579
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-19.3%
88 71
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+562.6%
£421,430 £2,792,395
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+651.5%
£369,665 £2,778,205
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+18.9%
£3,146,069 £3,740,164
highest in 5 filed years
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