DORRINGTONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+11.2% highest in 9 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+0.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
215
+3.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£343K
-24.3% vs 2024
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £7,754,825 | — | £8,625,602 | — | £9,911,014 | £10,810,035 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £597,449 | — | £308,582 | — | £483,091 | £366,447 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £562,213 | — | £271,657 | — | £453,686 | £343,262 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £417,926 | — | £311,827 | — | £214,198 | — | £319,644 | £230,983 | |
| Cash | £426,003 | — | £740,064 | £740,064 | £993,469 | £993,469 | £1,243,590 | £1,243,590 | £1,484,617 | £1,651,391 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,282,214 | — | £4,066,680 | — | £4,533,729 | — | £4,841,117 | — | £5,162,819 | £5,204,993 | |
| Net assets | £1,725,313 | — | £3,284,144 | — | £3,595,971 | — | £3,810,169 | — | £4,129,813 | £4,160,796 | |
| Equity | £1,725,313 | £1,725,313 | £3,284,144 | £3,284,144 | £3,595,971 | £3,595,971 | £3,810,169 | £3,810,169 | £4,129,813 | £4,160,796 | |
| Average employees | 192 | — | 185 | — | 175 | — | 184 | — | 207 | 215 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,444,446 | — | £3,839,039 | — | £4,362,238 | £4,966,535 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 7.7% | — | 3.6% | — | 4.9% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.0% | — | 2.5% | — | 3.2% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 13.2% | — | 6.4% | — | 9.4% | 7.0% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 16.94x | — | 8.19x | — | 13.27x | 10.61x |
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.
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARPLES, Caroline Mary | Secretary | — | — | British |
| BATCHELOR, Laura Felicity | Director | 2019-10-15 | Oct 1990 | British |
| DORRINGTON, Wilfred Edward | Director | 2018-10-22 | Aug 1992 | British |
| GILBERT, Sophie Caroline Dorrington | Director | 2018-10-22 | Mar 1987 | British |
| SHARPLES, Caroline Mary | Director | 1992-11-04 | Nov 1955 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DORRINGTON, George Ernest | Director | — | 1992-11-04 |
| DORRINGTON, James Stephen | Director | — | 2009-11-19 |
| DORRINGTON, Mary | Director | — | 2011-03-31 |
| DORRINGTON, Nicholas Nanscawen | Director | 1992-11-04 | 2009-03-09 |
| DORRINGTON, Timothy Blake | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2016-03-31 |
| SHARPLES, Allan | Director | 2009-06-11 | 2024-10-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sophie Caroline Dorrington Gilbert | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2024-10-17 | Active |
| Mrs Laura Felicity Batchelor | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2020-11-27 | Active |
| Mr Wilfred Edward Dorrington | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2020-11-27 | Active |
| Mrs Caroline Mary Sharples | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-08-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-09 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-06-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+9.1%
£9,911,014 £10,810,035
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+11.2%
£1,484,617 £1,651,391
highest in 9 filed years
-
Net assets
+0.8%
£4,129,813 £4,160,796
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+3.9%
207 215
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-24.1%
£483,091 £366,447
-
Profit before tax
-24.3%
£453,686 £343,262
-
Wages
+13.9%
£4,362,238 £4,966,535
highest in 4 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