DARCY PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-29 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-02 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-18
Watchouts
Cash
£70K
-80.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
-39.7% vs 2024
Employees
80
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+57.6% vs 2024
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 1 time since incorporation
- DARCY PRODUCTS LIMITED 1983-04-12 → present
- XZIT (G.B) LIMITED 1949-08-20 → 1983-04-12
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £13,256,551 | £14,522,808 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,215,136 | £1,882,296 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,121,429 | £1,767,850 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £33,982 | £654,886 | £818,180 | £1,525,645 | |
| Cash | -£1,059,766 | £518,811 | -£577,887 | £19,626 | £113,877 | £353,157 | £70,429 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £4,090,229 | £2,319,331 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £3,691,052 | £2,226,329 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £2,853,545 | £3,691,052 | £2,226,329 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 48 | 47 | 80 | 80 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,713,839 | £1,611,806 | £3,054,475 | £3,387,321 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.2% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2% | 10.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 29.7% | 81.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 56.9% | 71.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.51x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 12.31x | 16.45x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors of the Company have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will be able to meet its future obligations as they fall due and the Company will settle all payments within the agreed terms. The Directors have reviewed the most recent business forecasts and consider that the Company has adequate resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due and continue to operate as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- DARCY PRODUCTS LIMITED · parent
- Aquasentry Limited 100%
- Ayles Fernie International Limited 100%
- Darcy Spillcare Limited 100%
- Drainseal Limited 100%
- Drizit Limited 100%
- P.M.D. Technologies Limited 100%
- Pyramid Pollution Prevention Limited 100%
- Universal Emulsifiers Limited 92%
- Universal Emulsifiers Limited 96%
- Xzit (GB) Limited 100%
- Aquasentry Environmental Limited 100%
- P.M.D. Technologies Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Darcy Products Ltd sold its entire share capital through to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) in March 2025.”
- “The business has invested in systems development with a full ERP upgrade delivered in January 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKLE, Karen Jennifer | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | — | — |
| CARLTON, Mark James | Director | 2020-10-01 | Oct 1981 | British |
| GOFF, Paul | Director | 2010-10-04 | May 1978 | British |
| GOWER, Lauren Sophie | Director | 2021-02-01 | Feb 1992 | British |
| PROCTOR, Richard William George | Director | — | Mar 1965 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOFF, Paul | Secretary | 2007-12-07 | 2020-10-01 |
| WHEAT, Nina May | Secretary | — | 2007-10-31 |
| BOWDEN, Peter Graham | Director | — | 2015-03-31 |
| FLETCHER, John | Director | 2002-05-09 | 2008-10-31 |
| FORSYTHE, Ralph | Director | — | 1996-04-24 |
| HARP, Jane | Director | 1999-07-22 | 2025-01-31 |
| HAWKES, Russell Gerald | Director | — | 2007-02-22 |
| HORSHAM, Patrick Charles | Director | — | 2004-09-30 |
| HUGHES, John David Wynn | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2022-07-15 |
| JONES, Richard Morgan | Director | 2011-01-24 | 2012-03-06 |
| MEIKLE, Kirk Austin | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2020-07-07 |
| MILES, Shirley Anne | Director | 2011-01-24 | 2015-01-02 |
| NELSON, Robert Charles James | Director | — | 2000-08-28 |
| PROCTOR, Edith Mary | Director | 1995-07-13 | 2025-01-26 |
| PROCTOR, Ethel Dot | Director | — | 1998-12-15 |
| PROCTOR, John William George | Director | — | 2006-12-06 |
| ROWLANDS, Graham Lloyd | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2022-05-11 |
| SEGAL, Paul Nigel | Director | 2007-05-14 | 2010-08-31 |
| SHACKLETON, Edward Arthur Alexander, Rt Hon The Lord | Director | — | 1994-09-22 |
| TYLER, Peter Ian | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2025-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dpl Eot Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2025-03-14 | Active |
| Mr Richard William George Proctor | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-14 |
| Mrs Edith Mary Proctor | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-03-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-03-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-03-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-02-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 5
- 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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
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Turnover
+9.6%
£13,256,551 £14,522,808
-
Cash
-80.1%
£353,157 £70,429
-
Net assets
-39.7%
£3,691,052 £2,226,329
-
Employees
0%
80 80
-
Operating profit
+54.9%
£1,215,136 £1,882,296
-
Profit before tax
+57.6%
£1,121,429 £1,767,850
-
Wages
+10.9%
£3,054,475 £3,387,321
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