DAVID NIEPER LIMITED

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

BHP LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In making this determination, the directors have prepared cash flow forecasts to 31 March 2027... The board are satisfied that the company has adequate resources to manage through this period. On this basis therefore, the board have continued to prepare the accounts on the going concern basis.”

Significant events

• “I'm delighted to say our company has won a Kings award for sustainable development this year and welcomed HM Lord Lieutenant for a full company presentation in September 2025. The award lasts 5 years and this follows our 2020 Queen's award. I believe we are one of only 3 British companies to have ever won this sustainability award twice consecutively in any sector.”
• “Our company has also achieved a considerable trading improvement over the previous year and although turnover is down the company has returned to profit. We have reduced overheads whilst at the same time customer experience has improved, and both the fashion collection and marketing communication have also improved.”
• “Investment has continued to be made in manufacturing, including increasing on-site generation with more solar PV and improving heat recovery within the printing and dyeing process. Over the last 4 years energy efficiency measures have reduced carbon footprint by 45%.”
• “Training remains an important feature both in upskilling the existing workforce and training raw recruits. We have invested heavily in training apprentices, particularly in machining to increase our sewing capacity for the future.”
• “The company retains strong links to Alfreton's secondary school, David Nieper Academy and to the Spirit of Alfreton with management guidance and donations via Christopher Nieper Foundation. The academy has moved up from 6th most oversubscribed to the 3rd most oversubscribed school in Derbyshire with its best ever GCSE results.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -5.7%

  £15,524,922 → £14,643,096

  lowest in 4 filed years

• Cash

  +35.8%

  £548,230 → £744,312

• Net assets

  +1.7%

  £9,894,184 → £10,059,390

• Employees

  -12.1%

  265 → 233

  lowest in 6 filed years

• Operating profit

  +102%

  -£1,117,616 → £22,867

  first positive since 2024

• Profit before tax

  +108.5%

  -£969,570 → £81,958

  first positive since 2024

• Wages

  -9%

  £6,430,020 → £5,848,361

  lowest in 6 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