DARKE & TAYLOR LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-01 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£413K
-57.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+30.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
264
+13.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
-4.9% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,180,740 | £21,147,854 | £30,770,494 | £32,912,986 | £38,726,264 | |
| Operating profit | £1,185,201 | £1,847,038 | £2,828,785 | £4,117,062 | £3,951,737 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,176,080 | £1,840,586 | £2,824,663 | £4,114,460 | £3,914,498 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £3,124,288 | £3,089,655 | |
| Cash | £894,781 | £924,031 | £637,670 | £970,389 | £412,867 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,566,474 | £1,916,966 | £2,726,586 | £3,488,783 | £4,808,346 | |
| Net assets | £1,341,981 | £1,764,879 | £2,509,515 | £3,223,783 | £4,210,995 | |
| Equity | £1,341,981 | £1,764,879 | £2,509,515 | £3,223,783 | £4,210,995 | |
| Average employees | 204 | 220 | 217 | 233 | 264 | |
| Wages | £7,799,834 | £8,392,628 | £9,299,679 | £9,820,374 | £12,514,523 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 12.5% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.5% | 8.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 75.7% | 96.4% | 103.7% | 118.0% | 82.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.62x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | 117.92x | 243.45x | 515.73x | 1154.53x | 106.12x |
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
- KBDR Ltd
- 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.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Julian | Director | 2023-04-06 | Aug 1969 | British |
| FIFIELD, Stephen William | Director | 2024-05-20 | Oct 1968 | British |
| NEWTON, Simon David | Director | 2007-12-17 | Feb 1972 | British |
| RICHMOND, Keiron | Director | 2023-04-06 | Oct 1980 | British |
| SWADLING, Mark | Director | 2023-04-06 | Oct 1972 | British |
| WINSTONE, Graham Paul | Director | 2006-04-06 | Jun 1972 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWTON, David William | Secretary | — | 2004-09-02 |
| NEWTON, Wendy | Secretary | 2004-09-02 | 2023-01-30 |
| DARKE, John Frederick | Director | — | 2004-06-11 |
| MCNAUGHTON, Paul Campbell | Director | — | 2017-04-30 |
| NEWTON, David William | Director | — | 2023-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darke & Taylor (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-20 | Active |
| Mr Simon David Newton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-04-30 | Ceased 2023-07-20 |
| Mr Graham Winstone | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-04-30 | Ceased 2023-07-20 |
| Mr Paul Campbell Mcnaughton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-07-18 | Ceased 2019-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-03 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+17.7%
£32,912,986 £38,726,264
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
-57.5%
£970,389 £412,867
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+30.6%
£3,223,783 £4,210,995
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+13.3%
233 264
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-4%
£4,117,062 £3,951,737
-
Profit before tax
-4.9%
£4,114,460 £3,914,498
-
Wages
+27.4%
£9,820,374 £12,514,523
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