DAWBARN & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-28 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-14
Watchouts
Cash
£713K
+76.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+15.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
72
-7.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£887K
+24.7% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-09-29 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £13,711,823 | £9,348,789 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £743,734 | £888,823 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £324,152 | £806,057 | £711,163 | £886,644 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £279,645 | £678,894 | £554,644 | £674,997 | |
| Cash | £637,834 | — | £424,121 | £304,243 | £404,629 | £713,183 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,131,074 | — | £3,859,330 | £3,865,471 | £4,375,368 | £5,055,249 | |
| Net assets | £2,746,823 | — | £3,130,071 | £3,808,865 | £4,363,509 | £5,038,506 | |
| Equity | £2,746,823 | £2,850,426 | £3,130,071 | £3,808,865 | £4,363,509 | £5,038,506 | |
| Average employees | 77 | — | 75 | 82 | 78 | 72 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,676,083 | £1,369,932 | £3,295,077 | £2,571,557 |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-09-29 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.4% | 9.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.0% | 7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 17.0% | 17.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.61x | 3.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 22.83x | 407.90x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company was acquired by Shur-Co UK Holdings, Limited at 30 September 2022”
- “The goodwill arose on 16 December 2024 following the purchase of the trade and assets Easy Sheet Parts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMINOVER, Chad | Director | 2022-09-30 | Aug 1976 | American |
| LAMBETH, Marc Paul | Director | 2024-11-25 | Nov 1978 | British |
| STANDEN, Robert Alan | Director | 2022-09-30 | Oct 1968 | American |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRINGTON, Jessica Jill | Secretary | 2017-05-09 | 2022-09-30 |
| HARRINGTON, Jillian Margaret | Secretary | — | 1998-03-09 |
| HARRINGTON, Johnathan Charles Henry | Secretary | 2017-05-09 | 2022-09-30 |
| TIMMS, Victoria Jane | Secretary | 1998-03-09 | 2022-09-30 |
| BALL, Geoffrey | Director | — | 1996-03-29 |
| CRANMER, Peter Joseph | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2024-04-02 |
| HARRINGTON, Benjamin William John | Director | — | 2022-09-30 |
| HARRINGTON, Henry | Director | — | 2022-09-30 |
| HARRINGTON, Jillian Margaret | Director | — | 2022-09-30 |
| HARRINGTON, Johnathan Charles Henry | Director | 2003-06-27 | 2007-03-31 |
| TIMMS, Stuart Nicholas | Director | 1998-03-09 | 2022-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shur-Co Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-30 | Active |
| Victoria Jane Timms | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-05-09 | Ceased 2022-09-30 |
| Mr Benjamin William John Harrington | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-30 |
| Mr Henry Harrington | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-12-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
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Turnover
-31.8%
£13,711,823 £9,348,789
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Cash
+76.3%
£404,629 £713,183
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+15.5%
£4,363,509 £5,038,506
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-7.7%
78 72
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+19.5%
£743,734 £888,823
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Profit before tax
+24.7%
£711,163 £886,644
highest in 4 filed years
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Wages
-22%
£3,295,077 £2,571,557
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