DAR AL-HANDASAH CONSULTANTS (SHAIR & PARTNERS) (U.K.) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-28 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£773K
+130.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+17.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
113
+13% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+66.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,639,095 | — | £14,460,072 | — | £13,314,746 | — | £15,556,486 | — | £14,146,063 | £15,046,270 | |
| Operating profit | £1,372,047 | — | -£939,318 | — | £728,308 | — | £1,147,628 | — | £1,465,041 | £2,429,608 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,371,905 | — | -£939,318 | — | £725,431 | — | £1,143,410 | — | £1,446,405 | £2,413,604 | |
| Net profit | £615,576 | — | -£1,091,956 | — | £583,563 | — | £994,442 | — | £1,132,679 | £1,905,093 | |
| Cash | £789,413 | — | £539,728 | — | £508,825 | — | £205,825 | — | £335,937 | £773,265 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,002,333 | — | £8,200,377 | — | £9,085,733 | — | £10,056,649 | — | £10,829,533 | £12,590,423 | |
| Net assets | £9,002,333 | — | £7,910,377 | — | £8,493,940 | — | £9,488,382 | — | £10,621,061 | £12,526,154 | |
| Equity | £9,002,333 | £9,002,333 | £7,910,377 | £7,904,441 | £8,493,940 | £8,493,940 | £9,488,382 | £9,488,382 | £10,621,061 | £12,526,154 | |
| Average employees | 98 | — | 89 | — | 73 | — | 84 | — | 100 | 113 | |
| Wages | £5,259,067 | — | £4,906,417 | — | £4,640,437 | — | £5,285,530 | — | £6,157,432 | £6,780,695 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.4% | — | -6.5% | — | 5.5% | — | 7.4% | — | 10.4% | 16.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | — | -7.6% | — | 4.4% | — | 6.4% | — | 8.0% | 12.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.2% | — | -11.5% | — | 8.0% | — | 11.4% | — | 13.5% | 19.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.41x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | 9662.30x | — | — | — | 253.15x | — | 272.08x | — | 78.61x | 113.76x |
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
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has total net assets of £12,526,154 and a profit before tax of £2,413,604. The ultimate parent undertaking has committed to provide financial support as is required to enable the Company to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. As a result, the directors believe it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- DAR AL-HANDASAH CONSULTANTS (SHAIR & PARTNERS) (U.K.) LIMITED · parent
- Maffeis Engineering SPA 51%
Significant events
- “The Directors are considering to transfer some revenue making contracts out of the Company in future to Dar Plus Limited, a company which shares the same immediate parent company, Dar Al-Handasah (UK) Limited (a company registered in England and Wales). However, the services provided by the Company to other companies within the Group will remain.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KADI, Sabrina | Secretary | 2024-11-15 | — | — |
| HORNER, Daniel James Stevenson | Director | 2018-09-01 | May 1982 | British |
| RIHANI, Bashar Suleiman Nasir | Director | 2010-12-31 | Dec 1959 | Cypriot |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATULULU, Talitha Irene | Secretary | 2020-05-27 | 2021-07-02 |
| MCDONALD, Susan | Secretary | 2021-07-05 | 2024-06-30 |
| RAJENDRAN, Kandasamy | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 2009-04-14 |
| SEARLE, Terence, Dr | Secretary | — | 1992-12-31 |
| GREENWOODS SOLICITORS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2014-10-02 | 2020-05-27 |
| P D PROFESSIONAL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-04-14 | 2014-04-11 |
| CAMERON, Ian | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| DOANY, Paul, Dr | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| EMMANUEL EL-KHOURY, Fouad | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2020-12-31 |
| JORDANOU, Michael Christopher | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-03-01 |
| KHUMA, Zothan | Director | — | 2001-08-31 |
| LOUDON, Andrew Alexander | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| MAZHAR, Marwan | Director | — | 1992-02-29 |
| SEARLE, Terence, Dr | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| SHAIR, Kamal, Dr | Director | — | 2008-08-21 |
| SLEIMAN, Mulham Burhan | Director | 2021-01-19 | 2023-12-29 |
| SOLOMON, Robert, Dr | Director | — | 2010-12-31 |
| SPEIGHT, Peter Jeremy | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2017-05-31 |
| SRINIVASAN, Seshadri | Director | — | 2013-04-26 |
| WATSON, Peter James | Director | 2015-11-11 | 2024-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dar Al-Handasah (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-10-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
+6.4%
£14,146,063 £15,046,270
-
Cash
+130.2%
£335,937 £773,265
-
Net assets
+17.9%
£10,621,061 £12,526,154
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+13%
100 113
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+65.8%
£1,465,041 £2,429,608
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+66.9%
£1,446,405 £2,413,604
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+10.1%
£6,157,432 £6,780,695
highest 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