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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-06-29 (in 1mo)

Last made up 2025-06-15

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£2M

+2.6% vs 2024

Net assets

£11M

+17.4% vs 2024

Employees

67

+24.1% highest in 5 filed years

Profit before tax

£3M

+57.6% highest in 3 filed years

Accounts

7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31

Metric Trend 2019-03-312020-03-312021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312024-03-312025-03-31
Turnover £3,872,616£8,813,908£11,634,502
Operating profit £460,690£2,046,261£2,578,240
Profit before tax £427,829£1,872,920£2,950,927
Net profit £300,766£911,273£2,287,041
Cash £2,876,366£3,451,146£3,631,218£2,066,347£2,119,988
Total assets less current liabilities £10,944,239£12,685,361£14,684,163£15,098,084£16,895,856
Net assets £8,747,484£9,356,760£11,419,784£9,703,988£11,391,029
Equity £6,224,561£8,461,718£8,747,484£9,356,760£11,419,784£9,703,988£11,391,029
Average employees 5244495467
Wages £1,940,003£2,916,568£3,731,705

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 2019-03-312020-03-312021-03-312022-03-312023-03-312024-03-312025-03-31
Operating margin 11.9%23.2%22.2%
Net margin 7.8%10.3%19.7%
Return on capital employed 4.2%13.6%15.3%
Current ratio 1.54x1.44x
Interest cover 13.97x10.82x10.68x

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 §1A
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Abridged
Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
Auditor
Azets Audit Services
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“There is no intention to cease operations, nor are the directors aware of any events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Since the balance sheet date, no major events have occurred that materially affect the company's position, and no significant changes to the nature of the business are anticipated in the foreseeable future. Therefore, the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

  1. DEWSBURY & PROUD LIMITED · parent
    1. Mini Crane Hire Midlands Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    2. Crane Hire Midlands Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    3. Alfred Matty & Sons Limited 100% · United Kingdom

Significant events

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

People

3 active · 3 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
PROUD, Timothy William Secretary 2002-11-22 British
PROUD, Jack William Director 2022-12-08 Oct 1999 British
PROUD, Timothy William Director 2007-11-01 Dec 1971 British
Show 3 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
PROUD, Anthony Secretary 2002-11-22
DEWSBURY, Jeremy Director 2002-11-22
PROUD, Anthony Director 2023-10-27

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Timothy William Proud Individual Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2023-10-27 Active
Mr Anthony Proud Individual Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2023-10-27

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 112 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2023-11-15 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2023-11-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-03-17 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-12-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-08-26 RP04CS01 confirmation-statement Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date PDF
2025-06-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates
2025-03-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full PDF
2024-07-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-03-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full PDF
2023-11-30 SH06 capital Capital cancellation shares
2023-11-30 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date
2023-11-30 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control
2023-11-30 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control
2023-11-30 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares
2023-11-15 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2023-11-15 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2023-06-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-12-15 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2022-12-08 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-06-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-12-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2021-06-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31

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

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