DEWSBURY & PROUD LIMITED
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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
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | 52 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 67 | |
| 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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.54x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 13.97x | — | — | 10.82x | 10.68x |
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
- DEWSBURY & PROUD LIMITED · parent
- Mini Crane Hire Midlands Limited 100%
- Crane Hire Midlands Limited 100%
- Alfred Matty & Sons Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following a group restructure, Tiaki Holdings Limited was incorporated on the 13th May 2024. On the 26th June 2024, this new entity acquired the share capital of the company and is now the new parent entity of the group.”
- “On 7 October 2025, the ownership of the investment property acquired in the year was transferred from Dewsbury & Proud Limited to Tiaki Holdings Limited.”
- “An impairment on the investment in Alfred Matty & Sons Limited was incurred in the year. The impairment was to ensure that the value of the investment in Dewsbury & Proud was not in excess of the net assets in the accounts of Alfred Matty & Sons Limited. The investment was impaired down by 259,824 to reduce its carrying amount in the accounts of Dewsbury & Proud to 9,158.”
- “During the year, the Company received a dividend in specie of 600k satisfied by the transfer of land. Subsequently the Company, paid a dividend in specie to its parent undertaking of the same amount satisfied by the transfer of the same land.”
- “Loans have been made to the directors which had a carried forward balance of 220,000 (2024: 220,000). This loan attracts no interest, there is no payment structure in place and the director will reduce the balance over time. There was a subsequent loan repayment in August 2025 for 40,000 in respect of this loan.”
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 | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 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 | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+32%
£8,813,908 £11,634,502
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+2.6%
£2,066,347 £2,119,988
-
Net assets
+17.4%
£9,703,988 £11,391,029
-
Employees
+24.1%
54 67
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+26%
£2,046,261 £2,578,240
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+57.6%
£1,872,920 £2,950,927
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+27.9%
£2,916,568 £3,731,705
highest in 3 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