DRENNAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-04 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+22.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
+5.3% vs 2023
Employees
59
-1.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-2% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £10,017,597 | £9,840,219 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,319,982 | £1,361,184 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,594,570 | £1,562,370 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,128,035 | £1,576,316 | |
| Cash | — | — | £5,634,328 | £6,916,340 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £15,862,154 | £16,603,094 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £15,495,086 | £16,321,402 | |
| Equity | — | — | £15,495,086 | £16,321,402 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 60 | 59 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,005,563 | £2,360,092 |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 13.2% | 13.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 11.3% | 16.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 8.3% | 8.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 8.49x | 8.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 17.83x | 70.39x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit Oxford LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's plans and financing arrangements, the Directors consider that the company has adequate resources and is well placed to achieve sustained growth and profitability for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “During the financial year the company invested heavily in state of the art production machinery, equipment and tooling to ensure the quality of its products and the make them more competitive. As a result of this, the company has introduced a number of new product lines during the year.”
- “To protect the company's designs and developments, investment was also made in intellectual property, patents and registered designs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE, Nicola Jayne | Secretary | 2019-02-23 | — | — |
| DRENNAN, Peter John | Director | — | Apr 1944 | British |
| DRENNAN, Sara Catherine | Director | 1994-12-22 | Jun 1970 | British |
| FOX, Richard | Director | 2024-06-10 | Sep 1979 | British |
| WHITE, Nicola Jayne | Director | 2008-01-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRENNAN, Frances Kathleen | Secretary | — | 2019-02-23 |
| BROWNLOW, Peter John | Director | — | 2015-10-20 |
| DRENNAN, Frances Kathleen | Director | — | 2019-02-23 |
| DRENNAN-MCEWAN, Karen Louise | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2018-09-17 |
| GEE, Helen Claire | Director | 1993-06-25 | 1994-09-15 |
| HIGGS, Jeffrey Michael | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| HYNAN, John | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| NORRIS, Richard Mark | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2020-08-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sara Catherine Drennan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-12-21 | Active |
| Mrs Frances Kathleen Drennan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-19 | Ceased 2019-02-23 |
| Mr Peter John Drennan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-12-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
-1.8%
£10,017,597 £9,840,219
-
Cash
+22.8%
£5,634,328 £6,916,340
-
Net assets
+5.3%
£15,495,086 £16,321,402
-
Employees
-1.7%
60 59
-
Operating profit
+3.1%
£1,319,982 £1,361,184
-
Profit before tax
-2%
£1,594,570 £1,562,370
-
Wages
+17.7%
£2,005,563 £2,360,092
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