DRUMGRANGE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
+320.6% highest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+31.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
163
+18.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+48.5% 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 | £11,711,294 | — | £10,229,160 | — | £12,404,796 | — | £14,742,623 | — | £21,770,193 | £26,912,628 | |
| Operating profit | £441,076 | — | -£152,205 | — | £675,380 | — | £576,581 | — | £2,251,995 | £3,301,790 | |
| Profit before tax | £439,632 | — | -£163,907 | — | £666,111 | — | £570,301 | — | £2,246,692 | £3,337,351 | |
| Net profit | £523,758 | — | -£71,895 | — | £615,293 | — | £432,615 | — | £1,990,576 | £2,887,383 | |
| Cash | £2,259,361 | £2,259,361 | £2,694,355 | £2,694,355 | £4,544,549 | £4,544,549 | £4,170,433 | £4,170,433 | £1,890,558 | £7,952,246 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,346,357 | — | £6,029,517 | — | £6,626,603 | — | £6,484,442 | — | £8,511,586 | £11,017,037 | |
| Net assets | £5,920,498 | — | £5,639,823 | — | £6,255,116 | — | £6,154,681 | — | £8,145,257 | £10,702,227 | |
| Equity | £5,920,498 | — | £5,639,823 | — | £6,255,116 | — | £6,154,681 | — | £8,145,257 | £10,702,227 | |
| Average employees | 98 | — | 97 | — | 99 | — | 119 | — | 138 | 163 | |
| Wages | £4,777,328 | — | £4,987,797 | — | £5,457,673 | — | £6,673,830 | — | £8,103,931 | £10,263,841 |
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 | 3.8% | — | -1.5% | — | 5.4% | — | 3.9% | — | 10.3% | 12.3% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | — | -0.7% | — | 5.0% | — | 2.9% | — | 9.1% | 10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.0% | — | -2.5% | — | 10.2% | — | 8.9% | — | 26.5% | 30.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.73x | 2.08x | |
| Interest cover | 32.18x | — | -11.50x | — | 70.66x | — | 63.50x | — | 124.16x | 158.58x |
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
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The business retains sufficient reserves and cash to manage periodic slow downs, and therefore the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “During the year the company continued to benefit from several major contracts resulting in higher revenue levels and continues to have a healthy pipeline of work.”
- “The company has introduced a more appropriate senior team structure over the last couple of years.”
- “The company has also invested in upgrading its core systems, which has has resulted in improved connectivity and financial outputs.”
- “All borrowings were settled in full after the year-end, removing the company's exposure here.”
- “The bank loan was repaid in full post year-end in March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWE, George | Secretary | — | — | British |
| ABRAHAM, Sarah Abigail | Director | 2018-10-24 | Dec 1966 | British |
| HARDMAN, Peter Anthony | Director | 2019-01-15 | Nov 1959 | British |
| HOWE, Brenda Irene | Director | — | Mar 1940 | British |
| HOWE, George | Director | — | Dec 1947 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRAHAM, Paul | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2025-09-11 |
| HOWE, Robert George | Director | 2018-10-24 | 2023-11-21 |
| MERRIFIELD, Mark William | Director | 2018-10-29 | 2019-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr George Howe | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-09-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-23 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+23.6%
£21,770,193 £26,912,628
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+320.6%
£1,890,558 £7,952,246
highest in 10 filed years
-
Net assets
+31.4%
£8,145,257 £10,702,227
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+18.1%
138 163
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+46.6%
£2,251,995 £3,301,790
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+48.5%
£2,246,692 £3,337,351
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+26.7%
£8,103,931 £10,263,841
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