DALEN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-18 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£938K
+4.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+2.2% vs 2024
Employees
87
-8.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£91K
-60.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DALEN LIMITED 1996-11-14 → present
- DALEN (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED 1981-01-30 → 1996-11-14
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,851,905 | £9,227,640 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £232,885 | £103,903 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £577,181 | £231,350 | £90,790 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £559,460 | £166,367 | £43,757 | |
| Cash | £1,236,116 | £2,459,433 | £1,679,520 | £2,767,455 | £901,214 | £938,308 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,863,091 | £2,394,738 | £2,437,926 | £2,492,182 | £2,253,364 | £2,308,413 | |
| Net assets | £1,836,169 | £1,949,359 | £2,066,340 | £2,225,800 | £1,992,167 | £2,035,924 | |
| Equity | £1,836,169 | £1,949,359 | £2,066,340 | £2,225,800 | £1,992,167 | £2,035,924 | |
| Average employees | 71 | 71 | 68 | 78 | 95 | 87 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,406,147 | £4,105,019 | £3,954,576 |
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.5% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 10.3% | 4.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 50.6% | 49.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.89x | 1.85x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 8.72x | 4.66x |
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
- BK Plus Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Successfully launching a number of new products.”
- “Securing significant major contracts in each of our verticals.”
- “Achieving procurement framework positions in each of our target verticals.”
- “Upskilling our team to continue delivering high quality solutions with our modernised production investments.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEARDMORE, Adam Clive | Director | 2018-11-01 | Jun 1986 | British |
| BEARDMORE, Clive | Director | — | Oct 1956 | British |
| HARBER, Graham Roy | Director | 2018-11-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEARDMORE, Claire Rose | Secretary | 2008-06-27 | 2015-12-31 |
| BROADBRIDGE, Avryl Marion | Secretary | 2002-06-28 | 2008-06-27 |
| BROADBRIDGE, Avryl Marion | Secretary | 2002-06-28 | 2002-06-28 |
| BROADBRIDGE, Neil | Secretary | — | 2002-06-28 |
| BROADBRIDGE, Alan Clive | Director | — | 2008-06-27 |
| BROADBRIDGE, Avryl Marion | Director | 2002-06-28 | 2008-06-27 |
| BROADBRIDGE, Neil | Director | — | 2002-06-28 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Phillip | Director | 2022-07-04 | 2024-02-20 |
| FERGUSON, Simon James | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2025-04-30 |
| GRAY, Stephen John | Director | 2014-07-02 | 2022-07-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Clive Beardmore | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-27 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2026-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-01-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-01-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-12-31 | 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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
-15%
£10,851,905 £9,227,640
-
Cash
+4.1%
£901,214 £938,308
-
Net assets
+2.2%
£1,992,167 £2,035,924
-
Employees
-8.4%
95 87
-
Operating profit
-55.4%
£232,885 £103,903
-
Profit before tax
-60.8%
£231,350 £90,790
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-3.7%
£4,105,019 £3,954,576
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