DAVID LUKE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-17 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£260K
+115% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
-4.4% vs 2023
Employees
59
-3.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£473K
-116.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £14,832,152 | — | £13,737,634 | — | £13,537,278 | — | £13,586,543 | — | £10,349,045 | £9,670,599 | |
| Operating profit | £619,880 | — | £585,867 | — | £719,196 | — | £557,113 | — | £3,193,249 | -£139,536 | |
| Profit before tax | £523,461 | — | £515,790 | — | £683,232 | — | £457,527 | — | £2,903,731 | -£472,890 | |
| Net profit | £431,922 | — | £438,519 | — | £579,365 | — | £358,542 | — | £2,392,788 | -£364,368 | |
| Cash | £440 | — | £955,044 | — | £2,000,282 | — | £165,077 | — | £121,165 | £260,456 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,245,216 | — | £5,706,070 | — | £6,487,900 | — | £6,498,050 | — | £10,737,547 | £9,009,245 | |
| Net assets | £5,201,325 | — | £5,629,844 | — | £6,199,209 | — | £6,364,234 | — | £8,873,733 | £8,481,254 | |
| Equity | £5,201,325 | £5,201,325 | £5,629,844 | £5,629,844 | £6,199,209 | £6,199,209 | £6,364,234 | £6,364,234 | £8,873,733 | £8,481,254 | |
| Average employees | 56 | — | 57 | — | 56 | — | 62 | — | 61 | 59 | |
| Wages | £1,717,295 | — | £1,846,252 | — | £1,783,239 | — | £1,798,851 | — | £1,799,631 | £1,844,535 |
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 | 4.2% | — | 4.3% | — | 5.3% | — | 4.1% | — | 30.9% | -1.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | — | 3.2% | — | 4.3% | — | 2.6% | — | 23.1% | -3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.8% | — | 10.3% | — | 11.1% | — | 8.6% | — | 29.7% | -1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34.2% | 44.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.09x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | 6.43x | — | 8.36x | — | 20.00x | — | 5.59x | — | 11.03x | -0.42x |
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
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe it is appropriate to prepare the accounts to 31 December 2024 on a going concern basis and there will be no adverse effect on solvency for more than 12 months after the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The 2024 financial year witnessed substantial changes as the company successfully relocated its head office and distribution operations from Ardwick to a new facility in Bredbury. This transition was necessitated by the sale of the previous site to HS2 Ltd in 2023 and led to significant operational disruptions.”
- “At the year end, the Company breached these covenants, making the entirety of the loan repayable on demand in accordance with the terms and conditions. Subsequent to the year end, HSBC has confirmed its continued support for the Company and has indicated that it does not intend to demand early repayment of the loan, although this does not constitute a formal waiver.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONROY, Kirsty Joanne | Secretary | 2017-03-01 | — | — |
| BURGESS, David Harry | Director | — | Jun 1952 | British |
| CONROY, Kirsty Joanne | Director | 2022-01-01 | May 1974 | British |
| MCLAVERTY, Ian Richard | Director | 2010-01-04 | Dec 1974 | British |
| MORLEY, James Clifford | Director | 2019-09-01 | Aug 1975 | British |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Kathryn Helen Louise | Director | 2013-10-01 | Dec 1977 | British |
| WOOLGAR, Mark David | Director | 2017-03-01 | May 1981 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYKES, Hilda Ann | Secretary | — | 2015-11-23 |
| GRUNDY, Michael | Director | — | 1997-12-12 |
| LUKE, Adrian Douglas | Director | — | 2016-01-01 |
| MOODY, Richard Dennis | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2020-02-26 |
| SEDDON, Peter Leslie | Director | — | 1996-03-09 |
| SYKES, Hilda Ann | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| WALBANK, Mark | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2021-04-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Parently Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-27 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-6.6%
£10,349,045 £9,670,599
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+115%
£121,165 £260,456
-
Net assets
-4.4%
£8,873,733 £8,481,254
-
Employees
-3.3%
61 59
-
Operating profit
-104.4%
£3,193,249 -£139,536
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-116.3%
£2,903,731 -£472,890
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+2.5%
£1,799,631 £1,844,535
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