DAWSON-WAM LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-17 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£13M
+103.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£23M
+21.3% vs 2023
Employees
113
+0.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7M
-16.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DAWSON-WAM LTD 2000-01-06 → present
- W.A.M. (G.B.) LIMITED 1984-12-03 → 2000-01-06
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £52,672,438 | £46,804,916 | |
| Operating profit | £9,160,204 | £7,560,124 | |
| Profit before tax | £8,918,767 | £7,484,230 | |
| Net profit | £7,765,221 | £4,395,492 | |
| Cash | £6,452,100 | £13,132,144 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,864,214 | £34,375,175 | |
| Net assets | £19,240,258 | £23,335,750 | |
| Equity | £19,240,258 | £23,335,750 | |
| Average employees | 112 | 113 | |
| Wages | £7,388,640 | £8,129,106 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.4% | 16.2% | |
| Net margin | 14.7% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.7% | 22.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.61x | 3.10x | |
| Interest cover | 31.12x | 20.86x |
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
- McGuire + Farry Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- DAWSON-WAM LTD · parent
- W.A.M. Plant Limited 75%
- W.A.M. (C.P.) Limited 100%
- BWW Water NI Ltd 50%
- Dawson Piling Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the Company gained awards in various fields including environmental and sustainability excellence, training, and site performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REID, Wendy Sara Margaret | Secretary | 1999-03-11 | — | British |
| BANNON, Fergus Joseph | Director | 2021-05-27 | Sep 1982 | Irish |
| KELLY, Paul | Director | 2016-09-09 | May 1980 | Northern Irish |
| KERR, Peter Malcolm | Director | 2021-05-27 | Aug 1971 | British |
| MCCOLGAN, Gerard Patrick | Director | 2019-04-08 | Jul 1981 | Irish |
| MCGALL, Dennis Edmund | Director | — | Mar 1947 | British |
| MCGALL, Jonathan Dennis | Director | 2002-10-25 | Jun 1968 | British |
| MCGALL, Valerie | Director | 1995-09-25 | Feb 1948 | British |
| MOATES, Rodney | Director | 1999-11-05 | Jun 1966 | British |
| REID, Wendy Sara Margaret | Director | 1999-11-05 | Feb 1971 | British |
| RUSSELL, Colin Desmond James | Director | 1999-12-09 | May 1960 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCGALL, Jonathan Dennis | Secretary | 1997-12-02 | 1998-06-19 |
| MIGALL, Dennis Edmund | Secretary | — | 1992-07-01 |
| THOMPSON, Derek | Secretary | 1992-07-01 | 1992-07-01 |
| THOMPSON, Derek | Secretary | — | 1997-11-28 |
| BAKER, Kenneth | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1998-06-30 |
| BOULLIER, Nigel Philip | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2021-12-31 |
| HASLETT, James Trevor | Director | 1995-09-01 | 1999-05-31 |
| MCDOWELL, John Beresford | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| MCGALL, Jonathan Dennis | Director | 1995-04-07 | 1999-03-11 |
| MCGALL, Robert Leslie | Director | 1992-10-23 | 2007-07-06 |
| MCMULLAN, Allen Robert | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2022-05-31 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Neil Alan | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2001-03-31 |
| ROBSON, Peter Graeme | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2019-11-29 |
| WRIGHTSON, Clive | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1994-03-31 |
| WRIGHTSON, Clive | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1993-09-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Wam Holdings Ilmited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-03-20 | Active |
| Mr Dennis Edmund Mcgall | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
-11.1%
£52,672,438 £46,804,916
-
Cash
+103.5%
£6,452,100 £13,132,144
-
Net assets
+21.3%
£19,240,258 £23,335,750
-
Employees
+0.9%
112 113
-
Operating profit
-17.5%
£9,160,204 £7,560,124
-
Profit before tax
-16.1%
£8,918,767 £7,484,230
-
Wages
+10%
£7,388,640 £8,129,106
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers