DORSET ORTHOPAEDIC COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-27 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£712K
-30.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£328K
-49.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
126
+1.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£366K
-159.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- DORSET ORTHOPAEDIC COMPANY LIMITED 1998-11-05 → present
- THE DORSET ORTHOPAEDIC COMPANY LIMITED 1989-02-24 → 1998-11-05
- GRANTLEY LIMITED 1989-02-13 → 1989-02-24
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £14,020,956 | £14,437,974 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £601,082 | -£384,785 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £618,124 | -£366,016 | |
| Net profit | — | £534,790 | — | £767,644 | — | £841,288 | — | £381,656 | -£325,480 | |
| Cash | — | £385,049 | — | £654,322 | — | £758,415 | — | £1,022,902 | £712,174 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,652,913 | — | £1,526,156 | — | £1,593,265 | — | £1,582,433 | £1,921,243 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,362,613 | — | £1,230,257 | — | £1,271,545 | — | £653,201 | £327,721 | |
| Equity | £1,127,823 | £1,362,613 | £1,362,613 | £1,230,257 | £1,230,257 | £1,271,545 | £1,271,545 | £653,201 | £327,721 | |
| Average employees | — | 75 | — | 76 | — | 74 | — | 124 | 126 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,982,312 | £4,248,341 |
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 | 2020-01-01 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3% | -2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7% | -2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38.0% | -20.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.12x | 0.90x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70.73x | — |
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
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, Gregor John | Secretary | 2014-07-04 | — | British |
| BATES, Gregor John | Director | 2014-07-04 | Jan 1969 | British |
| HUGHES, Matthew Neil | Director | 2018-07-24 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATTS, Marie Therese | Secretary | — | 2012-02-13 |
| WATTS, Robert John | Secretary | 2012-02-13 | 2014-07-04 |
| HAMILTON, Jeremy Hamish Neil | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2010-06-04 |
| HILLS, David Alan | Director | 2018-07-24 | 2020-01-06 |
| LARDNER, Paul Adrian | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1998-07-16 |
| RIDOUT, Michael Sloan | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2005-05-18 |
| TOWNEND, David Anthony | Director | 2006-10-24 | 2010-06-04 |
| WADE, Brian Michael | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2002-05-01 |
| WATTS, Marie Therese | Director | 1998-07-16 | 2012-02-13 |
| WATTS, Robert John | Director | — | 2016-07-01 |
| YATES, Philip Anthony | Director | 2014-07-04 | 2024-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Georg Nader | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-24 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-06-24 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-05-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with 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
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Turnover
+3%
£14,020,956 £14,437,974
-
Cash
-30.4%
£1,022,902 £712,174
-
Net assets
-49.8%
£653,201 £327,721
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+1.6%
124 126
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-164%
£601,082 -£384,785
-
Profit before tax
-159.2%
£618,124 -£366,016
-
Wages
+6.7%
£3,982,312 £4,248,341
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