DOUBLESTRUCK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-02 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-18
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+86.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£933K
+401.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
42
+10.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+517.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DOUBLESTRUCK LIMITED 1989-08-29 → present
- FADGROVE LIMITED 1989-04-18 → 1989-08-29
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £5,542,393 | £6,151,019 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,572,649 | £1,403,969 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £232,247 | £1,434,362 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £232,247 | £1,434,362 | |
| Cash | £1,866,043 | £1,547,341 | £2,165,539 | £4,041,617 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £578,065 | £213,109 | £186,157 | £933,453 | |
| Net assets | £578,065 | £213,109 | £186,157 | £933,453 | |
| Equity | £578,065 | £213,109 | £186,157 | £933,453 | |
| Average employees | 26 | 28 | 38 | 42 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,918,518 | £2,238,112 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 28.4% | 22.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.2% | 23.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 844.8% | 150.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.04x | 1.23x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following this review, they have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As a consequence, these financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- DOUBLESTRUCK LIMITED · parent
- Blutick Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In the prior year the company fully impaired the carrying value of its 100% owned subsidiary, Blutick Limited, a private limited company registered in England and Wales. The cost of the impairment was £1,639,150.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAWFORD, Claire | Secretary | 2024-03-20 | — | — |
| MAJOR, Christine | Director | 2026-01-08 | Nov 1975 | Irish |
| MAWFORD, Claire | Director | 2024-03-20 | May 1979 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Derek James | Director | 2025-10-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COX, Robert James | Secretary | 2011-05-26 | 2013-07-05 |
| GROUT, Beverley Clare | Secretary | 2004-05-12 | 2005-02-01 |
| JONES, Emily | Secretary | 2020-01-06 | 2024-03-20 |
| NUNN, Darryl George | Secretary | 2013-07-05 | 2017-04-20 |
| RAMALHO, Fernanda Mazara | Secretary | 2005-02-01 | 2007-06-30 |
| STEVENS, Nicholas Martin | Secretary | 2017-04-20 | 2020-01-06 |
| SUMNER, Anita Marie | Secretary | — | 2004-05-12 |
| DURWESTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-06-30 | 2011-05-26 |
| BEDLOW, Mark Richard | Director | 2023-02-17 | 2025-10-31 |
| BIRD, Andrew John | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2012-04-19 |
| COX, Robert James | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2013-07-05 |
| GARLAND, Martine Charlotte | Director | 2011-11-21 | 2016-06-14 |
| GILLESPIE, Roderic | Director | 2020-01-08 | 2021-01-25 |
| HALL, Andrew | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2017-04-20 |
| HUGHES, Colin | Director | 2021-01-25 | 2022-10-17 |
| JOHNSON, Victoria Ruth, Dr | Director | 2022-10-17 | 2024-08-20 |
| JONES, Emily | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2024-03-20 |
| KING LASSMAN, David | Director | — | 2004-11-11 |
| KING LASSMAN, Laura | Director | — | 2025-11-27 |
| LOCK, Charlotte | Director | 2023-09-21 | 2025-11-27 |
| MORGAN, David Robert | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2020-01-08 |
| NEWMAN, Tracey Karlin | Director | 2022-10-17 | 2023-02-17 |
| NUNN, Darryl George | Director | 2013-07-05 | 2017-04-20 |
| PELHAM, David | Director | — | 2004-11-11 |
| PHILLIPS, Kevin John | Director | 2017-04-20 | 2022-09-30 |
| PODMORE, Jeremy Handsley | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| STEVENS, Nicholas Martin | Director | 2017-04-20 | 2020-01-06 |
| SUMNER, Anita Marie | Director | — | 2004-11-11 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Philip | Director | 2022-04-20 | 2022-05-10 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Philip | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2025-11-27 |
| TRETHEWEY, Anna | Director | 2024-08-20 | 2025-09-05 |
| TURNER, Michael Dempster | Director | 2025-09-03 | 2026-01-08 |
| WATTS, Ian | Director | — | 2004-05-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqa Commercial Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-19 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-07 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-02-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 6
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+11%
£5,542,393 £6,151,019
-
Cash
+86.6%
£2,165,539 £4,041,617
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+401.4%
£186,157 £933,453
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+10.5%
38 42
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-10.7%
£1,572,649 £1,403,969
-
Profit before tax
+517.6%
£232,247 £1,434,362
-
Wages
+16.7%
£1,918,518 £2,238,112
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