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DUNCAN REEDS LIMITED

#02373969 · Active · Incorporated 1989-04-19 (37y 1m) · Last filing 2026-02-26 (3mo ago)
Basic Materials · SIC 16210 · C Manufacturing · Full accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-06-30 (in 1mo)

Last filed for 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement due

2027-02-26 (in 9mo)

Last made up 2026-02-12

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£3M

-1% vs 2023

Net assets

£8M

+5.4% highest in 5 filed years

Employees

57

+14% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£718K

-13.3% vs 2023

Accounts

8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30

Metric Trend 2019-10-012020-09-302020-10-012021-09-302021-10-012022-09-302023-09-302024-09-30
Turnover —£9,124,195—£9,873,870—£10,910,060£11,473,728£10,365,006
Operating profit —£1,013,196—£916,742—£449,345£815,514£677,839
Profit before tax —£999,946—£894,677—£431,638£827,759£717,786
Net profit —£768,017—£496,178—£333,751£647,082£552,052
Cash —£2,329,268£2,329,268£2,698,979£2,698,979£2,660,739£3,240,735£3,208,543
Total assets less current liabilities —£7,240,448—£8,148,856—£8,234,259£8,781,641£9,148,123
Net assets —£6,602,615—£7,259,180—£7,385,331£7,854,273£8,279,525
Equity £5,958,784£6,602,615£6,602,615£7,259,180£7,259,180£7,385,331£7,854,273£8,279,525
Average employees —50—51—605057
Wages ———£1,810,093—£2,021,377£2,107,504£2,138,922

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 2019-10-012020-09-302020-10-012021-09-302021-10-012022-09-302023-09-302024-09-30
Operating margin —11.1%—9.3%—4.1%7.1%6.5%
Net margin —8.4%—5.0%—3.1%5.6%5.3%
Return on capital employed —14.0%—11.2%—5.5%9.3%7.4%
Current ratio ——————1.68x2.07x
Interest cover —64.21x—41.47x—22.58x37.11x23.06x

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
Menzies 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

7 active · 0 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
ATKINS, Garry Paul Secretary — — British
ATKINS, Maite Secretary 2025-04-06 — —
ATKINS, Anthony George Director — May 1937 British
ATKINS, Garry Paul Director — Nov 1963 British
BILTON, Andrew Christopher Director 2004-03-10 Oct 1965 British
HARKESS-COWLYN, Dean Director 2014-12-01 Oct 1970 British
LAWTON, Jason Director 2004-03-10 Jun 1971 British

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Anthony George Atkins Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Mr Garry Paul Atkins Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 127 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-02-26 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2026-02-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-02-09 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-06-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-29 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company current extended PDF
2025-05-29 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2025-02-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-07-08 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-07-08 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-07-08 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-06-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-02-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-06-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2023-02-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-06-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2022-02-24 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-07-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type small
2021-03-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-06-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-03-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
6

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30

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

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