DOWGATE CAPITAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-11 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-28
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+40.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+16.1% vs 2023
Employees
42
+20% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£890K
+1,000.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- DOWGATE CAPITAL LIMITED 2018-11-16 → present
- DOWGATE CAPITAL STOCKBROKERS LIMITED 2008-04-07 → 2018-11-16
- ELLIS STOCKBROKERS LIMITED 2006-12-18 → 2008-04-07
- SEYMOUR PIERCE ELLIS LIMITED 2000-10-03 → 2006-12-18
- ELLIS & PARTNERS LIMITED 1990-03-29 → 2000-10-03
- BURBUR1 LIMITED 1990-02-26 → 1990-03-29
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £6,847,620 | £8,069,398 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £423,365 | £986,885 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £80,843 | £889,755 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £121,014 | £662,802 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £1,536,619 | £2,160,605 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £3,537,992 | £4,109,625 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £3,443,492 | £3,996,294 | |
| Equity | £1,904,250 | £2,331,835 | £3,888,588 | £3,500,300 | £3,443,492 | £3,996,294 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 35 | 42 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,227,619 | £3,134,347 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.2% | 12.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | 8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 12.0% | 24.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.13x | 2.94x |
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
- Watson Associates (Audit Services) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, having a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Simon | Secretary | 2018-03-01 | — | — |
| CARTER, Simon David | Director | 2020-09-04 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BADGER, Neil | Secretary | 2010-07-16 | 2018-02-28 |
| BLUMBERG, Ingrid | Secretary | 2001-06-04 | 2003-07-11 |
| COOKE, Oliver Charles | Secretary | 2009-10-29 | 2010-07-16 |
| DAVIES, Pamela Janet | Secretary | 2006-10-23 | 2009-10-29 |
| DAVIES, Pamela Janet | Secretary | — | 2001-06-04 |
| FRANKS, Graham John | Secretary | 2004-06-17 | 2006-10-23 |
| PORT, Michael Kelvin | Secretary | 2003-07-11 | 2004-06-17 |
| BADGER, Neil Ivor | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| BURROWS, David | Director | 2010-07-21 | 2010-11-24 |
| COOKE, Oliver Charles | Director | 2009-07-20 | 2009-11-25 |
| DALEY, Catherine Helen | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2009-06-05 |
| DAVIES, Pamela Janet | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| DUMAS, Philip Alexandre Howie | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2009-09-11 |
| EDMONSTONE, Dru Benjamin | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2008-11-25 |
| ELLIS, Robert Masterman | Director | — | 2003-05-23 |
| FEIGEN, Richard | Director | — | 2006-10-23 |
| HALL, Richard John Lee | Director | 2025-03-20 | 2026-02-03 |
| HARRIS, Keith Reginald | Director | 2003-05-06 | 2006-10-23 |
| JOY, Peter Colin Murray | Director | 2009-07-20 | 2009-10-29 |
| LIS, David George | Director | 2018-09-26 | 2026-02-06 |
| MAIR, Lindsay Keith Anderson | Director | 2009-07-20 | 2010-04-26 |
| MATTOCK, John Clive | Director | — | 2017-12-31 |
| PARKINSON, Stuart Melville | Director | 2021-03-17 | 2024-11-01 |
| PORT, Michael Kelvin | Director | 2003-05-06 | 2004-06-30 |
| POUTNEY, David John | Director | 2016-11-21 | 2025-02-14 |
| RAWLINSON, Anthony Paul | Director | 2006-10-23 | 2009-06-30 |
| RICHARDS, Paul David | Director | 2019-03-04 | 2026-02-06 |
| ROBERTS, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2009-10-29 | 2011-02-14 |
| RUTHERFORD, Susan Janet | Director | 2004-03-17 | 2006-10-23 |
| SERJEANT, James Richard Challis | Director | 2016-06-09 | 2026-02-06 |
| SLATER, David Norman | Director | — | 1995-08-04 |
| TILBIAN, Lorna Mona | Director | 2020-02-24 | 2022-02-02 |
| TILBIAN, Lorna Mona | Director | 2019-01-29 | 2025-07-01 |
| VANDYK, Edward | Director | 2009-07-20 | 2010-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dowgate Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
+17.8%
£6,847,620 £8,069,398
-
Cash
+40.6%
£1,536,619 £2,160,605
-
Net assets
+16.1%
£3,443,492 £3,996,294
-
Employees
+20%
35 42
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Operating profit
+133.1%
£423,365 £986,885
-
Profit before tax
+1,000.6%
£80,843 £889,755
-
Wages
-2.9%
£3,227,619 £3,134,347
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