DANCERACE PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-05 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£369K
+178.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
-33.9% vs 2024
Employees
55
+31% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£675K
-177.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,374,152 | £4,939,320 | |
| Operating profit | -£220,163 | -£687,848 | |
| Profit before tax | -£243,296 | -£674,941 | |
| Net profit | -£183,099 | -£621,018 | |
| Cash | £132,291 | £368,850 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,013,457 | £1,210,501 | |
| Net assets | £1,831,519 | £1,210,501 | |
| Equity | £1,831,519 | £1,210,501 | |
| Average employees | 42 | 55 | |
| Wages | £1,571,059 | £1,997,727 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.0% | -13.9% | |
| Net margin | -4.2% | -12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.9% | -56.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 0.81x | |
| Interest cover | -9.52x | -200.66x |
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
- S&W Partners Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Following a detailed review of the company's financial position, including cash flow forecasts and the impact of recent cost-saving initiatives, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In June 2024, Norland Capital acquired 100% of the share capital of Newable Dancerace Ltd, the immediate parent company of Dancerace plc.”
- “A strategic review in March 2025 led to targeted cost reductions across the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYNAM, Alice May | Secretary | 2022-09-02 | — | — |
| AVISON, Elliot James | Director | 2021-07-16 | Feb 1991 | British |
| GWYTHER, Patrick | Director | 2024-06-26 | Jun 1989 | American |
| SPENCE-HERBERT, Malcolm David | Director | 2021-07-16 | Sep 1962 | British |
| SZESZKOWSKI, Mateusz Michal | Director | 2024-06-26 | Jun 1972 | Canadian |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVISON, Kari | Secretary | 1995-12-19 | 1998-11-16 |
| BARNARD, Fenella Elisabeth Marjorie | Secretary | 2002-01-01 | 2021-07-16 |
| BUSH, John Michael | Secretary | 1992-06-23 | 1995-12-19 |
| MARTELLI, Angela | Secretary | 2021-07-16 | 2022-03-31 |
| NEWLAND, Richard John | Secretary | 2000-10-10 | 2001-12-31 |
| SHIELDS, David | Secretary | 2000-01-28 | 2000-10-10 |
| WILLIAMS, Randle | Secretary | 1999-04-07 | 2000-01-28 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-05-21 | 1992-06-23 |
| AVISON, Anthony William | Director | 1992-08-01 | 2021-07-16 |
| AVISON, Kari | Director | 1996-10-02 | 1998-11-16 |
| BARNARD, Fenella Elisabeth Marjorie | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2021-07-16 |
| BARRAND, Peter John | Director | 2021-07-16 | 2024-06-26 |
| HOLNESS, Stewart George | Director | 2021-07-16 | 2024-06-26 |
| MARSDEN, David Andrew | Director | 1992-06-23 | 1992-08-08 |
| NEWLAND, Richard John | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2001-12-31 |
| SHIELDS, David | Director | 2000-01-28 | 2000-10-10 |
| WALSH, Michael Bernard | Director | 2021-07-16 | 2024-02-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Randle | Director | 1999-04-07 | 2000-01-28 |
| ISIS FACTORS PLC | Corporate Director | 1992-08-01 | 1993-01-01 |
| LONDON AND PROVINCIAL FACTORS LTD | Corporate Director | 1992-08-01 | 1993-02-28 |
| MADDOX FACTORING LTD | Corporate Director | 1992-08-01 | 1995-12-18 |
| R D M FACTORS LTD | Corporate Director | 1992-08-01 | 1995-12-18 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-05-21 | 1992-06-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newable Dancerace Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-07-16 | Active |
| Mr Anthony William Avison | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-26 | Ceased 2021-07-16 |
| Ms Fenella Elisabeth Marjorie Barnard | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-04-26 | Ceased 2021-07-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-09-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-08-10 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-08-09 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+12.9%
£4,374,152 £4,939,320
-
Cash
+178.8%
£132,291 £368,850
-
Net assets
-33.9%
£1,831,519 £1,210,501
-
Employees
+31%
42 55
-
Operating profit
-212.4%
-£220,163 -£687,848
-
Profit before tax
-177.4%
-£243,296 -£674,941
-
Wages
+27.2%
£1,571,059 £1,997,727
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