E.W.T. (DARTFORD) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-30 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-13 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£320K
+418% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
67
+11.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£435K
+160.3% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- E.W.T. (DARTFORD) LIMITED 1994-10-13 → present
- DAISYTASTE LIMITED 1994-10-04 → 1994-10-13
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-29
| Metric | Trend | 2021-11-28 | 2022-11-26 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £8,395,133 | £10,196,868 | £9,210,917 | |
| Operating profit | — | £225,336 | £232,170 | £268,589 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £208,281 | £167,104 | £434,949 | |
| Net profit | — | £172,101 | £99,735 | £374,037 | |
| Cash | — | £930,274 | £61,750 | £319,839 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,553,219 | £4,498,246 | £4,601,554 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,203,540 | £3,303,275 | £3,477,312 | |
| Equity | £3,031,439 | £3,203,540 | £3,303,275 | £3,477,312 | |
| Average employees | — | 54 | 60 | 67 | |
| Wages | — | £2,227,422 | £3,938,086 | £3,198,202 |
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 | 2021-11-28 | 2022-11-26 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.1% | 1.0% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 4.9% | 5.2% | 5.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.86x | 0.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | 12.68x | 3.47x | 6.63x |
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
- Kreston Reeves 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.”
Group structure
- E.W.T. (DARTFORD) LIMITED · parent
- Fresh Service Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORTER, Brian Thomas | Director | 1994-10-04 | Apr 1957 | British |
| PORTER, Elliott Thomas | Director | 2021-02-26 | May 1986 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUMINS, Peter Mark | Secretary | 2003-02-24 | 2019-09-09 |
| DUNGAY, Peter Richard | Secretary | 1994-10-04 | 2001-08-31 |
| PORTER, Brian Thomas | Secretary | 2002-09-30 | 2003-02-24 |
| PORTER, Brian Thomas | Secretary | 2001-08-31 | 2002-02-11 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-10-04 | 1994-10-04 |
| BOWDEN, John Robert | Director | 2008-12-12 | 2019-08-23 |
| FINCH, James Norman | Director | 2009-03-09 | 2009-06-08 |
| KING, Paul Douglas | Director | 2008-12-12 | 2017-01-13 |
| ROBINSON, David | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2021-07-14 |
| WEEKES, Edward Gordon | Director | 1994-10-04 | 2008-12-10 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-10-04 | 1994-10-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-08-23 | Active |
| Mr Brian Thomas Porter | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2019-08-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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 2025-03-29 vs 2024-03-30
-
Turnover
-9.7%
£10,196,868 £9,210,917
-
Cash
+418%
£61,750 £319,839
-
Net assets
+5.3%
£3,303,275 £3,477,312
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+11.7%
60 67
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+15.7%
£232,170 £268,589
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+160.3%
£167,104 £434,949
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-18.8%
£3,938,086 £3,198,202
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