DMMWALES GROUP LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-06-30 (in 1mo)

Last filed for 2023-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-10-19 (in 5mo)

Last made up 2025-10-05

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£735K

+156.5% highest in 7 filed years

Net assets

£6M

+2.8% vs 2022

Employees

203

-9.4% vs 2022

Profit before tax

£202K

-45.7% vs 2022

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-03-24

DMMWALES GROUP LIMITED 2025-03-24 → present
EXCALIBUR (WALES) LIMITED 1995-10-25 → 2025-03-24
TERIMILL LIMITED 1995-10-05 → 1995-10-25

Net assets

7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

DMMWALES GROUP LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=4853

Accounts

7-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31

Metric	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31
Turnover	—	—	—	—	—	£18,157,665	£17,912,756
Operating profit	—	—	—	—	—	£517,573	£445,627
Profit before tax	—	—	—	—	—	£371,371	£201,639
Net profit	—	—	—	—	—	£476,046	£158,076
Cash	£110	£2,758	£75,128	£10,235	£27,279	£286,559	£735,076
Total assets less current liabilities	—	—	—	—	—	£7,244,163	£7,421,851
Net assets	—	—	—	—	—	£5,584,044	£5,742,120
Equity	—	—	—	—	£5,152,312	£5,584,044	£5,742,120
Average employees	—	—	—	—	—	224	203
Wages	—	—	—	—	—	£2,611,735	£2,533,966

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	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31
Operating margin	—	—	—	—	—	2.9%	2.5%
Net margin	—	—	—	—	—	2.6%	0.9%
Return on capital employed	—	—	—	—	—	7.1%	6.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	—	—	—	—	—	60.0%	59.5%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—	1.55x	1.56x
Interest cover	—	—	—	—	—	3.54x	1.83x

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: Consolidated group
Auditor: Harold Smith
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

DMMWALES GROUP LIMITED · parent
1. DMM Engineering Limited 100% · England & Wales · Manufacture of climbing and safety equipment
2. DMM International Limited 100% · England & Wales · Sale of climbing and safety equipment
3. Helix Operations Limited 75% · England & Wales · Sale of climbing of safety equipment
4. DMM Europe BV 100% · Netherlands · Sale of climbing and safety equipment
5. DMM North America LLC 100% · USA · Sale of climbing and safety equipment

Significant events

“Customers overstocked in 2021 and in to 2022 which explains why some entities of the group had reduced turnover.”
“The general cost of living crisis which affects the whole economy has had an impact on climbing sales, although Treecare sales have remained steady.”
“There was a delay in the design of a new product which resulted in expected sales did not commence until well into 2024.”
“Trading in North America remains challenging.”
“The design of a new harness has now been approved and resulting sales were made in 2024.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 11 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
FRAZER, Stephen John Joseph	Director	2025-04-28	Nov 1961	British
HALL, Frederick Alan	Director	1995-10-16	Nov 1952	British
MARSH, Simon	Director	2018-01-01	Jan 1962	British
PARRY, Robert Gethin	Director	2016-08-25	Nov 1974	British
RUST, Richard Peter William	Director	2011-07-01	Jun 1967	British

Show 11 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
CUTHBERTSON, Richard Andrew	Secretary	1995-10-16	2016-09-01
DWYER, Daniel John	Nominee Secretary	1995-10-05	1995-10-16
ATKINSON, Martin	Director	2011-07-01	2012-06-01
CUTHBERTSON, Richard Andrew	Director	1995-10-16	2016-09-01
CUTHBERTSON, Robert Ian	Director	2013-10-01	2016-09-01
DOYLE, Betty June	Nominee Director	1995-10-05	1995-10-16
DWYER, Daniel John	Nominee Director	1995-10-05	1995-10-16
NODDINGS, David James	Director	2019-11-26	2024-06-30
ROSCOE, Peter Wyn	Director	2018-01-01	2019-11-26
SIMKISS, Paul Nicholas	Director	1995-10-16	2016-09-01
THORMAN-JONES, Dilwyn	Director	2018-01-01	2019-11-26

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Mr Frederick Alan Hall	Individual	Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 140 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

2025-03-24 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-02-23	SH01	capital	Capital allotment shares	PDF
2025-10-13	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2025-06-16	AA01	accounts	Change account reference date company current extended	PDF
2025-05-08	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-03-24	CERTNM	change-of-name	Certificate change of name company	PDF
2024-10-12	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2024-09-27	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group	PDF
2024-09-27	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2023-10-06	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2023-09-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group	PDF
2022-10-12	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2022-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group	PDF
2021-10-07	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2021-09-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group	PDF
2020-11-13	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type group	PDF
2020-10-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2019-12-11	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2019-12-11	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2019-12-11	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2019-10-24	SH06	capital	Capital cancellation shares

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 4
Capital events: 1
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31

Turnover

-1.3%

£18,157,665 £17,912,756
Cash

+156.5%

£286,559 £735,076

highest in 7 filed years
Net assets

+2.8%

£5,584,044 £5,742,120
Employees

-9.4%

224 203
Operating profit

-13.9%

£517,573 £445,627
Profit before tax

-45.7%

£371,371 £201,639
Wages

-3%

£2,611,735 £2,533,966

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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