DURA COMPOSITES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-04 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£142K
-47.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+11.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
122
+7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-2.7% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DURA COMPOSITES LIMITED 2008-07-03 → present
- FIBREGLASS GRATING LIMITED 1996-10-21 → 2008-07-03
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £14,890,632 | — | — | £22,021,420 | £20,287,782 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,197,673 | — | — | £2,269,038 | £2,284,503 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,047,986 | £1,709,949 | £2,078,711 | £2,003,955 | £1,950,749 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,047,986 | £1,709,949 | £2,078,711 | £2,003,955 | £1,950,749 | |
| Cash | — | — | £364,642 | £343,100 | £91,808 | £271,136 | £141,756 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £6,931,844 | £8,023,792 | £9,199,436 | £10,297,710 | £11,235,370 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £6,760,644 | £7,871,217 | £9,120,664 | £9,692,428 | £10,800,434 | |
| Equity | £4,586,303 | £5,285,299 | £6,760,644 | £7,871,217 | £9,120,664 | £9,692,428 | £10,800,434 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 86 | 100 | 110 | 114 | 122 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,103,165 | £3,454,645 | £4,121,231 | £5,311,000 | £4,789,737 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 14.8% | — | — | 10.3% | 11.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 13.8% | — | — | 9.1% | 9.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 31.7% | — | — | 22.0% | 20.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.85x | 2.60x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 14.68x | — | — | 8.56x | 6.84x |
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
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company 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.”
Significant events
- “The government switched lo Labour and as such, key public spend decisions were reviewed and as such were delayed. The biggest impact was fell in the rail sector which was made worse by the fact that this year also the start of the new 5 year Control Period (CP7).”
- “A refreshed company strategy around the sustainability and low carbon nature of the products when compared to competitors was laid.”
- “James Rogalski left the company and his role as a shareholder in the senior leadership team and Head of Engineering role. The Engineering team was reorganised and combined to sit within a wider R&D team under Tom Bowmans leadership.”
- “Steve Wood joined the company as Head of Operations with SLT membership and actions were initiated to become a shareholder.”
- “A weekly happy index was introduced so that staff could record their levels of happiness.”
- “Significant investment was made into innovation resulting in a huge proportion of revenue being generated by highly differentiated product solutions now with 21 patents represented by the d2 sub-brand.”
- “A new highly experienced Contracts Manager was employed with major experience in key infrastructure projects.”
- “Huge opportunities were identified within the balcony remedials marketplace for high rise buildings dating back to 1991 to be updated in line with post-Grenfell non-combustibility guidelines, for launch in 2026.”
- “The company also employed the services of a sales consultant (Nicola Cook) who helped identify the UDP (Unique Defendable Proposition) and structure to untap growth potential.”
- “A new Client Success team was introduced with focus on looking after the identified Top 70 ASP clients and Top 25 Specifiers.”
- “The company launched 1-3-5 Dashboards as part of its Traction2 Management system from June 2025 designed to better focus energies on highest impact activities.”
- “The grant provided by Innovate UK progressed very well for new recycling/repurposing capabilities to convert waste GRP into d2 products, creating a circular economy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS, Jennifer Barbara | Secretary | 2008-05-27 | — | British |
| BOWMAN, Tom | Director | 2012-04-04 | Jul 1980 | British |
| BURNS, Colin Charles | Director | 1996-10-21 | Aug 1943 | British |
| BURNS, Jennifer Barbara | Director | 1999-03-29 | Nov 1947 | British |
| BURNS, Stuart Colin | Director | 2008-05-29 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PASCOE, Victor James | Secretary | 1996-10-21 | 2008-05-27 |
| FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-10-21 | 1996-10-21 |
| PASCOE, Linda Susan | Director | 1999-03-29 | 2008-05-27 |
| PASCOE, Victor James | Director | 1996-10-21 | 2008-05-27 |
| FNCS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-10-21 | 1996-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stuart Colin Burns | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-09 |
| Dura Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
-7.9%
£22,021,420 £20,287,782
-
Cash
-47.7%
£271,136 £141,756
-
Net assets
+11.4%
£9,692,428 £10,800,434
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+7%
114 122
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+0.7%
£2,269,038 £2,284,503
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-2.7%
£2,003,955 £1,950,749
-
Wages
-9.8%
£5,311,000 £4,789,737
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