MDU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-21 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-07
Watchouts
Cash
£142K
-34.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£292M
+20.5% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£52M
-40.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £87,244,000 | £51,930,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £87,244,000 | £51,929,000 | |
| Net profit | £77,249,000 | £49,611,000 | |
| Cash | £216,000 | £142,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £242,292,000 | £291,903,000 | |
| Net assets | £242,292,000 | £291,903,000 | |
| Equity | £242,292,000 | £291,903,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 36.0% | 17.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.8% | 73.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.01x | 0.01x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result of our assessment, we consider that the company is able to continue to operate as a going concern and that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. In making our assessment we did not consider there to be any material uncertainty relating to events or conditions that individually or collectively may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- MDU INVESTMENTS LIMITED · parent
- MDU Reinsurance Limited 99.99%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DA CUNHA, Ian Joseph | Secretary | 2026-02-24 | — | — |
| CLARK, Peter Irving, Professor | Director | 2021-09-21 | Jul 1956 | British |
| FRYAR, Caroline Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2024-04-01 | May 1977 | British |
| HANDA, Ashok Inderraj | Director | 2023-09-19 | Feb 1963 | British |
| HYKIN, Lynnette Ruth, Dr | Director | 2022-09-20 | May 1968 | British |
| LEE, Matthew Thomas Wilton, Dr | Director | 2009-09-15 | Oct 1971 | British |
| MILLER, Kevin | Director | 2021-09-16 | Aug 1967 | British |
| NORFOLK, Thomas John, Dr | Director | 2019-09-17 | Feb 1970 | British |
| RILEY, Jeremy Hardwicke | Director | 2018-09-18 | Nov 1960 | British |
| SANDHU, Harjinder Singh, Dr | Director | 2023-09-19 | Jan 1965 | British |
| WATKIN, Simon Wilfred, Dr | Director | 2015-09-15 | Feb 1960 | British |
| WEDDERBURN, Stella Elizabeth | Director | 2017-09-19 | Sep 1957 | British |
| WELLS, Edward Christian John | Director | 2020-07-28 | Jul 1955 | British |
| WINLOW, Mark | Director | 2025-12-31 | Apr 1962 | British |
| WRIGHT, Anthony Richard | Director | 2013-06-07 | Nov 1971 | English |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWMAN, Nicholas John | Secretary | 1996-12-06 | 2026-02-24 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-12-06 | 1996-12-06 |
| AGHADIUNO, Chika | Director | 2017-11-28 | 2025-09-16 |
| ARCHIBALD, Andrew Robert | Director | 2021-08-23 | 2024-07-23 |
| ARMSTRONG, Peter, Professor | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2009-09-15 |
| ARNOLD, Michael | Director | 2004-09-21 | 2006-03-17 |
| BALL, Peter Charles, Dr | Director | 1996-12-20 | 1998-06-16 |
| BERRY, Hedley Edward | Director | 1996-12-20 | 2007-09-18 |
| BUTTIGIEG, Judith | Director | 2020-07-28 | 2021-02-05 |
| CAINES, John, Sir | Director | 1998-08-25 | 2004-09-21 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Keith Anthony Vincent, Professor | Director | 2006-09-19 | 2016-09-20 |
| CHAMBERS, Andrew David, Professor | Director | 2004-09-22 | 2006-07-25 |
| CLARKE, Harold Edward | Director | 2007-02-27 | 2018-09-18 |
| COOKE, Edith Mary, Dr | Director | 1996-12-20 | 2003-09-16 |
| CORLEY, Roger David | Director | 1996-12-20 | 2004-09-21 |
| CRAFT, Alan William, Sir | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2015-09-15 |
| DE BLOCQ VAN KUFFELER, John Philip | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2004-09-21 |
| DINNING, William Robert John | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2020-09-15 |
| DUNGAY, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2021-04-06 |
| EDGINTON, Clive Leonard Ashcroft | Director | 2012-04-24 | 2018-09-18 |
| EVANS, Christopher Charles, Dr | Director | 1996-12-20 | 2012-09-18 |
| FLOOD, Deirdre | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2018-02-26 |
| FRY, Ian Kelsey, Dr | Director | 1996-12-20 | 1997-06-24 |
| GALLIVAN, Maurice Michael | Director | 1996-12-06 | 2018-05-31 |
| GIFFORD, Michael John | Director | 1997-06-24 | 2001-01-11 |
| GLENARTHUR, Simon Mark, Lord | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2006-07-25 |
| GOLDSMITH, Paul, Dr | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2023-09-19 |
| HERON, Christine Woodruff, Dr | Director | 2012-09-18 | 2017-12-31 |
| HILES, Ronald William | Director | 1999-01-26 | 2003-09-16 |
| HOOPER, Gloria Dorothy, Baroness | Director | 1996-12-20 | 2001-09-18 |
| HUBBARD, Richard David Cairns | Director | 1998-08-25 | 2000-12-31 |
| HUTCHINSON, Ian David | Director | 2013-02-11 | 2022-02-22 |
| KENNEDY, John Greer, Dr | Director | 1998-06-16 | 2004-09-21 |
| LA FRENAIS, Walter Simon Lodge, Dr | Director | 1996-12-20 | 2000-09-14 |
| MARKHAM, David Eric | Director | 1996-12-20 | 2006-09-19 |
| MARSDEN, Charles David, Professor | Director | 1997-08-26 | 1998-09-29 |
| MAXWELL, Robert James, Dr | Director | 1996-12-20 | 1998-06-16 |
| MCAUSLAND, Graeme Stewart | Director | 2021-07-27 | 2026-04-09 |
| MOUNTFIELD, Robin, Sir | Director | 2004-09-21 | 2006-07-25 |
| PEARSON, Richard John Crewdson | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2013-09-17 |
| POSWILLO, David Ernest, Professor | Director | 1996-12-20 | 1997-06-24 |
| RENDLE, Michael Russel | Director | 1998-08-25 | 2001-09-18 |
| RICHARDSON, Kerry Francis | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2014-09-16 |
| RICHMOND, Maureen Shannon, Dr | Director | 2005-11-22 | 2013-09-17 |
| RIORDAN EVA, Paul | Director | 2006-09-19 | 2022-09-20 |
| ROBINSON, Paul Derek | Director | 2004-09-21 | 2015-09-15 |
| SAUNDERS, Michael Thomas, Doctor | Director | 1996-12-17 | 2009-04-30 |
| SHAUNAK, Sunil, Professor | Director | 2017-09-19 | 2023-09-19 |
| SMITH, Joseph Colin | Director | 1996-12-06 | 2001-09-18 |
| SMITH, Roland, Professor Sir | Director | 1996-12-20 | 1998-06-30 |
| SPARROW, Owen Charles Ellis | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2021-09-21 |
| STEWART, Hugh Harkness Archibald, Dr | Director | 2022-01-26 | 2024-03-31 |
| TOMKINS, Christine Margaret, Dr | Director | 1996-12-20 | 2021-09-21 |
| WALLEY, Thomas Joseph, Professor | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2005-07-22 |
| WEBSTER, Peter David | Director | 2011-09-20 | 2017-09-19 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Randall, Dr | Director | 1997-08-26 | 2017-09-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Defence Union Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-08 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-34.3%
£216,000 £142,000
-
Net assets
+20.5%
£242,292,000 £291,903,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-40.5%
£87,244,000 £51,930,000
-
Profit before tax
-40.5%
£87,244,000 £51,929,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers