DORRINGTON ESTATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-06 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£703K
-82.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£141M
+8.2% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£25M
+75.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- DORRINGTON ESTATES LIMITED 2018-11-23 → present
- DORRINGTON CITY LIMITED 2004-08-10 → 2018-11-23
- WAVEROAD LIMITED 2004-03-23 → 2004-08-10
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,739,000 | £30,578,000 | |
| Operating profit | £17,600,000 | £27,167,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £14,164,000 | £24,864,000 | |
| Net profit | £10,759,000 | £17,235,000 | |
| Cash | £4,112,000 | £703,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £238,122,000 | £266,807,000 | |
| Net assets | £130,146,000 | £140,881,000 | |
| Equity | £130,146,000 | £140,881,000 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 53.8% | 88.8% | |
| Net margin | 32.9% | 56.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.4% | 10.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.8% | 50.5% | |
| Current ratio | 5.01x | 8.76x | |
| Interest cover | 2.44x | 3.46x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on reviewing these forecasts and sensitivities the directors have concluded that the company is a going concern for at least 12 months from the point of signing the financial statements and accordingly have prepared the financial statements on this basis.”
Group structure
- DORRINGTON ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- Barcforest Limited 1%
- Capital & District Properties Limited 1%
- Dorrington (Knightsbridge) Properties Limited 1%
- Dorrington Developments Limited 1%
- Dorrington Housing Limited 1%
- Dorrington Lyndale Limited 1%
- Dorrington Residential Limited 1%
- Dorrington Lincoln Limited 1%
- Hanover Property Trust Limited 1%
- Highcroft Estates Limited 1%
- Lintsbrook Developments Limited 1%
- OYO Properties Limited 1%
- River's Edge Estates Limited 1%
- Ventaquest Developments Limited 1%
- Lyndale Development company 1%
Significant events
- “External market conditions remained challenging for the Group during 2024 with interest rates high throughout the year.”
- “The Group refinanced on acceptable terms all loans that were due for repayment during the year.”
- “The company will continue to invest in commercial and residential real estate when the right opportunities arise.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANOVER MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-04-15 | — | — |
| GIBLIN, Andrew Richard | Director | 2011-04-01 | Dec 1978 | British |
| GORVY, Manfred Stanley | Director | 2019-04-14 | May 1938 | British |
| GORVY, Sean Brendan, Dr | Director | 2019-04-17 | Jan 1963 | British |
| HARRIS, Robert | Director | 2004-04-15 | Feb 1962 | British |
| JENKINS, Michael Ben | Director | 2021-02-22 | Sep 1972 | British |
| SWALES, Harry | Director | 2023-10-02 | Feb 1980 | British |
| THOMPSON, Bruce Oliver | Director | 2004-04-15 | Apr 1964 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-03-23 | 2004-04-15 |
| KENNEDY, John Patrick | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2021-02-22 |
| LEIBOWITZ, Alan Jay | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2022-01-18 |
| MOROSS, Trevor | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2021-04-01 |
| SALVESEN, Duncan James | Director | 2019-04-17 | 2023-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-03-23 | 2004-04-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorrington Property Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-12-27 | Active |
| Dorrington Properties Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2018-12-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-6.6%
£32,739,000 £30,578,000
-
Cash
-82.9%
£4,112,000 £703,000
-
Net assets
+8.2%
£130,146,000 £140,881,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+54.4%
£17,600,000 £27,167,000
-
Profit before tax
+75.5%
£14,164,000 £24,864,000
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