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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-14 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
+158.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£23M
+43.8% vs 2023
Employees
200
+13% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£9M
+151.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DARWIN GROUP LIMITED 2017-12-18 → present
- BUILT OFFSITE LIMITED 2005-03-16 → 2017-12-18
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £56,713,000 | £139,939,000 | |
| Operating profit | £3,659,000 | £8,585,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,654,000 | £9,200,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,162,000 | £6,872,000 | |
| Cash | £4,713,000 | £12,170,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,755,000 | £22,604,000 | |
| Net assets | £15,694,000 | £22,566,000 | |
| Equity | £15,694,000 | £22,566,000 | |
| Average employees | 177 | 200 | |
| Wages | £9,271,000 | £9,446,000 |
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 | 6.5% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.2% | 38.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.7% | 69.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.70x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | 731.80x | 1430.83x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have undertaken a going concern review in which they considered cash flow forecasts covering the period to June 2026 (the going concern assessment period). ...the directors concluded that, based on the cash forecasts and the funding facilities in place, they are confident that the group and company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet their liabilities as they fall due till 30 June 2026 and consequently have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- DARWIN GROUP LIMITED · parent
- On-Demand Healthcare Infrastrusture Solutions Limited 1%
- On-Demand Healthcare Solutions Limited 1%
- Darwin Healthcare Limited 1%
Significant events
- “On 23 May 2024, Darwin Group's parent company, Portakabin Limited, was acquired by Portakabin Holdco Limited. On 11 June 2024, the shareholders of Portakabin Holdco Limited completed the sale of the entire issued share capital of Portakabin Holdco Limited to Pacific Bidco Limited, "the Portakabin Acquisition". The ultimate controlling party of Pacific Bidco Limited is Antin Infrastructure Partners SAS.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMSON, Simon | Secretary | 2025-02-12 | — | — |
| COLLINS, John Mark | Director | 2023-04-20 | Jul 1971 | British |
| IBBETSON, Daniel Frederick | Director | 2025-02-12 | May 1970 | British |
| URWIN, Gavin | Director | 2025-02-12 | Feb 1977 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZAD, Harvinder Singh | Secretary | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-09 |
| AZAD, Harvinder Singh | Secretary | 2014-03-31 | 2017-06-01 |
| DEETH, Adam John | Secretary | 2020-10-19 | 2021-03-31 |
| PIERCE, Lesley | Secretary | 2005-03-16 | 2012-10-02 |
| PIERCE, Richard Donald Foster | Secretary | 2021-03-31 | 2025-02-10 |
| SAMBROOK, David Paul | Secretary | 2018-03-14 | 2018-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-03-16 | 2005-03-16 |
| ADAMS, Hugh Richard | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2023-04-20 |
| ARMITAGE, David | Director | 2017-11-14 | 2018-11-19 |
| AZAD, Harvinder Singh | Director | 2018-11-19 | 2020-10-09 |
| AZAD, Harvinder Singh | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2017-06-01 |
| BISHOP, Mark James | Director | 2020-08-06 | 2023-04-20 |
| BROCKLESBY, Kevin Charles | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2014-03-14 |
| COTTAM, Brian | Director | 2017-11-14 | 2018-06-14 |
| COUGHLAN, Charles Oliver | Director | 2012-03-27 | 2013-01-31 |
| CREIGHTON, Luke Taylor | Director | 2022-06-28 | 2023-04-20 |
| DAVIDSON, Alan Nelson | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2023-04-20 |
| DAVIES, Jamie | Director | 2019-07-29 | 2021-01-11 |
| DAWE, Nicholas David | Director | 2022-09-27 | 2023-04-20 |
| DEETH, Adam John | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2021-03-31 |
| EMBERTON, Maurice | Director | 2007-07-13 | 2010-11-18 |
| EMBERTON, Maurice | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2007-05-16 |
| FERRE IBANEZ, Guillermo | Director | 2022-02-25 | 2023-04-20 |
| FOULKES, Geoffrey Stephen | Director | 2007-07-13 | 2012-10-02 |
| GOSS, Martin | Director | 2011-06-17 | 2018-12-20 |
| HUMPHRIES, Stephen Shaun | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2016-08-05 |
| KNIGHT, Paul | Director | 2019-07-29 | 2020-06-02 |
| MORGAN, Thomas | Director | 2017-11-14 | 2023-04-20 |
| PIERCE, Charles Oliver Thomas | Director | 2010-06-17 | 2022-05-16 |
| PIERCE, Jamie Anthony Graham | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2026-05-01 |
| PIERCE, Jamie Louise | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2006-10-25 |
| PIERCE, Jason Michael Thomas | Director | 2009-04-30 | 2012-10-02 |
| PIERCE, Lesley | Director | 2013-12-09 | 2022-02-25 |
| PIERCE, Lesley | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2012-10-02 |
| PIERCE, Richard Thomas Henry | Director | 2013-12-09 | 2022-02-25 |
| PIERCE, Richard Thomas Henry | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2012-10-02 |
| PIERCE, Richard Donald Foster | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2025-02-10 |
| PLANT, Stewart | Director | 2022-05-10 | 2022-06-28 |
| PRATT, James | Director | 2022-09-27 | 2022-11-29 |
| SAMBROOK, David Paul | Director | 2010-06-17 | 2012-10-02 |
| SKINNER, Andrew John | Director | 2022-09-27 | 2022-11-29 |
| SNOOK, Robert Marcus | Director | 2023-04-20 | 2024-07-26 |
| SPROULLE, Lindsey | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2021-05-14 |
| STOKES, Spencer Lloyd | Director | 2021-01-11 | 2023-04-20 |
| TAYLOR, Lee Philip | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2019-05-13 |
| TYLER, Amie | Director | 2022-05-10 | 2023-04-20 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-03-16 | 2005-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldfoster Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 210 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+146.7%
£56,713,000 £139,939,000
-
Cash
+158.2%
£4,713,000 £12,170,000
-
Net assets
+43.8%
£15,694,000 £22,566,000
-
Employees
+13%
177 200
-
Operating profit
+134.6%
£3,659,000 £8,585,000
-
Profit before tax
+151.8%
£3,654,000 £9,200,000
-
Wages
+1.9%
£9,271,000 £9,446,000
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