TURTLE DOVES ( NOT JUST GLOVES ) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-26
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-08 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£136K
-84.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
22
-55.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£525K
-419.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-26
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-28 | 2025-01-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £4,155,000 | £2,861,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£54,000 | -£488,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£101,000 | -£525,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£79,000 | -£394,000 | |
| Cash | £328,355 | £650,344 | — | — | £884,000 | £136,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £565,705 | £892,272 | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £321,515 | £531,206 | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £321,515 | £531,206 | £502,696 | £447,000 | £368,000 | -£26,000 | |
| Average employees | 38 | 55 | — | — | 49 | 22 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,125,000 | £677,000 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-28 | 2025-01-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -1.3% | -17.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -1.9% | -13.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.85x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -1.08x | -13.19x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have carefully considered the Company's financial position, liquidity and future cash-flow requirements of the Company. Accordingly based on the forecasts the Directors have prepared for the Company and Group, they have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and they believe it is appropriate to apply the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. The Group remain profitable as a whole and there has been reassurances received from the Directors of the Group companies that support would be forthcoming if needed by the Company.”
Significant events
- “As at year end the Company has have a debenture with HSBC UK Bank Plc dated 09/01/2023 incorporating a fixed and floating charge over all assets. The floating charge covers all the property or undertaking of the Company. A fixed charge and floating charge (floating charge covers all the property or undertaking of the Company) dated 17/09/2022 was registered in favour of Kvika Banki hf.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNETT, Benjamin Lawrence Maxamilian | Director | 2022-09-17 | Feb 1979 | British |
| BERGS, Helgi Thor | Director | 2022-09-17 | Jan 1966 | Swiss |
| FADEEVA, Anastasia | Director | 2023-05-22 | Jul 1984 | British |
| MACKENZIE, Scott Grant | Director | 2022-09-17 | Sep 1989 | British |
| SARUCAN, Tyrone | Director | 2024-01-30 | Jul 1985 | British |
| WHITWORTH, Kathryn Ann | Director | 2022-10-14 | Sep 1964 | British |
| WHITWORTH, Nicholas Richard | Director | 2022-10-14 | Jun 1959 | British |
| WILLIAMS, James | Director | 2022-09-17 | May 1985 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYBALL, Martin | Secretary | 2022-09-17 | 2023-11-10 |
| HOLBROOK, Graham Redvers | Secretary | 2009-12-10 | 2022-09-17 |
| PROCTOR, Emma | Secretary | 2017-12-14 | 2022-09-17 |
| HARLOW, Lee Eric | Director | 2022-09-17 | 2023-05-22 |
| HOLBROOK, Graham Redvers | Director | 2017-11-06 | 2024-04-09 |
| HOLBROOK, Katherine Louise | Director | 2009-12-10 | 2020-12-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Doves Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-12-03 | Active |
| Mr Graham Redvers Holbrook | Individual | Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-17 |
| Mrs Katherine Louise Holbrook | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-10-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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 2025-01-26 vs 2024-01-28
-
Turnover
-31.1%
£4,155,000 £2,861,000
-
Cash
-84.6%
£884,000 £136,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
-55.1%
49 22
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-803.7%
-£54,000 -£488,000
-
Profit before tax
-419.8%
-£101,000 -£525,000
-
Wages
-39.8%
£1,125,000 £677,000
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