DENOVO RETAIL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-06 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
0% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-09-30
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-01 | 2019-12-02 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,746,150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£867,753 | — | £4,490,704 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£898,784 | — | £4,490,704 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£898,784 | — | £4,490,704 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £434,846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£817,160 | — | £3,673,544 | — | £3,673,544 | — | £3,673,544 | — | £3,673,544 | £3,673,544 | |
| Net assets | -£817,160 | — | £3,673,544 | — | £3,673,544 | — | £3,673,544 | — | £3,673,544 | £3,673,544 | |
| Equity | -£817,160 | -£817,160 | £3,673,544 | £3,673,544 | £3,673,544 | £3,673,544 | £3,673,544 | £3,673,544 | £3,673,544 | £3,673,544 | |
| Average employees | 175 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 | 2019-12-01 | 2019-12-02 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | -4.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 106.2% | — | 122.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | -27.69x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
- KPMG Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company as a whole has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- DENOVO RETAIL LIMITED · parent
- Appleby Westward Group Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 December 2019, Denovo Retail Limited's trade, assets and liabilities were transferred over to a fellow subsidiary company, Gillett's (Callington) Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.”
- “The Company has ceased trading and the directors do not expect to trade in the forseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANE, Jennifer | Secretary | 2019-12-02 | — | — |
| BOARDMAN, Michael Alan | Director | 2019-12-02 | Oct 1972 | British |
| KEANE, Aidan | Director | 2021-01-12 | Oct 1965 | Irish |
| KEOHANE, Joseph Gerard | Director | 2021-01-12 | Oct 1967 | Irish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAWFORD, Leo John Anthony | Director | 2019-12-02 | 2021-01-12 |
| O'DONNELL, John | Director | 2019-12-02 | 2021-01-12 |
| START, Anthony Richard | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2019-12-02 |
| WILKINSON, Stephen William | Director | 2017-06-02 | 2019-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleby Westward Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-12-02 | Active |
| Mr Stephen William Wilkinson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-08-16 | Ceased 2019-12-02 |
| Mrs Susan Jane Wilkinson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2018-07-03 | Ceased 2019-08-16 |
| Mrs Lynn Start | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2018-07-03 | Ceased 2019-08-16 |
| Mr Anthony Richard Start | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-02 | Ceased 2019-12-02 |
| Mr Stephen William Wilkinson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-02 | Ceased 2018-07-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 51 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2019-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-12-16 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
0%
£3,673,544 £3,673,544
-
Employees
—
Not reported
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