DENHOLM BROWN BROTHERS & COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-08 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-25
Watchouts
Cash
£52
-10.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
-0.2% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£104K
+7.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As stated in note 1, the directors do not consider the company to be a going concern and consequently these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- DENHOLM BROWN BROTHERS & COMPANY LIMITED 2008-06-17 → present
- J.& J. DENHOLM LIMITED 1991-01-21 → 2008-06-17
- J. & J. DENHOLM, LIMITED 1916-08-12 → 1991-01-21
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,719 | -£1,443 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £96,911 | £104,367 | |
| Net profit | — | £74,132 | £78,260 | |
| Cash | — | £58 | £52 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | £1,156,591 | £1,154,851 | |
| Equity | £1,152,459 | £1,156,591 | £1,154,851 | |
| Average employees | — | 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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | — | 48.29x | 42.95x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As stated in note 1, the directors do not consider the company to be a going concern and consequently these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELS, Craig David George | Secretary | 2020-12-02 | — | — |
| MACLEHOSE, Benjamin Donald Robert | Director | 2020-12-02 | Feb 1981 | British |
| PRESTON, Simon Luke | Director | 2020-12-02 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANSON, Gregory Albert | Secretary | 1999-09-30 | 2020-12-02 |
| PARKER, James Frederick Somerville | Secretary | — | 1999-09-30 |
| ARBUTHNOTT, Hugh J | Director | — | 1995-04-26 |
| BEVERIDGE, Michael John | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2004-10-08 |
| BOYD, James Edward | Director | — | 1996-04-24 |
| BROWN, James David Denholm | Director | — | 2002-10-11 |
| BROWN, John Michael | Director | — | 2006-05-02 |
| DENHOLM, John Ferguson, Sir | Director | — | 1998-04-16 |
| DENHOLM, John Stephen | Director | — | 2020-12-02 |
| DRUMMOND, Norman Walker, The Revd Professor | Director | 2002-10-10 | 2007-12-14 |
| FORSYTH, Michael Bruce, The Rt Hon Lord | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2008-06-16 |
| FREELAND, Donald John | Director | 1995-04-26 | 2007-12-14 |
| HANSON, Gregory Albert | Director | 2009-04-27 | 2020-12-02 |
| HARRIS, Diana Jane | Director | 1993-03-18 | 2009-04-27 |
| HENDERSON, John Alexander | Director | 2007-03-23 | 2009-04-27 |
| LOCKETT, Patrick Gordon | Director | 2007-03-23 | 2007-12-14 |
| MILLER, James David Frederick | Director | 1997-08-01 | 2005-06-10 |
| PARKER, James Frederick Somerville | Director | 1994-12-20 | 2007-12-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. & J. Denholm Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-10.3%
£58 £52
-
Net assets
-0.2%
£1,156,591 £1,154,851
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+16.1%
-£1,719 -£1,443
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Profit before tax
+7.7%
£96,911 £104,367
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