W M DONALD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-11 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+985.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£26M
+10.8% vs 2024
Employees
255
+13.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
-19.7% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- W M DONALD LIMITED 1995-05-05 → present
- BRAEHUNT LIMITED 1995-03-28 → 1995-05-05
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,552,469 | £75,203,547 | |
| Operating profit | £4,076,868 | £3,380,172 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,386,013 | £3,523,906 | |
| Net profit | £3,286,030 | £3,311,691 | |
| Cash | £369,485 | £4,010,009 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,291,826 | £27,821,491 | |
| Net assets | £23,303,749 | £25,829,409 | |
| Equity | £23,303,749 | £25,829,409 | |
| Average employees | 225 | 255 | |
| Wages | £10,984,380 | £12,370,988 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.1% | 12.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.2% | 28.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.67x | 3.11x | |
| Interest cover | 101.16x | 98.59x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The company has continued to invest in its fleet and technology.”
- “During the year loss-making contracts have been identified. The full loss of the contracts have therefore been provided.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD, Elaine Joan Main | Secretary | 1995-04-19 | — | British |
| BRUCE, Cameron Ian | Director | 2025-12-31 | Aug 1979 | Scottish |
| DONALD, Elaine Joan Main | Director | 1995-04-19 | Jun 1956 | British |
| DONALD, William Marr | Director | 1995-04-19 | Apr 1955 | British |
| GRAY, Ian Alexander | Director | 2019-12-31 | Dec 1964 | British |
| MELDRUM, Michael Colin | Director | 2019-12-31 | Nov 1981 | British |
| RIDDOCH, Ewan | Director | 1999-02-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-03-28 | 1995-04-19 |
| BRIDGES, Iain Rory | Director | 2023-11-28 | 2025-04-25 |
| DUNBAR, Derek | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-02-21 |
| MORRISON, David Gordon | Director | 2014-08-31 | 2016-11-04 |
| JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-03-28 | 1995-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elaine Joan Main Donald | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr William Marr Donald | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+28.4%
£58,552,469 £75,203,547
-
Cash
+985.3%
£369,485 £4,010,009
-
Net assets
+10.8%
£23,303,749 £25,829,409
-
Employees
+13.3%
225 255
-
Operating profit
-17.1%
£4,076,868 £3,380,172
-
Profit before tax
-19.7%
£4,386,013 £3,523,906
-
Wages
+12.6%
£10,984,380 £12,370,988
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