FRENCH DUNCAN LLP
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-28 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£292K
+51.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+19% vs 2024
Employees
66
-48.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£744K
-42.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,859,709 | £10,585,431 | |
| Operating profit | £1,266,474 | £627,421 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,303,794 | £744,229 | |
| Net profit | £1,303,794 | £744,229 | |
| Cash | £192,837 | £291,647 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,925,155 | £4,669,384 | |
| Net assets | £3,925,155 | £4,669,384 | |
| Equity | £3,925,155 | £4,669,384 | |
| Average employees | 128 | 66 | |
| Wages | £4,178,932 | £2,363,883 |
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 | 11.7% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.3% | 13.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.18x | 2.03x | |
| Interest cover | 246.25x | 530.36x |
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
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the members' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “In July 2025 a deal was signed with Goldman Sachs Alternatives to acquire the group from August Equity. This is subject to regulatory approval.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, Thomas Robison Quaite | Llp Designated Member | 2022-11-01 | Jul 1966 | — |
| BEEVERS, John Robert | Llp Designated Member | 2025-03-31 | Sep 1968 | — |
| JONES, Alison | Llp Designated Member | 2025-03-31 | May 1971 | — |
| MACLENNAN, Nicola Elizabeth | Llp Designated Member | 2019-01-21 | Jan 1978 | — |
| SHAW, Andrew John | Llp Designated Member | 2025-03-31 | Mar 1977 | — |
| AAB PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Llp Designated Member | 2023-04-21 | — | — |
| PIONEER BIDCO LIMITED | Corporate Llp Designated Member | 2023-04-21 | — | — |
| PIRRIE, James Stuart | Llp Member | 2023-04-21 | May 1971 | — |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABERCROMBIE, Colin Robert | Llp Designated Member | 2014-06-13 | 2018-11-30 |
| ANDERSON, John Stirling | Llp Designated Member | 2005-11-01 | 2024-10-31 |
| BLACKBURN, Eileen | Llp Designated Member | 2005-03-01 | 2023-04-21 |
| BOOTH, Kevin George | Llp Designated Member | 2008-05-01 | 2013-01-31 |
| BURT, Hazel | Llp Designated Member | 2015-09-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| CAIRNS, John Charles | Llp Designated Member | 2014-11-03 | 2024-02-28 |
| CALLAN, Gregory | Llp Designated Member | 2012-12-01 | 2023-04-21 |
| CLEARY, Charles | Llp Designated Member | 2005-11-01 | 2023-01-31 |
| DOCHERTY, William Rutherford | Llp Designated Member | 2005-03-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| FINNIE, Graeme Alexander Lumsden | Llp Designated Member | 2005-05-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| FULFORD, Andrew Barrie | Llp Designated Member | 2005-03-01 | 2008-04-30 |
| GALLOWAY, Paula Bernadette | Llp Designated Member | 2013-02-04 | 2019-04-30 |
| GELLATLY, Bruce Walter | Llp Designated Member | 2011-04-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| HIGGINS, Gavin Stewart | Llp Designated Member | 2024-12-09 | 2025-03-31 |
| HUGHES, Stephen Gerrard | Llp Designated Member | 2005-03-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| LAURIE, Barry William | Llp Designated Member | 2008-05-01 | 2023-04-14 |
| LEONARD, Elizabeth | Llp Designated Member | 2022-11-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| LINKLATER, Harald Christie | Llp Designated Member | 2015-10-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| MASON, John Fordyce | Llp Designated Member | 2005-03-01 | 2016-02-29 |
| MCCONNELL, Maria Louise | Llp Designated Member | 2021-05-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| MCGUIRE, Leonard Francis | Llp Designated Member | 2005-03-01 | 2010-05-01 |
| MEEK, Jeffrey Andrew Callaghan | Llp Designated Member | 2008-05-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| MELVILLE, Andrew William | Llp Designated Member | 2005-03-01 | 2006-04-30 |
| MENZIES, Annette | Llp Designated Member | 2005-05-01 | 2012-02-29 |
| MIDDLETON, Grant Keith | Llp Designated Member | 2008-05-01 | 2010-04-30 |
| MILNE, Brian William | Llp Designated Member | 2012-01-30 | 2024-02-02 |
| O'CONNELL, Thomas Francis | Llp Designated Member | 2008-05-01 | 2012-05-01 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Kevin | Llp Designated Member | 2005-11-01 | 2009-10-31 |
| OLIVER, Philip George | Llp Designated Member | 2005-03-01 | 2007-05-13 |
| ROBB, Neil Elliott | Llp Designated Member | 2022-05-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Antony John | Llp Designated Member | 2005-03-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| SOMERVILLE, Ann Jane Reid | Llp Designated Member | 2008-05-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| THOM, Stephen Andrew | Llp Designated Member | 2017-05-01 | 2022-04-30 |
| VOSILIUS, Marc Alistair | Llp Designated Member | 2022-05-01 | 2024-10-31 |
| WALKER, Iain Edward | Llp Designated Member | 2019-05-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| WATERS, Ellen | Llp Designated Member | 2012-12-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| WRIGLEY, Gillian Alison | Llp Designated Member | 2005-05-01 | 2012-08-31 |
| CLARK, Robert M W | Llp Member | 2008-05-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| COLLIER, David Anderson Forsyth | Llp Member | 2013-12-20 | 2015-03-15 |
| FERRIES, Euan Howie | Llp Member | 2014-01-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| KERR, Robert Francis | Llp Member | 2001-05-01 | 2018-01-31 |
| LAING, James Watson Steel | Llp Member | 2005-03-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| MATHIESON, Craig | Llp Member | 2012-02-27 | 2013-06-30 |
| PLUMTREE, Alan James Charles | Llp Member | 2001-05-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| ROBSON, Janice | Llp Member | 2007-05-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| SINCLAIR, Margaret Lilian | Llp Member | 2009-05-01 | 2013-11-14 |
| SKILLING, Alan John | Llp Member | 2012-12-01 | 2016-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-limited-liability-partnership, right-to-share-surplus-assets-75-to-100-percent-limited-liability-partnership, right-to-appoint-and-remove-members-limited-liability-partnership | 2023-04-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 267 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | LLMR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full limited liability partnership | |
| 2026-03-05 | LLMR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full limited liability partnership | |
| 2026-03-05 | LLMR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full limited liability partnership | |
| 2026-03-05 | LLMR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full limited liability partnership | |
| 2026-01-16 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-23 | LLCH02 | officers | Change corporate member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-05-23 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-23 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-20 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-20 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-20 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-20 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-05-20 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-05-20 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | LLMR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date limited liability partnership |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-2.5%
£10,859,709 £10,585,431
-
Cash
+51.2%
£192,837 £291,647
-
Net assets
+19%
£3,925,155 £4,669,384
-
Employees
-48.4%
128 66
-
Operating profit
-50.5%
£1,266,474 £627,421
-
Profit before tax
-42.9%
£1,303,794 £744,229
-
Wages
-43.4%
£4,178,932 £2,363,883
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