DEWHURST GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£8.4M
-61.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£41M
-33% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
362
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.4M
-14.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,962,000 | £64,403,000 | £64,105,000 | -0.5% | |
| Operating profit | £7,750,000 | £8,121,000 | £7,200,000 | -11.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,088,000 | £8,649,000 | £7,423,000 | -14.2% | |
| Net profit | £5,122,000 | £5,460,000 | £4,557,000 | -16.5% | |
| Cash | £24,374,000 | £21,560,000 | £8,390,000 | -61.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £64,367,000 | £63,503,000 | £65,464,000 | +3.1% | |
| Net assets | £60,317,000 | £61,301,000 | £41,043,000 | -33% | |
| Equity | £60,317,000 | £61,301,000 | £41,043,000 | -33% | |
| Average employees | 338 | 350 | 362 | +3.4% | |
| Wages | £15,858,000 | £17,794,000 | £17,958,000 | +0.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £758,000 | £995,000 | £1,038,000 | +4.3% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.4% | 12.6% | 11.2% | |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 8.5% | 7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.0% | 12.8% | 11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.1% | 16.2% | 46.1% | |
| Current ratio | 5.13x | 4.36x | 2.87x | |
| Interest cover | 49.68x | 67.12x | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-09-29
- DEWHURST GROUP LIMITED 2025-09-29 → present
- DEWHURST GROUP PLC 2022-02-28 → 2025-09-29
- DEWHURST PLC 1986-03-08 → 2022-02-28
- DEWHURST & PARTNER, P.L.C. 1919-11-05 → 1986-03-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The solid performance, statement of position as well as robust cash reserves lead the Directors to continue to adopt a going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- DEWHURST GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Dewhurst Ltd 100%
- A&A Electrical Distributors Ltd 100%
- Traffic Management Products Ltd (TMP) 100%
- Dewhurst (Hungary) Kft 100%
- Dupar Controls Inc. 100%
- The Fixture Company 100%
- Elevator Research & Manufacturing Corp. (ERM) 100%
- Australian Lift Components Pty Ltd 100%
- Lift Material Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- P&R Liftcars Pty Ltd 100%
- Dewhurst Australian Property Pty Ltd 100%
- Dewhurst (Hong Kong) Ltd 100%
- Dewhurst Singapore Pte Ltd 100%
- Dual Engraving Pty Ltd 70%
- Vidatech Ltd 75%
Significant events
- “This year also marked an important milestone for the Group with our successful delisting.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINCLAIR, Jared Conan | Secretary | 2005-10-01 | — | British |
| BAILEY, John Robert | Director | 2010-06-18 | Oct 1970 | British |
| DEWHURST, David | Director | — | Jan 1961 | British |
| DEWHURST, Jeremy Melbourne | Director | 2024-07-01 | Dec 1986 | British |
| DEWHURST, Richard Melbourne | Director | — | Feb 1956 | British |
| MCERLAIN, Susan Jacqueline | Director | 2021-06-08 | Apr 1963 | British |
| SINCLAIR, Jared Conan | Director | 2002-07-10 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Michael Norman | Secretary | — | 2005-09-30 |
| BOSSARD, Keith Francis Clifton | Director | — | 2003-02-03 |
| DEWHURST, Alan | Director | — | 1998-02-02 |
| HOLROYD, Charles John Arthur | Director | 2021-06-08 | 2025-10-31 |
| JOHNSON, Colin | Director | — | 2005-12-31 |
| MASON, David Frank | Director | 1992-04-22 | 2003-01-31 |
| MATHUR, Santosh Kumar | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| TETT, Peter Alfred | Director | 2001-03-08 | 2021-12-31 |
| TURNER, Neville | Director | — | 1992-04-16 |
| WARREN, Alan Michael | Director | 2018-06-13 | 2020-06-30 |
| WHITE, Melvin Donald, Dr | Director | 1995-12-07 | 2010-01-28 |
| YOUNG, Richard John | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2019-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 225 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-29 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
- 2025-09-29 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
- 2025-03-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-10 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-06-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-29 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2025-09-29 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-29 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2025-09-25 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-09-22 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 5
- 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.