DHP FAMILY LTD
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Cash
£8.4m
+14.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£11m
+11.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
384
-5.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2m
-6.3% first positive since 2020
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,325,160 | £21,131,712 | £30,647,105 | £33,984,808 | £36,629,921 | £35,853,751 | -2.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,538,694 | £2,296,622 | £2,731,426 | £2,929,584 | £2,711,423 | £1,133,896 | -58.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,774,960 | £2,079,331 | £2,582,412 | £2,970,579 | £2,121,090 | £1,988,454 | -6.3% | |
| Net profit | -£1,842,707 | £1,530,231 | £2,040,045 | £2,443,137 | £1,267,278 | £1,614,285 | +27.4% | |
| Cash | £5,897,680 | £9,581,112 | £7,647,683 | £9,890,962 | £7,308,925 | £8,392,190 | +14.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,868,874 | £10,213,090 | £9,568,738 | £9,592,767 | £10,128,361 | £11,169,441 | +10.3% | |
| Net assets | £7,745,721 | £9,275,952 | £9,415,997 | £9,409,134 | £9,826,412 | £10,940,697 | +11.3% | |
| Equity | £7,745,721 | £9,275,952 | £9,415,997 | £9,409,134 | £9,826,412 | £10,940,697 | +11.3% | |
| Average employees | 342 | 325 | 407 | 392 | 406 | 384 | -5.4% | |
| Wages | £4,625,139 | £4,672,376 | £6,388,571 | £7,046,365 | £7,173,557 | £7,657,217 | +6.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £163,252 | £293,469 | £363,389 | £456,926 | £515,106 | £543,730 | +5.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £98,472 | £131,807 | £55,621 | -57.8% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £242,928 | £212,783 | £194,609 | -8.5% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -16.5% | 10.9% | 8.9% | 8.6% | 7.4% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | -19.8% | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7.2% | 3.5% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -17.3% | 22.5% | 28.5% | 30.5% | 26.8% | 10.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.7% | 59.5% | 52.8% | 60.2% | 59.3% | 54.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.34x | 1.27x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | -6.42x | 10.55x | 13.07x | 16.13x | 14.28x | 8.23x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- DHP FAMILY LTD 2023-10-06 → present
- DHP FAMILY LTD. 2013-06-11 → 2023-10-06
- DAYBROOK HOUSE PROMOTIONS LTD 1993-07-22 → 2013-06-11
- DAYBROOK HOUSE LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1993-07-22
- DAYBROOK MASONIC HALL COMPANY LIMITED (THE) 1931-10-03 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In preparing the financial statements on a going concern basis, the Directors have paid due regard to relevant forecast financial information, including cash flows, and factored in sensitivities and uncertainties affecting the company.”
Group structure
- DHP FAMILY LTD · parent
- Rock City Limited 100%
- DHP Family Live Limited 100%
- Spring Music Group Limited 100%
- Spring Markets Limited 100%
- Bearded Theory Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, one of our major festivals returned in July 2025 following a planned break in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKINS, Sean | Secretary | 2004-01-11 | — | British |
| AKINS, George Henry | Director | 1994-12-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
| AKINS, Sean Patrick Dennis | Director | 1993-12-29 | Mar 1973 | British |
| BARK, Robert | Director | 2023-06-07 | Oct 1980 | British |
| EASTER, Bartholomew James | Director | 2019-12-18 | Nov 1973 | New Zealander |
| LOCKWOOD, Anthony Colin | Director | 2023-06-07 | Mar 1966 | British |
| MCDERMENT, David Paul | Director | 2017-04-04 | Jan 1981 | British |
| SOMERS, Michele | Director | 2025-04-01 | Oct 1982 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHALL, Brian Arthur | Secretary | 2000-01-31 | 2001-04-17 |
| MORRIS, Susan | Secretary | 1996-08-12 | 2000-01-31 |
| PAYNE, Stephen William | Secretary | — | 1996-08-12 |
| PEARCE, Michael | Secretary | 2003-04-25 | 2004-01-11 |
| SUTTON, Lewis George | Secretary | 2001-04-17 | 2003-04-25 |
| AKINS, George Henry | Director | — | 2022-09-16 |
| BRIGGS, Michelle | Director | 2008-10-08 | 2014-04-09 |
| COPPING, Andrew | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2002-11-01 |
| CRAIG, Duncan Charles | Director | 1994-12-01 | 1994-12-19 |
| DAVIES, David | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2009-11-06 |
| GRUNDY, Adam | Director | 1992-08-01 | 1995-08-01 |
| PAYNE, Stephen William | Director | — | 1996-08-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ellen Marie Akins | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-03-19 | Ceased 2025-03-19 |
| Geo Akins (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-16 | Active |
| Mr Sean Patrick Akins | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-09-16 | Active |
| Mr George Akins | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-09-16 | Active |
| Mr Sean Akins | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-02-01 | Ceased 2022-09-16 |
| Mr George Henry Akins | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-02-01 | Ceased 2022-09-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 220 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-11 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.