DAGLESS LIMITED
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Cash
£19k
-40.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£7.1m
+22.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
161
-24.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.2m
-173.8% lowest in 6 filed years
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 Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,486,768 | £19,011,977 | £21,146,271 | £26,751,749 | £17,803,587 | £13,153,167 | -26.1% | |
| Operating profit | £225,670 | £983,259 | £895,772 | -£752,121 | -£379,661 | -£912,396 | -140.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £170,431 | £947,156 | £865,779 | -£961,908 | -£437,638 | -£1,198,073 | -173.8% | |
| Net profit | £112,320 | £744,542 | £626,665 | -£959,673 | -£86,632 | -£1,111,839 | -1,183.4% | |
| Cash | £25,764 | £515,322 | £18,868 | £22,608 | £31,299 | £18,759 | -40.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,128,937 | £7,424,907 | £8,553,513 | £7,569,717 | £6,856,066 | £8,256,565 | +20.4% | |
| Net assets | £5,475,612 | £6,220,154 | £6,846,819 | £5,887,146 | £5,800,514 | £7,111,333 | +22.6% | |
| Equity | £5,475,612 | £6,220,154 | £6,846,819 | £5,887,146 | £5,800,514 | £7,111,333 | +22.6% | |
| Average employees | 199 | 241 | 243 | 214 | 214 | 161 | -24.8% | |
| Wages | £3,860,082 | £4,709,466 | £4,935,635 | £7,099,733 | £5,133,751 | £3,977,569 | -22.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £32,999 | £49,498 | £32,999 | £16,499 | -50% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £3,600 | £2,400 | £0 | -100% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 5.2% | 4.2% | -2.8% | -2.1% | -6.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 3.9% | 3.0% | -3.6% | -0.5% | -8.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | 13.2% | 10.5% | -9.9% | -5.5% | -11.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.6% | 46.9% | 55.6% | 60.8% | 60.2% | 55.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.99x | 0.89x | 0.69x | |
| Interest cover | 4.09x | 27.23x | 29.87x | -3.59x | -1.85x | -3.19x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting...”
Group structure
- DAGLESS LIMITED · parent
- Nene Milling Company Limited 49%
Significant events
- “As at the year ended 30 June 2025, there was a breach of loan covenants in relation to the ratio of EBITDA to Debt Service.”
- “One freehold property situated at Tydd Bank, Sutton Bridge was sold after the year end for a consideration of £1,900,000, resulting in a revaluation gain of £232,066.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMEETH, Carolyn Jane | Secretary | — | — | British |
| SMEETH, Carolyn Jane | Director | — | Nov 1958 | British |
| SMEETH, Edmund Oliver | Director | 2008-03-19 | Sep 1985 | British |
| SMEETH, Sam Peter | Director | 2017-01-16 | Dec 1982 | British |
| SMEETH, Simon Victor | Director | — | Dec 1955 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMEETH, Sam Peter | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2016-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smeeth Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-07-24 | Active |
| Dagless Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-07-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-10 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-08-10 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-08-10 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-08-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-08-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-08-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-10-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- 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.