DENNIS & ROBINSON LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£997k
-81.6% first positive since 2023
Employees
172
-6% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5.3m
-155.6% vs 2024
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 | £29,104,000 | £32,964,000 | £31,378,000 | £24,565,000 | £29,530,000 | £24,938,000 | -15.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,281,000 | -£1,189,000 | — | -£4,583,000 | -£745,000 | -£4,331,000 | -481.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£439,000 | -£1,302,000 | -£4,143,000 | -£5,652,000 | -£2,093,000 | -£5,349,000 | -155.6% | |
| Net profit | -£380,000 | — | — | -£4,465,000 | -£1,470,000 | -£3,504,000 | -138.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,435,000 | £7,715,000 | £4,109,000 | -£963,000 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £6,380,000 | £7,315,000 | £2,478,000 | -£2,141,000 | £5,416,000 | £997,000 | -81.6% | |
| Equity | £6,380,000 | £7,315,000 | £2,478,000 | -£2,141,000 | £5,416,000 | £997,000 | -81.6% | |
| Average employees | 218 | 202 | 219 | 225 | 183 | 172 | -6% | |
| Wages | £6,824,000 | £6,813,000 | £7,761,000 | £7,834,000 | £7,237,000 | £7,275,000 | +0.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £406,000 | £351,000 | £701,000 | £406,000 | £341,000 | £608,000 | +78.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £6,000 | £9,000 | £22,000 | +144.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £251,000 | £232,000 | £312,000 | +34.5% |
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 | -7.8% | -3.6% | — | -18.7% | -2.5% | -17.4% | |
| Net margin | -1.3% | — | — | -18.2% | -5.0% | -14.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -27.0% | -15.4% | — | — | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.4% | 71.0% | 90.0% | 109.3% | 79.1% | 95.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.63x | 0.87x | 0.67x | |
| Interest cover | -12.01x | -10.52x | — | -4.29x | -0.55x | -4.25x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- DENNIS & ROBINSON LIMITED 1983-05-16 → present
- DENNIS AND ROBINSON LIMITED 1948-11-08 → 1983-05-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HJS Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company's financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The company made a loss in the year mainly due to operating at a volume level below break even. The intermediate parent company, Ballingslöv International AB, have indicated their ongoing willingness to provide support”
Significant events
- “During the year being reported discussions were held with the parent company and the pension providers to remove a charge over the property. On 3 April 2025 the company signed the deed of release for a £3 million charge that was held over the property following a payment of £1 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPARROW, Emily Margaret | Secretary | 2023-01-03 | — | — |
| HAUBER, Bjorn | Director | 2020-09-25 | Oct 1970 | German |
| HEGDAL, Magnus Arne | Director | 2013-01-03 | Feb 1967 | Swedish |
| LEE, Richard David | Director | 2022-11-14 | Aug 1963 | British |
| SPARROW, Emily Margaret | Director | 2023-01-03 | Feb 1985 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYLING, Kate | Secretary | 2019-09-17 | 2022-12-31 |
| CAUNHYE, Max | Secretary | 2014-01-27 | 2014-10-24 |
| CAUNHYE, Max | Secretary | 2005-10-18 | 2013-01-03 |
| COOK, Kevin | Secretary | 2014-10-24 | 2015-12-10 |
| DALE, Daniel | Secretary | 2001-12-01 | 2005-10-18 |
| HEGDAL, Magnus Arne | Secretary | 2013-01-03 | 2014-01-27 |
| HODGE, Thomas William | Secretary | — | 2001-12-01 |
| LORD, Andrew James | Secretary | 2015-12-10 | 2019-09-17 |
| ABBAS, Ehab Alexander | Director | 2005-09-05 | 2008-02-07 |
| AYLING, Kate Elizabeth | Director | 2020-02-26 | 2022-12-31 |
| BARNARD, Neil Antony | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2003-11-03 |
| BROWN, Edward Arthur | Director | — | 2000-11-28 |
| BROWN, Ian Scott | Director | 1994-02-05 | 1994-08-23 |
| CAUNHYE, Max | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2013-01-03 |
| DALE, Daniel | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| DAVIS, Peter | Director | 2008-07-08 | 2013-01-03 |
| DOWNS, James | Director | — | 2008-04-03 |
| FLITCROFT, Iain Joseph | Director | 2013-01-03 | 2017-02-23 |
| FLITCROFT, Iain Joseph | Director | 1996-09-16 | 2013-01-03 |
| GALLAGHER, John Francis | Director | 2004-08-09 | 2013-01-03 |
| GREEN, David Edward | Director | 1995-07-10 | 1996-02-29 |
| HIGHAM, David John Paul | Director | — | 1992-10-09 |
| HODGE, Thomas William | Director | — | 2000-11-28 |
| LAST, Peter John | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
| LORD, Andrew James | Director | 2017-06-16 | 2019-09-17 |
| MARGETTS, Alan James | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| PRESCOTT, Eric Andrew | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2022-11-11 |
| SEABROOK, Timothy James | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| TREACY, Michael Patrick | Director | 2000-11-29 | 2002-02-27 |
| TUTTLE, Michael Anthony Stephen | Director | 1994-02-05 | 2000-04-18 |
| VALOVIN, Daniel | Director | 2004-08-09 | 2006-08-15 |
| WASSBERG, Johan Anders | Director | 2013-01-03 | 2020-09-25 |
| WOODS, Terence Victor | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2007-08-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southdown Kitchen Furniture Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-07-17 | Active |
| Burrell Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2017-07-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-01-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.