DRIVE DEVILBISS SIDHIL LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
+6.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£33m
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
249
-9.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4m
+1.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,829,000 | £27,613,000 | £26,735,000 | -3.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,999,000 | £2,659,000 | £2,650,000 | -0.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,810,000 | £2,317,000 | £2,353,000 | +1.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,127,000 | £1,972,000 | £2,353,000 | +19.3% | |
| Cash | £1,644,000 | £1,362,000 | £1,456,000 | +6.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £31,750,000 | £35,086,000 | £35,527,000 | +1.3% | |
| Net assets | £28,924,000 | £30,896,000 | £33,249,000 | +7.6% | |
| Equity | £28,924,000 | £30,896,000 | £33,249,000 | +7.6% | |
| Average employees | 263 | 276 | 249 | -9.8% | |
| Wages | £7,499,000 | £8,310,000 | £9,069,000 | +9.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.1% | 9.6% | 9.9% | |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 7.1% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.4% | 7.6% | 7.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.0% | 27.2% | 23.2% | |
| Current ratio | 4.33x | 5.12x | 4.97x | |
| Interest cover | 15.87x | 7.77x | 8.92x |
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
- DRIVE DEVILBISS SIDHIL LIMITED 2017-05-18 → present
- SIDHIL LIMITED 2000-01-27 → 2017-05-18
- SIDHIL CARE LIMITED 1995-01-26 → 2000-01-27
- SIDDALL & HILTON (HOSPITAL FURNITURE) LIMITED 1951-05-29 → 1995-01-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Therefore, having considered the trading and cashflow projections for the Company under a number of different scenarios out to 30 June 2027, the Directors are satisfied that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the Financial Statements.”
Group structure
- DRIVE DEVILBISS SIDHIL LIMITED · parent
- Doherty Medical Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 3rd November 2025, the ultimate parent company (CD&R Reign Topco Inc) and all of its worldwide subsidiary entities were sold to Kingswood Capital Management LP.”
- “As part of the acquisition of the Ultimate parent company by Kingswood Capital Management LP a review of the UK facilities was conducted and in line with the terms of the facilities, notice was given to repay both the Commercial Loan and any outstanding balance on the RCF. The Commercial loan was repaid in January 2026, there was no balance outstanding on the RCF at that time and all facilities have now ceased and security satisfied.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Simon Charles Rouen | Director | 2020-10-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| HARTLEY, Gemma | Director | 2016-01-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
| MCGLEENAN, Richard James | Director | 2017-01-06 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRTH, John Anthony | Secretary | 1999-07-16 | 2017-01-06 |
| LUMB, Valerie | Secretary | 1992-07-01 | 1999-07-16 |
| TOLSON, Michael | Secretary | — | 1992-06-30 |
| BAKE, Jeffrey | Director | 1995-01-04 | 1995-06-29 |
| CAVANAGH, Joseph Francis | Director | 2000-09-06 | 2004-01-12 |
| COOPER, Robert Leslie | Director | 1997-01-17 | 2018-03-31 |
| DAVENPORT, Alan Alfred | Director | 1995-01-04 | 1995-11-17 |
| DIXON, Lynne Marie | Director | 2013-10-10 | 2016-11-25 |
| ELLISON, Martin Edward | Director | 2015-04-29 | 2017-01-06 |
| FENEMORE, David Kenneth | Director | 2000-01-24 | 2000-07-14 |
| FIRTH, John Anthony | Director | 1996-08-27 | 2017-01-06 |
| GOODALL, Raymond Spencer | Director | 1995-09-04 | 1997-04-10 |
| GREEN, Philip Anthony | Director | 1996-05-24 | 1999-12-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Peter Andrew | Director | 1995-01-04 | 1996-05-10 |
| GRIFFITHS, David | Director | 2015-05-07 | 2017-01-06 |
| HAUGHEY, James Robert | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2020-08-31 |
| IBBOTSON, James | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2017-01-06 |
| MCGEE, John Edward | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2015-06-30 |
| PALMER, Christopher Ian | Director | 2017-04-19 | 2017-10-03 |
| SIDDALL, Andrew John | Director | 1997-04-23 | 2017-01-06 |
| SIDDALL, Catherine Mary | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2015-05-07 |
| SIDDALL, Clive Philip | Director | 1995-01-04 | 2017-01-06 |
| SIDDALL, Jeremy Charles | Director | 2009-03-23 | 2017-01-06 |
| SIDDALL, John Michael | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| SIDDALL, Peter Robin | Director | — | 2017-01-06 |
| TOLSON, Michael | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
| TURNER, Graham Thomas | Director | 2013-10-10 | 2022-08-31 |
| WAINE, Michael Thomas | Director | 2017-01-06 | 2019-02-28 |
| WHITE, Malcolm | Director | 1996-08-14 | 1997-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siddall & Hilton Enterprises Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-06-14 | Active |
| Sidhil Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-06 | Ceased 2024-06-14 |
| Siddall And Hilton Enterprises, Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.