CLIFFORD DEVLIN LIMITED
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Cash
£2M
+139.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.7M
+10.4% vs 2024
Employees
51
+4.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£252K
-45.2% first positive since 2022
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,279,075 | £9,923,590 | £10,211,021 | £12,876,152 | £13,123,229 | £16,735,025 | +27.5% | |
| Operating profit | £452,850 | -£57,494 | -£627,599 | £303,642 | £97,486 | £243,739 | +150% | |
| Profit before tax | £459,470 | -£305,995 | -£1,055,842 | £292,246 | £460,015 | £252,061 | -45.2% | |
| Net profit | £894,212 | -£353,237 | -£1,165,478 | £290,147 | £358,283 | £255,604 | -28.7% | |
| Cash | £2,274,876 | £2,395,657 | £689,062 | £188,584 | £850,126 | £2,035,934 | +139.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,409,067 | £3,100,374 | £2,468,147 | £2,356,779 | £2,922,777 | £2,866,160 | -1.9% | |
| Net assets | £3,329,794 | £2,976,557 | £1,811,079 | £2,101,226 | £2,459,509 | £2,715,113 | +10.4% | |
| Equity | £3,329,794 | £2,976,557 | £1,811,079 | £2,101,226 | £2,459,509 | £2,715,113 | +10.4% | |
| Average employees | 42 | 35 | 34 | 45 | 49 | 51 | +4.1% | |
| Wages | £2,599,038 | £2,028,671 | £2,813,409 | £2,185,122 | £2,379,412 | £2,876,380 | +20.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £21,167 | £34,583 | £576,874 | £415,000 | £415,000 | £421,500 | +1.6% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | -0.6% | -6.1% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | -3.6% | -11.4% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.3% | -1.9% | -25.4% | 12.9% | 3.3% | 8.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.81x | 1.42x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -1.46x | 26.64x | 7.01x | — |
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
- CLIFFORD DEVLIN LIMITED 1997-07-02 → present
- CLIFFORD DEVLIN TRANSPORT LIMITED 1962-03-29 → 1997-07-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Adler Shine LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CLIFFORD DEVLIN LIMITED · parent
- Clifford Devlin Fire Protection Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFFORD, Siobhan Anne | Secretary | 2013-05-30 | — | British |
| CLIFFORD, Timothy Patrick | Director | — | Oct 1961 | British |
| DOBLE, Martin Derek | Director | 2021-03-01 | Nov 1960 | British |
| HENNESSY, Liam | Director | 2021-03-01 | Feb 1985 | British |
| O'CONNOR, Ian James | Director | 2021-03-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
| ROSE, Leslie Andrew | Director | — | Mar 1954 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFFORD, Anne Delia | Secretary | — | 2013-05-30 |
| ALVINO, Raffaele | Director | — | 1996-04-18 |
| ASLETT, Derek Malcolm | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2025-10-08 |
| CLIFFORD, Peter | Director | — | 2010-08-10 |
| CLIFFORD, Peter | Director | — | 1995-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Devlin Employee Ownership Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-26 | Active |
| Mr Timothy Patrick Clifford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-06-04 | Ceased 2020-08-26 |
| Mr Leslie Andrew Rose | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-06-04 | Ceased 2020-08-26 |
| Clifford Devlin (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2021-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-06-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-06-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-05-13 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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