DORPLAN CONTRACTS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4M
+18.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.5M
-13.8% vs 2023
Employees
86
+26.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.2M
+74.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £11,956,580 | £14,457,826 | +20.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,211,839 | £2,107,440 | +73.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,282,754 | £2,236,146 | +74.3% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,013,323 | £1,767,099 | +74.4% | |
| Cash | £2,390,555 | £2,861,042 | £3,382,256 | +18.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,370,845 | £7,618,359 | £6,607,545 | -13.3% | |
| Net assets | £5,282,205 | £7,506,198 | £6,473,022 | -13.8% | |
| Equity | — | £7,506,198 | £6,473,022 | -13.8% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 68 | 86 | +26.5% | |
| Wages | — | £2,221,774 | £2,823,710 | +27.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £21,703 | £47,784 | +120.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.1% | 14.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.5% | 12.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 15.9% | 31.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.78x | 3.53x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- DORPLAN CONTRACTS LIMITED 2015-04-01 → present
- DORPLAN CONTRACTS 1993-07-27 → 2015-04-01
- REGIONAL CONSULTANTS (EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS) 1977-11-09 → 1993-07-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hayhow & Co.
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the company's financial position, performance, and forecasts, and are satisfied that the business remains a going concern for the foreseeable future. The company continues to benefit from a strong order book, a healthy balance sheet, and no reliance on external borrowing.”
Significant events
- “On 29 October 2024 Dorplan Contracts Ltd became a subsidiary of Bexwell Holdings Ltd, who purchased 100% of the share capital and purchased the freehold property.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVERSHED, Ainsley Murray | Director | 2023-01-16 | May 1996 | British |
| EVERSHED, Murray James | Director | 2003-04-30 | Dec 1970 | British |
| EVERSHED, Russell | Director | 2003-04-30 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVERSHED, Margareta Elisabeth | Secretary | — | 2022-09-01 |
| EVERSHED, Everard Reginald | Director | — | 2021-10-21 |
| EVERSHED, Margareta Elisabeth | Director | — | 2021-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexwell Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-10-29 | Active |
| Mr Russell Evershed | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
| Mr Murray James Evershed | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-25 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.