R.J. DANCE (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
Get an alert when R.J. DANCE (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£2.4m
+8.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.4m
+2.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
21
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£242k
-44.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £13,344,419 | £11,236,611 | £11,702,313 | +4.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,198,554 | £430,039 | £230,689 | -46.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,197,458 | £435,234 | £241,580 | -44.5% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,022,944 | £317,510 | £176,642 | -44.4% | |
| Cash | £1,158,257 | £2,484,001 | £2,234,956 | £2,433,317 | +8.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,326,755 | £3,487,428 | £3,674,198 | £3,795,381 | +3.3% | |
| Net assets | £2,092,038 | £3,096,558 | £3,363,563 | £3,439,195 | +2.2% | |
| Equity | £2,092,038 | £3,096,558 | £3,363,563 | £3,439,195 | +2.2% | |
| Average employees | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | £514,582 | £573,112 | £564,356 | -1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 9.0% | 3.8% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.7% | 2.8% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 34.4% | 11.7% | 6.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 42.3% | 40.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.00x | 2.50x | 2.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | 60.75x | 14.92x | 9.01x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- THP Limited Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes the ability of the group to continue its activities for the foreseeable future, being a period of not less than twelve months from the approval of these accounts. The director, having considered all the information available, is confident that the group has adequate reserves and resources to continue its operational activities for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the director is satisfied that the going concern basis continues to be appropriate for the preparation of the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- R.J. DANCE (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED · parent
- Belmont Tool Hire Limited 100%
Significant events
- “S P Hartman was appointed as a director after 31 October 2025 but prior to the date of this report.”
- “Since the year end date, 100% of the share capital has been acquired by SIDFR Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARTMAN, Stephen Paul | Secretary | 2025-04-08 | — | — |
| HARTMAN, Peter John | Director | — | Nov 1940 | British |
| HARTMAN, Stephen Paul | Director | 2026-04-24 | Dec 1969 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRINCAT, Sandra Christine | Secretary | 1995-11-24 | 2018-12-24 |
| HARTMAN, Louisa Marie Jane | Secretary | 2018-12-29 | 2025-04-08 |
| HARTMAN, Peter John | Secretary | — | 1995-11-24 |
| BRINCAT, Sandra Christine | Director | 1998-07-11 | 2016-03-23 |
| HARTMAN, Angela | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1995-09-21 |
| KIRK, Stuart Ian | Director | — | 2015-09-01 |
| ODONNELL, James Joseph | Director | — | 1994-11-20 |
| WILES, Christopher Colin | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1994-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidfr Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-03-06 | Active |
| Mr Peter John Hartman | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-29 | Ceased 2026-03-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-04-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.