DURKIN AND SONS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.1m
-17% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5.7m
-24.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
50
+4.2% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.3m
+191% first positive since 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,443,424 | £5,069,580 | £7,444,398 | £11,186,890 | £13,699,637 | £22,739,524 | +66% | |
| Operating profit | £1,334,595 | -£992,352 | -£323,478 | -£15,594 | £615,547 | £1,260,694 | +104.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,339,637 | -£996,535 | -£313,441 | £101,308 | £437,805 | £1,273,969 | +191% | |
| Net profit | £1,087,313 | -£782,958 | -£362,850 | £71,301 | £360,476 | £941,844 | +161.3% | |
| Cash | £10,103,933 | £8,220,178 | £6,540,309 | £6,600,472 | £4,941,240 | £4,101,970 | -17% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,759,400 | £9,969,397 | £9,655,956 | £9,757,264 | £7,785,439 | £6,094,983 | -21.7% | |
| Net assets | £10,710,400 | £9,927,442 | £9,564,592 | £9,635,893 | £7,596,369 | £5,744,320 | -24.4% | |
| Equity | £10,710,400 | £9,927,442 | £9,564,592 | £9,635,893 | £7,596,369 | £5,744,320 | -24.4% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 50 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 50 | +4.2% | |
| Wages | £2,609,990 | £2,420,102 | £2,439,071 | £2,509,858 | £2,816,999 | £3,449,555 | +22.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £330,854 | £332,096 | £347,614 | £361,016 | £541,592 | £768,978 | +42% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.7% | -19.6% | -4.3% | -0.1% | 4.5% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | 16.9% | -15.4% | -4.9% | 0.6% | 2.6% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.4% | -10.0% | -3.4% | -0.2% | 7.9% | 20.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 19.3% | 43.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 5.20x | 2.24x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rouse Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's financial position, the directors believe the business will continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “During the year the company made charitable contributions of £2,310 (2025: £2,308).”
- “The company is owned by the Durkin and Sons Limited Employee Ownership Trust for the benefit of all employees. Reflecting the strength of the year's trading performance, the board approved a bonus payment to employees during the year in recognition of their contribution to the company's results.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Nikki Lois | Secretary | 2026-07-06 | — | — |
| DURKIN, Edward | Director | — | May 1956 | British |
| DURKIN, Michael | Director | — | Jul 1954 | British |
| EVANS, Nikki Lois | Director | 2026-07-06 | Apr 1973 | British |
| HUSH, Kieren Andrew | Director | 2025-04-01 | Apr 1971 | British |
| MURPHY, Benjamin | Director | 2024-05-13 | Jun 1978 | British |
| WHITE, Mark Peter | Director | 2025-04-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DURKIN, Edward | Secretary | — | 2026-07-03 |
| DURKIN, Monica | Director | — | 2021-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trident Trust Company (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2024-06-12 | Active |
| Mr Michael Edward Durkin | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-05-01 | Ceased 2024-06-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-07-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-08-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.