INDESPENSION LTD
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Cash
£113k
-25.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.3m
-5.3% vs 2024
Employees
133
-4.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£286k
+55.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
In addition, confirmation has been received from the parent company that they will continue to support the operations of the company financially for at least 12 months from the date the financial statements are approved.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,620,000 | £18,252,000 | £20,509,000 | £18,803,000 | £14,885,000 | £15,308,000 | +2.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | £238,000 | £372,000 | £138,000 | -£408,000 | -£115,000 | +71.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£684,000 | £140,000 | £231,000 | -£59,000 | -£639,000 | -£286,000 | +55.2% | |
| Net profit | -£692,000 | £157,000 | £235,000 | -£5,000 | -£593,000 | -£261,000 | +56% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £11,000 | £151,000 | £113,000 | -25.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,521,000 | £3,976,000 | £4,007,000 | £3,809,000 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £3,294,000 | £3,522,000 | £3,772,000 | £3,955,000 | £3,501,000 | £3,314,000 | -5.3% | |
| Equity | £3,294,000 | £3,522,000 | £3,772,000 | £3,955,000 | £3,501,000 | £3,314,000 | -5.3% | |
| Average employees | 177 | 188 | 176 | 172 | 139 | 133 | -4.3% | |
| Wages | £3,838,000 | £4,773,000 | £4,798,000 | £5,052,000 | £3,896,000 | £4,047,000 | +3.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £345,000 | £345,000 | £366,000 | £324,000 | £239,000 | £222,000 | -7.1% |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.7% | -2.7% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | -5.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | -0.0% | -4.0% | -1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 6.0% | 9.3% | 3.6% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.36x | 1.22x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.43x | 2.64x | 0.67x | -1.77x | -0.67x |
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
- INDESPENSION LTD 1996-08-01 → present
- D.R.A. LTD. 1987-12-11 → 1996-08-01
- REVERSECLAM LIMITED 1987-04-23 → 1987-12-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“In addition, confirmation has been received from the parent company that they will continue to support the operations of the company financially for at least 12 months from the date the financial statements are approved.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM, Rosalynde Michelle | Secretary | 1999-03-31 | — | British |
| BAXENDALE, Susan Jean | Director | 2025-11-21 | May 1965 | British |
| BONAR, Paul | Director | 2015-04-29 | Apr 1970 | Scottish |
| GRAHAM, Douglas | Director | 2009-03-12 | Jan 1946 | British |
| GRAHAM, Rosalynde Michelle | Director | 1996-08-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
| GRIMSHAW, David | Director | 2021-10-07 | Jul 1966 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM, Douglas, Dr | Secretary | — | 1999-03-31 |
| BLUNDELL, Craig | Director | 2020-02-03 | 2024-08-06 |
| BROMLEY, Howard John | Director | 1996-08-01 | 1997-02-26 |
| BULLOCK, Peter | Director | 2024-10-24 | 2025-11-10 |
| CARROLL, David Michael | Director | 2001-08-21 | 2010-04-30 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Peter Michael | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2010-08-10 |
| CHANDLER, David John | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2003-09-17 |
| CLAYDON-BUTLER, Christine Anne | Director | 2019-02-18 | 2021-05-19 |
| GRAHAM, Anthony Edmund | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2022-10-28 |
| GRAHAM, Douglas, Dr | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| GRAHAM, Rosemary Anne | Director | — | 1998-01-01 |
| HAWORTH, Ashley Robert | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2017-03-14 |
| HAWORTH, Joseph Spencer | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2013-05-30 |
| LEWIS, Iwan Wyn, Mr. | Director | 2004-06-22 | 2008-08-29 |
| MANGNALL, Lee | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| RIDINGS, John Gordon | Director | 2003-01-30 | 2004-12-31 |
| RILEY, Heidi Maria Elizabeth | Director | 2013-05-30 | 2019-02-15 |
| RILEY, Heidi Maria Elizabeth | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2006-03-22 |
| SADLER, Steven | Director | 2007-10-25 | 2025-05-08 |
| WARBURTON, William Ross | Director | 1999-10-19 | 2002-12-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dra Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 197 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.