MICHAEL DYSON ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Cash
£565K
-78.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£90K
-91.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
90
-4.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£70K
-90.5% vs 2024
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
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,755,095 | £10,757,564 | 0% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £708,069 | £45,650 | -93.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £743,503 | £70,456 | -90.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £556,778 | £38,969 | -93% | |
| Cash | £1,416,385 | £1,092,847 | £1,106,345 | £1,245,490 | £2,590,264 | £565,009 | -78.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,075,926 | £1,075,043 | £1,075,679 | £1,111,508 | £1,166,417 | £90,194 | -92.3% | |
| Net assets | £1,059,814 | £1,059,820 | £1,041,939 | £1,047,885 | £1,100,663 | £90,194 | -91.8% | |
| Equity | £1,059,814 | £1,059,820 | £1,041,939 | £1,047,885 | £1,100,663 | £90,194 | -91.8% | |
| Average employees | 72 | 75 | 78 | 88 | 94 | 90 | -4.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,864,779 | £3,609,753 | -25.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £1,996,202 | £918,591 | -54% |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.6% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.2% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 60.7% | 50.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 78.8% | 96.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.15x | 1.02x |
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
- Connelly & Co Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking these factors into account, the directors have concluded that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The restructuring undertaken during the year represents a long-term investment in improved operational efficiency, improved service delivery, and strategic realignment post-acquisition.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLDER, Simon Alan Michael | Secretary | 2024-08-01 | — | — |
| ALLDER, Simon Alan Michael | Director | 2025-05-01 | Dec 1982 | British |
| BINNS, Dave | Director | 2025-05-01 | Apr 1982 | British |
| BROWN, Michael Thomas | Director | 2018-07-12 | May 1984 | British |
| DYSON, Alistair Michael | Director | 1994-03-02 | Sep 1963 | British |
| ROBINSON, Andrew James | Director | 2018-07-12 | Dec 1973 | British |
| TAYLOR, Emma Louise | Director | 2023-05-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
| TYRER, Paul Andrew | Director | 2018-07-12 | Sep 1977 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DYSON, Bridget Caroline Jane | Secretary | 1994-03-02 | 1994-05-03 |
| MELLOR, Elizabeth Marjory | Secretary | 1996-12-20 | 2011-01-31 |
| NEWELL, Paul David | Secretary | 2011-02-01 | 2023-06-13 |
| RADCLIFFE, Jean Valerie | Secretary | 1994-05-03 | 1995-06-21 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-03-02 | 1994-03-02 |
| COLLETT, Jeffrey | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2008-04-30 |
| DYSON, Bridget Caroline Jane | Director | 1994-03-02 | 2012-03-29 |
| DYSON, John Michael | Director | 1994-03-02 | 1996-08-31 |
| FARNDALE, Keith Dawson | Director | 1996-03-29 | 1999-11-25 |
| HEADLEY, Robert Graham | Director | 1996-03-29 | 1998-06-30 |
| JACKSON, Gary Daniel | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2022-04-08 |
| MEDDICK-DYSON, Clare Louise | Director | 1994-03-02 | 1994-09-30 |
| PARKINSON, John David, Doctor | Director | 1994-05-03 | 1996-08-31 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-03-02 | 1994-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Dyson Associates Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-08 | Active |
| Mr Alistair Michael Dyson | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-08 |
| Mrs Bridget Caroline Jane Dyson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-08 |
| Mr Gary Daniel Jackson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2024-11-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-03 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type small | |
| 2024-08-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.