D.R.A. LTD
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Cash
£1.7m
+40.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£14m
+0.8% vs 2024
Employees
144
-4.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£95k
+118.7% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,075,000 | £16,262,000 | £16,624,000 | +2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £489,000 | -£333,000 | £184,000 | +155.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £297,000 | -£507,000 | £95,000 | +118.7% | |
| Net profit | £252,000 | -£457,000 | £114,000 | +124.9% | |
| Cash | £2,368,000 | £1,232,000 | £1,728,000 | +40.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,866,000 | £13,968,000 | £13,867,000 | -0.7% | |
| Net assets | £14,808,000 | £14,172,000 | £14,280,000 | +0.8% | |
| Equity | £14,808,000 | £14,172,000 | £14,280,000 | +0.8% | |
| Average employees | 183 | 151 | 144 | -4.6% | |
| Wages | £5,488,000 | £4,274,000 | £4,415,000 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £78,000 | £61,000 | £35,000 | -42.6% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | -2.0% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | -2.8% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.3% | -2.4% | 1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 27.3% | 27.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 1.38x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | 2.48x | -1.44x | 1.08x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- D.R.A. LTD 1996-08-01 → present
- INHOCO 506 LIMITED 1996-05-24 → 1996-08-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- D.R.A. LTD · parent
- Geo. A. Parnell & Company Limited 100%
- Indespension Ltd 100%
- Indespension Trailers Limited 100%
- Tow-A-Van Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024/25 was a year of change.”
- “Moving into 2026, Q1 was a difficult period due to the decline in economic conditions and the business' implementation of a new ERP system.”
- “Two significant capital investments (ERP System and a new website) completed at the 2024/25 year-end and this, coupled with an improved wider economy and strong order book, are forecast to yield significantly better returns.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM, Rosalynde Michelle | Secretary | 1998-01-10 | — | British |
| BAXENDALE, Susan Jean | Director | 2022-10-20 | May 1965 | British |
| GRAHAM, Douglas | Director | 2003-08-01 | Jan 1946 | British |
| GRAHAM, Rosalynde Michelle | Director | 1998-01-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
| GRAHAM, Rosemary Anne | Director | 2012-05-31 | Sep 1947 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM, Rosemary Anne | Secretary | 1996-07-12 | 1997-12-30 |
| A B & C SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-05-24 | 1996-07-12 |
| GRAHAM, Anthony Edmund | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2022-11-30 |
| GRAHAM, Douglas, Dr | Director | 1996-07-12 | 2001-12-19 |
| GRAHAM, Rosemary Anne | Director | 1996-07-12 | 1998-01-01 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-24 | 1996-07-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rosemary Anne Graham | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-01-04 | Active |
| Anthony Edmund Graham | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-03-01 | Ceased 2024-01-04 |
| Rosalynde Michelle Graham | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-03-01 | Active |
| Mr Douglas Graham | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-03-01 | Active |
| Mr Douglas Graham | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
| Mrs Rosemary Anne Graham | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-15 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-01-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.