BENVIC DUGDALE LIMITED
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Cash
£4.4m
-23.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£19m
+6.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
104
-7.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.8m
-5.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,593,794 | £49,713,896 | £53,035,094 | £42,548,318 | £38,212,104 | £37,726,509 | -1.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,179,283 | £4,979,559 | £4,172,646 | £4,843,827 | £4,918,003 | £4,569,828 | -7.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,135,914 | £4,933,843 | £4,134,905 | £4,922,301 | £5,109,316 | £4,824,453 | -5.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,007,953 | £3,928,445 | £3,441,459 | £3,762,385 | £3,787,845 | £4,133,115 | +9.1% | |
| Cash | £1,224,696 | £489,152 | £1,040,859 | £6,826,307 | £5,713,136 | £4,382,944 | -23.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,748,341 | £10,845,165 | £14,004,513 | £17,704,561 | £18,434,991 | £19,562,305 | +6.1% | |
| Net assets | £5,506,286 | £9,434,731 | £12,876,190 | £16,638,575 | £17,426,420 | £18,559,535 | +6.5% | |
| Equity | £5,506,286 | £9,434,731 | £12,876,190 | £16,638,575 | £17,426,420 | £18,559,535 | +6.5% | |
| Average employees | 124 | 127 | 126 | 117 | 112 | 104 | -7.1% | |
| Wages | £4,740,536 | £4,880,276 | £5,379,198 | £4,988,830 | £4,842,416 | £4,630,114 | -4.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £656,187 | £508,393 | £477,839 | £441,327 | £379,378 | £221,464 | -41.6% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 10.0% | 7.9% | 11.4% | 12.9% | 12.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 7.9% | 6.5% | 8.8% | 9.9% | 11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.2% | 45.9% | 29.8% | 27.4% | 26.7% | 23.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 34.3% | 29.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.38x | 2.56x | 3.00x | |
| Interest cover | 27.19x | — | — | — | — | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- BENVIC DUGDALE LIMITED 2024-05-13 → present
- DUGDALE LIMITED 2013-03-01 → 2024-05-13
- DUGDALE PLC 2002-03-04 → 2013-03-01
- EVENDELL LIMITED 2000-11-28 → 2002-03-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared forecasts for a period in excess of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicate that the Company will have sufficient funds, through its cash balances and available invoice financing facility to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period. The Directors are not aware of any material uncertainties surrounding the ongoing trade of the business and post year end trading has been pleasing. Consequently the Directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, Louis | Director | 2023-05-05 | May 1981 | British |
| MERTENS, Luc | Director | 2021-04-01 | Nov 1965 | Belgian |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAIRD, Andrew Robert | Secretary | 2000-11-29 | 2002-04-17 |
| DWYER, Daniel John | Nominee Secretary | 2000-11-28 | 2000-11-29 |
| ROWELL, Darren | Secretary | 2002-04-17 | 2021-03-31 |
| BAIRD, Andrew Robert | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2003-09-04 |
| BICKERTON, Henry | Director | 2012-06-26 | 2014-04-08 |
| BICKERTON, Richard Henry Cheetham | Director | 2000-11-29 | 2019-09-16 |
| CONSTABLE, Lee Brian | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2008-09-30 |
| DURKIN, Thomas Frederick | Director | 2001-08-22 | 2019-09-16 |
| DWYER, Daniel James | Nominee Director | 2000-11-28 | 2000-11-29 |
| HILLS, Sasha Anne | Director | 2012-06-26 | 2014-04-08 |
| HISCOCK, Clare Alexandra | Director | 2012-06-26 | 2014-04-08 |
| OUTEN, David Anthony | Director | 2007-02-21 | 2025-03-31 |
| ROWELL, Darren | Director | 2002-04-17 | 2021-03-31 |
| RYAN, Jeffrey Lewis, Dr | Director | 2006-11-15 | 2023-05-05 |
| SALMON, John Harold | Director | 2002-04-17 | 2006-08-07 |
| TOOBY, Geoffrey Edward | Director | 2002-04-17 | 2005-10-31 |
| WALDEN, Anthony Patrick | Director | 2005-07-20 | 2006-04-01 |
| WARREN, Charles Alexander | Director | 2012-06-26 | 2014-04-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Luc Mertens | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-04-01 | Ceased 2021-04-01 |
| Dugdale Compounds Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Darren Rowell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-11-01 | Ceased 2021-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-13 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
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.