DALCOUR MACLAREN LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£7.8m
Equity attributable
Employees
452
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.5m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-31.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-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 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,000,431 | £23,269,880 | £27,914,792 | £32,669,569 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,286,583 | £2,385,908 | £2,259,568 | £2,569,174 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,288,508 | £2,386,027 | £2,268,063 | £2,537,760 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,650,572 | £1,766,554 | £2,449,957 | £1,893,614 | — | |
| Cash | £3,100,845 | £1,635,266 | £1,114,655 | £1,829,326 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,821,057 | £6,711,000 | £8,000,186 | £8,030,597 | — | |
| Net assets | £5,687,131 | £6,403,686 | £7,781,143 | £7,816,466 | — | |
| Equity | £5,687,131 | £6,403,686 | £7,781,143 | £7,816,466 | — | |
| Average employees | 264 | 343 | 391 | 452 | — | |
| Wages | £9,901,132 | £12,530,262 | £14,345,964 | £17,072,970 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £479,970 | £486,912 | £645,274 | £468,125 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.3% | 10.3% | 8.1% | 7.9% | |
| Net margin | 14.0% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 56.5% | 35.6% | 28.2% | 32.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 81.41x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Wellers Limited
- 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 or the 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
- DALCOUR MACLAREN LIMITED · parent
- Dalcour Maclaren Ireland Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, a payment of £72,500 was made to a director in respect of compensation for loss of office following termination of employment (2024 - £NIL)”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY-CHEAPE, George Hamish | Secretary | 2017-02-13 | — | — |
| BARKER, Andrew James | Director | 2008-11-15 | Nov 1978 | British |
| FERENS, Michael James Radcliffe | Director | 2018-04-12 | Oct 1973 | British |
| GRAY-CHEAPE, George Hamish | Director | 2003-10-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
| NEIL, James William Desmond | Director | 2003-07-17 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAEME, Dorothy May | Nominee Secretary | 2003-07-17 | 2003-07-17 |
| TENNANT, Jonathan | Secretary | 2003-07-17 | 2017-02-13 |
| GRAEME, Lesley Joyce | Nominee Director | 2003-07-17 | 2003-07-17 |
| LEE, Michael James | Director | 2020-06-04 | 2025-08-06 |
| ROBERTSON, Andrew David Linsley | Director | 2008-11-15 | 2023-03-14 |
| TENNANT, Jonathan | Director | 2003-07-17 | 2017-02-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr George Hamish Gray-Cheape | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-14 | Active |
| George Hamish Gray Cheape | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-30 |
| James Neil | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-16 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-16 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2026-05-06 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-10-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-10-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.