DORRINGTON ESTATES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9m
+170.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£142m
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5.7m
-77.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,739,000 | £30,578,000 | £21,937,000 | -28.3% | |
| Operating profit | £17,600,000 | £27,167,000 | £10,083,000 | -62.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £14,164,000 | £24,864,000 | £5,651,000 | -77.3% | |
| Net profit | £10,759,000 | £17,235,000 | £4,188,000 | -75.7% | |
| Cash | £4,112,000 | £703,000 | £1,899,000 | +170.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £238,122,000 | £266,807,000 | £273,217,000 | +2.4% | |
| Net assets | £130,146,000 | £140,881,000 | £141,769,000 | +0.6% | |
| Equity | £130,146,000 | £140,881,000 | £141,769,000 | +0.6% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 53.8% | 88.8% | 46.0% | |
| Net margin | 32.9% | 56.4% | 19.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.4% | 10.2% | 3.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.8% | 50.5% | 51.3% | |
| Current ratio | 5.01x | 8.76x | 9.35x | |
| Interest cover | 2.44x | 3.46x | 1.39x |
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
- DORRINGTON ESTATES LIMITED 2018-11-23 → present
- DORRINGTON CITY LIMITED 2004-08-10 → 2018-11-23
- WAVEROAD LIMITED 2004-03-23 → 2004-08-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on reviewing these forecasts and sensitivities the directors have concluded that the company is a going concern for at least 12 months from the point of signing the financial statements and accordingly have prepared the financial statements on this basis.”
Group structure
- DORRINGTON ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- Barcforest Limited 100%
- Capital & District Properties Limited 100%
- Dorrington (Knightsbridge) Properties Limited 100%
- Dorrington Developments Limited 100%
- Dorrington Housing Limited 100%
- Dorrington Lyndale Limited 100%
- Dorrington Residential Limited 100%
- Dorrington Lincoln 15-19 Limited 100%
- Dorrington Lincoln 20-23 Limited 100%
- Hanover Property Trust Limited 100%
- Highcroft Estates Limited 100%
- Lintsbrook Developments Limited 100%
- OYO Properties Limited 100%
- River's Edge Estates Limited 100%
- Ventaquest Developments Limited 100%
- Lyndale Development Company 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANOVER MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-04-15 | — | — |
| GIBLIN, Andrew Richard | Director | 2011-04-01 | Dec 1978 | British |
| GORVY, Manfred Stanley | Director | 2019-04-14 | May 1938 | British |
| GORVY, Sean Brendan, Dr | Director | 2019-04-17 | Jan 1963 | British |
| HARRIS, Robert | Director | 2004-04-15 | Feb 1962 | British |
| JENKINS, Michael Ben | Director | 2021-02-22 | Sep 1972 | British |
| SWALES, Harry | Director | 2023-10-02 | Feb 1980 | British |
| THOMPSON, Bruce Oliver | Director | 2004-04-15 | Apr 1964 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-03-23 | 2004-04-15 |
| KENNEDY, John Patrick | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2021-02-22 |
| LEIBOWITZ, Alan Jay | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2022-01-18 |
| MOROSS, Trevor | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2021-04-01 |
| SALVESEN, Duncan James | Director | 2019-04-17 | 2023-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-03-23 | 2004-04-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorrington Property Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-12-27 | Active |
| Dorrington Properties Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2018-12-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.