DAVISONS SOLICITORS LIMITED
Get an alert when DAVISONS SOLICITORS LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£66m
+10.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.2m
+346.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
457
+16.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£10m
+160.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,686,207 | £20,201,887 | £22,356,160 | £23,436,580 | £29,313,084 | £38,215,890 | +30.4% | |
| Operating profit | £842,962 | £2,820,718 | £1,444,485 | £1,110,514 | £1,949,981 | £7,819,749 | +301% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,022,208 | £2,809,987 | £1,731,198 | £2,326,797 | £3,857,188 | £10,050,313 | +160.6% | |
| Net profit | £814,469 | £2,263,788 | £1,357,664 | £1,794,783 | £2,836,820 | £7,513,844 | +164.9% | |
| Cash | £25,708,393 | £58,773,792 | £74,002,306 | £46,622,491 | £59,524,905 | £65,545,676 | +10.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,888,610 | £3,042,954 | £2,990,415 | £2,895,460 | £2,799,910 | £11,197,778 | +299.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,307,521 | £2,103,452 | £2,059,341 | £2,062,319 | £2,060,824 | £9,204,957 | +346.7% | |
| Equity | £1,307,521 | £2,103,452 | £2,059,341 | £2,062,319 | £2,060,824 | £9,204,957 | +346.7% | |
| Average employees | 201 | 262 | 347 | 378 | 392 | 457 | +16.6% | |
| Wages | £4,769,474 | £5,877,177 | £7,297,617 | £10,093,155 | £11,270,531 | £13,810,371 | +22.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £118,241 | £144,924 | £184,843 | £310,053 | £320,182 | £372,226 | +16.3% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.9% | 14.0% | 6.5% | 4.7% | 6.7% | 20.5% | |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 11.2% | 6.1% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 19.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 44.6% | 92.7% | 48.3% | 38.4% | 69.6% | 69.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.00x | 1.00x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 20.31x | 62.04x | 14.59x | 1.33x | 1.99x | 6.54x |
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
- Sumer Auditco 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 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
- DAVISONS SOLICITORS LIMITED · parent
- DP Law Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The expansion of the Group has included the relocation of the Solihull office to a refurbished new three-storey office on the main high street in Solihull and the acquisition of DP Law in Wales.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTLAM, Helen | Director | 2015-10-01 | Mar 1977 | British |
| DAVISON, Gary Anthony | Director | 2010-04-21 | Mar 1958 | British |
| INGRAM, Samantha Jane | Director | 2010-10-01 | Jan 1978 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Justine | Director | 2024-01-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
| MITCHELL, Bernadette Rose | Director | 2015-10-01 | Apr 1969 | Irish |
| MORGAN, Kerry Ann | Director | 2021-01-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
| MYLES, Anthony Steven | Director | 2023-04-01 | Jun 1987 | British |
| NAZIR, Nesheela | Director | 2018-11-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
| SADIQ, Umran | Director | 2010-04-21 | Jan 1971 | British |
| STONES, Daniel Peter | Director | 2022-01-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
| TULLY, Witney Anne | Director | 2023-12-01 | Oct 1984 | British |
| WILKES, Darryl Michael | Director | 2012-01-20 | Apr 1981 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY-BRADSHAW, Roxene Elesai Ro-Ann | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| GOSAL, Harbinder Kaur | Director | 2014-03-03 | 2016-10-27 |
| KIRBY, Darren John | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2020-07-15 |
| MITCHELL, Michael Thomas | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2016-10-01 |
| PARYS, Rebecca Naomi Katia | Director | 2014-02-17 | 2021-04-20 |
| TRELOAR, Vicki | Director | 2014-04-28 | 2015-02-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadiq Wilkes Legal Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2018-01-05 | Ceased 2018-01-05 |
| Sadiq Wilkes Legal Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2018-01-05 | Active |
| Sadiq Wilkes Legal Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2017-12-01 | Ceased 2017-12-01 |
| Mr Gary Anthony Davison | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-01 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- 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.