DANFORDS (CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT) LTD
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Cash
£1.2M
+95.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4.4M
-1% vs 2023
Employees
23
+4.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4M
-16.8% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £17,778,013 | £16,965,565 | -4.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,642,488 | £1,358,662 | -17.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,631,221 | £1,357,428 | -16.8% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,336,759 | £1,063,512 | -20.4% | |
| Cash | £625,955 | £586,273 | £538,359 | £631,991 | £1,237,216 | +95.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,647,219 | £2,193,742 | £3,255,439 | £5,014,246 | £4,709,904 | -6.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,547,655 | £1,675,562 | £2,787,638 | £4,456,016 | £4,409,528 | -1% | |
| Equity | £1,547,655 | £1,675,562 | £2,787,638 | £4,456,016 | £4,409,528 | -1% | |
| Average employees | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | +4.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £890,101 | £950,373 | +6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £203,403 | £207,461 | +2% |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 9.2% | 8.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 7.5% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 32.8% | 28.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 45.4% | 56.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.09x | 1.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 71.51x | 56.60x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Chris Duckett (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFTON, Russell Robert | Director | 2019-10-31 | Jul 1973 | British |
| FORDHAM, Daniel James | Director | 2010-07-15 | Jul 1976 | British |
| TAYLOR, Neil Paul | Director | 2019-10-31 | Sep 1967 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORDHAM, Alexandra Joanne | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2021-10-07 |
| FORDHAM, Alexandra Joanne | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2019-05-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danfords Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-08-14 | Active |
| Mr Daniel James Fordham | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-15 | Ceased 2019-08-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 56 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-02-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-28 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-02-28 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-02-28 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-02-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.