DUFFELLS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£182k
+120.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.3m
+28.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
85
+3.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2m
+23.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £19,664,552 | £20,762,288 | £21,533,912 | +3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,078,452 | £1,569,198 | £1,999,085 | +27.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,073,240 | £1,608,362 | £1,992,459 | +23.9% | |
| Net profit | £738,208 | £1,233,826 | £1,457,752 | +18.1% | |
| Cash | £335,216 | £82,417 | £182,003 | +120.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,507,764 | £2,234,063 | £2,745,494 | +22.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,023,096 | £1,756,922 | £2,264,674 | +28.9% | |
| Equity | £1,023,096 | £1,756,922 | £2,264,674 | +28.9% | |
| Average employees | 78 | 82 | 85 | +3.7% | |
| Wages | £2,762,763 | £2,903,766 | £3,030,064 | +4.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £341,774 | £201,105 | £165,769 | -17.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 7.6% | 9.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 5.9% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 71.5% | 70.2% | 72.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 68.0% | 60.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.35x | 1.62x | 1.80x | |
| Interest cover | 59.87x | — | 98.69x |
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
- Menzies LLP
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared forecasts that cover a period of at least 12 months from the date of these accounts and consider the group will continue to be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and hence remain a going concern.”
Group structure
- DUFFELLS INVESTMENTS LIMITED · parent
- M.E. Duffell Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTHOLOMEW, Natasha | Director | 2012-05-10 | Dec 1973 | British |
| KUNESS, Alexander Patrick | Director | 2012-05-10 | Jul 1980 | British |
| KUNESS, James Craig | Director | 2012-05-10 | Oct 1982 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Natasha Bartholomew | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Alex Kuness | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr James Craig Kuness | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 42 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.