DARWIN & WALLACE LIMITED
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Cash
£283K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£7.7M
Equity attributable
Employees
155
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4M
Period ending 2025-09-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-29.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-05-28 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,844,912 | £20,653,455 | £11,749,338 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£799,392 | -£583,790 | £103,076 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,911,425 | -£11,321,619 | £2,418,807 | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,911,425 | -£11,321,619 | £2,418,807 | — | |
| Cash | £717,260 | £149,701 | £283,167 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,099,390 | £2,579,147 | £1,608,600 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,103,231 | -£10,121,064 | -£7,702,257 | — | |
| Equity | £1,103,231 | -£10,121,064 | -£7,702,257 | — | |
| Average employees | 312 | 251 | 155 | — | |
| Wages | £6,841,774 | £7,396,295 | £3,979,916 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £400,429 | £716,920 | — | — |
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 16 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-05-28 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.5% | -2.8% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | -10.7% | -54.8% | 20.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.2% | -22.6% | 6.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.56x | 0.16x | 0.15x | |
| Interest cover | -0.85x | -0.58x | 0.16x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- DARWIN & WALLACE LIMITED 2023-06-23 → present
- DARWIN & WALLACE PLC 2021-07-12 → 2023-06-23
- DARWIN & WALLACE LIMITED 2012-06-29 → 2021-07-12
- ACRAMAN D&W LIMITED 2012-05-16 → 2012-06-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this analysis, and the ongoing support of its parent company, the directors therefore believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Darwin and Wallace (D&W) was acquired by Portobello Starboard Limited in April 2024.”
- “The leases of Ealing and Battersea Power Station were surrendered to the landlords in March 2025 and May 2025 respectively.”
- “The profit includes exceptional income of £3.1m from the sale of tangible fixed assets, arising from the disposal of two sites during the period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROWTHER, Mark Nicholas | Director | 2021-08-01 | Mar 1968 | British |
| FOWLE, Adam Peter | Director | 2025-04-28 | Jan 1959 | British |
| STRINGER, Richard Peter | Director | 2024-04-09 | Apr 1970 | British |
| VACHHANI, Mayuri Kantilal | Director | 2024-07-02 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRIMMER, Paul Thomas | Secretary | 2022-07-01 | 2023-08-15 |
| DERRINGTONS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-08-02 | 2021-06-29 |
| INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-06-29 | 2022-06-30 |
| BEVAN, Streisan Grant | Director | 2020-02-28 | 2022-07-20 |
| BRUMBY, Mark Andrew | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2013-05-31 |
| CONNELL, John Charles | Director | 2012-08-02 | 2021-06-29 |
| ELMES, Christian Alexander | Director | 2012-10-22 | 2021-06-29 |
| HAYWARD, Sharon Elizabeth | Director | 2024-04-09 | 2024-07-02 |
| MARRIOTT, Melanie | Director | 2012-08-02 | 2024-04-09 |
| PHILLIPS, Christopher | Director | 2012-06-19 | 2012-09-21 |
| TALL, Richard Edward | Director | 2012-05-16 | 2012-06-19 |
| TRIMMER, Paul Thomas | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2024-04-09 |
| WHEELER, Simon Charles | Director | 2023-09-29 | 2024-04-09 |
| WHEELER, Simon Charles | Director | 2012-08-02 | 2020-02-28 |
| WILKINS, Steven Michael | Director | 2023-09-29 | 2024-04-09 |
| WILSON, Patrick Nicholas Gerald | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2023-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portobello Starboard Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-14 | Active |
| Mr Ahmed Hassan Hamdani | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-13 | Ceased 2025-05-13 |
| Portobello Starboard Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-09 | Ceased 2025-05-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 237 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.