DOWNING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE PLC
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Cash
£95K
-81.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£379K
-87.8% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2.7M
-988.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£204,026 | -£2,466,364 | -1,108.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£251,434 | -£2,736,651 | -988.4% | |
| Net profit | -£251,434 | -£2,736,651 | -988.4% | |
| Cash | £504,077 | £95,002 | -81.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £98,665,231 | £90,495,293 | -8.3% | |
| Net assets | £3,115,233 | £378,582 | -87.8% | |
| Equity | £3,115,233 | £378,582 | -87.8% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | £17,125 | £0 | -100% | |
| 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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.2% | -2.7% | |
| Current ratio | 11.61x | 11.81x | |
| Interest cover | -0.03x | -0.35x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- DOWNING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE PLC 2018-06-15 → present
- DOWNING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE LIMITED 2017-09-08 → 2018-06-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this support, and after reviewing the Company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- DOWNING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE PLC · parent
- Downing Development Lending Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNGER, Paul | Secretary | 2018-09-17 | — | — |
| BOSS, Jonathan Robin | Director | 2017-09-08 | Jul 1969 | British |
| CHANDRA, Parik | Director | 2018-05-17 | Jul 1979 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MULLARD, Thomas Edward | Secretary | 2018-05-16 | 2023-08-29 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Michael Clunie | Director | 2018-05-25 | 2020-09-05 |
| JAMESON, Andrew David | Director | 2020-09-05 | 2024-02-22 |
| NAYLOR, Peter | Director | 2017-09-08 | 2018-05-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridging Trading Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-30 | Active |
| Pulford Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-06 | Ceased 2024-06-30 |
| Mr Jonathan Robin Boss | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-09-08 | Ceased 2017-12-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-05 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-24 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-01-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-23 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-09-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-30 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.