DALE MANAGING AGENCY LIMITED
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Cash
£33k
-96.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.4m
+22.9% vs 2024
Employees
125
+19% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£355k
-10.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £3,112,464 | £2,827,144 | £4,712,511 | +66.7% | |
| Operating profit | £258,754 | £395,428 | £355,002 | -10.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £276,390 | £398,008 | £355,331 | -10.7% | |
| Net profit | £211,393 | £297,424 | £266,498 | -10.4% | |
| Cash | — | £1,008,493 | £33,483 | -96.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,163,082 | £1,429,580 | +22.9% | |
| Net assets | — | £1,163,082 | £1,429,580 | +22.9% | |
| Equity | — | £1,163,082 | £1,429,580 | +22.9% | |
| Average employees | 86 | 105 | 125 | +19% | |
| Wages | £1,310,548 | £1,500,148 | £2,928,945 | +95.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,073,216 | £1,152,408 | £2,338,506 | +102.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £3,328 | £4,771 | +43.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £329,719 | £411,449 | £984,384 | +139.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 14.0% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | 6.8% | 10.5% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 34.0% | 24.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 72.7% | 85.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.38x | 1.17x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors have concluded that the preparation of the Company's accounts on a going concern basis remains appropriate. The Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue its operations as a going concern for at least twelve months...”
Significant events
- “With effect from 1 January 2026, DMAL commenced management of SPA 1954, a new Lloyd's SPA set up, in partnership with K2 Group Holdings Limited to write business for the 2026 YOA onwards.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGE, Ian Joseph | Director | 2024-11-14 | Jul 1974 | British |
| DALE, Duncan Henderson | Director | 2021-07-22 | Dec 1965 | British |
| GRANT, Alan | Director | 2022-10-01 | Dec 1958 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Colin Neil | Director | 2023-06-30 | Feb 1975 | British |
| HASTINGS-BASS, John Peter | Director | 2022-10-01 | Jun 1954 | British |
| HUME, John William | Director | 2022-10-01 | May 1952 | British |
| MCCARTHY, Carol Angela | Director | 2022-10-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
| MCKINLAY, Heather Roberta | Director | 2022-10-01 | Jul 1971 | Canadian,British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOW, Charmaine | Secretary | 2021-07-22 | 2024-09-30 |
| CHANNELL, Mark | Director | 2021-10-29 | 2022-09-30 |
| PETERS, Dominic George | Director | 2021-10-29 | 2024-06-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Partners Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-07-22 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 28 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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.