DONNELLY BROS. GARAGES (DUNGANNON) LIMITED
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Cash
£7.7M
-37.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£29M
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
534
-0.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.4M
-10% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £283,633,245 | £330,410,904 | £316,358,381 | -4.3% | |
| Operating profit | £5,444,599 | £5,281,895 | £4,806,925 | -9% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,016,618 | £4,851,740 | £4,368,112 | -10% | |
| Net profit | £3,768,334 | £3,592,082 | £3,135,614 | -12.7% | |
| Cash | £10,389,760 | £12,407,515 | £7,728,943 | -37.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £31,665,883 | £31,557,420 | £31,859,605 | +1% | |
| Net assets | £27,269,673 | £27,400,222 | £28,538,836 | +4.2% | |
| Equity | £27,269,673 | £27,400,222 | £28,538,836 | +4.2% | |
| Average employees | 512 | 536 | 534 | -0.4% | |
| Wages | £17,236,517 | £18,886,821 | £19,567,713 | +3.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £558,003 | £639,468 | £670,430 | +4.8% |
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 | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.2% | 16.7% | 15.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | 1.07x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | 12.72x | 12.28x | 10.95x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group has prepared financial forecasts recognising the potential impacts of on-going inflationary market conditions, as well as testing a number of sensitivities. These forecasts show that the group and company is forecast to continue to be cash generative, will operate within its facilities including covenant requirements, and meet its obligations as they fall due until 30 June 2027. Accordingly the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- DONNELLY BROS. GARAGES (DUNGANNON) LIMITED · parent
- Donnelly & Taggart Limited 100%
- Donnelly Bros. (Belfast) Limited 100%
- Donnelly Bros (Honda) Limited 100%
- Donnelly Finance & Leasing Limited 100%
- Donnelly Bros. Garages (Fermanagh) Limited 100%
- Taxi & Bus Conversion Limited 38%
- Donnelly Group Limited 100%
- Donnelly & Taggart Motorstore Limited 100%
- Donnelly Bros Bangor Limited 100%
- Motorstore (NI) Limited 100%
- Donnelly Motorstore Limited 100%
- TBC (NI) Limited 100%
- Donnelly & Taggart (Ballymena) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2025 has seen see a major step in this ambition, with a significant expansion of our partnership with the Volkswagen Group which has resulted in the addition of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Skoda and Cupra to the Dungannon site facilitated by a £7m investment. In addition Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Skoda opened in Ballymena, giving Donnelly Group responsibility for all VW Group brands outside of Belfast.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KERR, Malcolm | Secretary | 2019-12-01 | — | — |
| DONNELLY, Emma Mary | Director | 2024-03-15 | Oct 1998 | Irish |
| DONNELLY, Terence Anthony | Director | — | Jun 1952 | Irish |
| LAMONT, Geoffrey Cauldwell | Director | 2017-07-06 | Jun 1959 | British |
| MARTIN, Dean | Director | 2007-09-28 | Apr 1973 | Irish |
| SHEERAN, Dave | Director | 2017-10-02 | Nov 1967 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN, Philip | Secretary | 2013-11-01 | 2019-11-30 |
| KERR, Malcolm | Secretary | — | 2013-11-01 |
| BLACK, Edwin | Director | — | 2006-12-21 |
| DONAGHY, Brendan | Director | — | 2016-12-21 |
| DONNELLY, Patrick Raymond | Director | 2005-01-03 | 2023-11-10 |
| DONNELLY, Peter Paul | Director | — | 2002-12-20 |
| DONNELLY, Raymond | Director | — | 2003-01-13 |
| FITZPATRICK, Robert Charles Edward | Director | 2014-12-02 | 2017-09-13 |
| FITZPATRICK, Robert C E | Director | 2004-01-06 | 2006-12-21 |
| GALL, Glen | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2012-02-29 |
| HOPPER, Malvin John | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2017-07-04 |
| JORDAN, Philip | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2019-11-30 |
| KERR, Malcolm Robert | Director | 2004-01-06 | 2017-09-07 |
| MACKINNON, Roisin Mary | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-01-05 |
| MAGOWAN, Thomas | Director | 2007-09-28 | 2008-10-27 |
| MULLAN, Keith George | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| O'HANLON, Martin | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2003-09-05 |
| O'HANLON, Martin Arthur | Director | — | 2000-05-31 |
| ROGAN, Kevin Nigel | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| SAVAGE, Leslie | Director | 2004-01-06 | 2006-12-21 |
| TURBITT, Rodney William | Director | 2004-01-06 | 2006-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Roisin Donnelly | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2025-11-25 | Active |
| Mr Terence Anthony Donnelly | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2025-11-25 | Active |
| Mr Terence Anthony Donnelly | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 317 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-02-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-12 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-05-12 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-15 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-04 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-02-04 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-28 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.