DICKSON & CO (NI) LIMITED
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Cash
£4M
-1.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.8M
+17.5% vs 2024
Employees
124
-4.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.7M
+74.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,347,112 | £8,727,378 | +37.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,227,440 | £2,191,253 | +78.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £956,758 | £1,669,012 | +74.4% | |
| Net profit | £640,877 | £1,248,666 | +94.8% | |
| Cash | £4,090,887 | £4,033,136 | -1.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,600,801 | £11,405,783 | +7.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,969,440 | £5,840,606 | +17.5% | |
| Equity | £4,969,440 | £5,840,606 | +17.5% | |
| Average employees | 130 | 124 | -4.6% | |
| Wages | £2,641,095 | £3,554,870 | +34.6% | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.3% | 25.1% | |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 14.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.6% | 19.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.43x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | 3.92x | 2.73x |
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
- Dundas Gallagher
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. Based on the above, it is deemed appropriate for the company and the group to be regarded as a going concern.”
Group structure
- DICKSON & CO (NI) LIMITED · parent
- Wallace & Dickson (Cookstown) Limited 53%
- Dickson & Co Properties Limited 100%
- Morrison Associates (NI) Limited 100%
- William Kerr & Co. (Insurance Consultants) Limited 100%
- Dickson & Wilson Insurance Brokers Limited 50%
- Wilson Insurance Brokers Limited 50%
Significant events
- “In May 2025, Dickson & Co (NI) Limited acquired 100% of the share capital of an incorporated insurance broker.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICKSON, Margaret Ruth | Secretary | 2009-03-27 | — | — |
| DICKSON, Margaret Ruth | Director | 2009-03-27 | Sep 1960 | British |
| DICKSON, William Andrew Ashley | Director | 2009-03-27 | May 1962 | British |
| MITCHELL, Gavin Russell | Director | 2020-10-05 | May 1969 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HELLINGS, John | Secretary | 2009-03-27 | 2009-03-27 |
| ELLIOTT, Jacqueline | Director | 2016-01-13 | 2021-07-31 |
| ROBINSON, Marlene Hazel | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2017-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Andrew Ashley Dickson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
| Mrs Margaret Ruth Dickson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 60 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-22 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.