DIAMOND TRUCKS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1M
+64.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£2.5M
+27.7% vs 2023
Employees
87
+19.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£829K
-8.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,305,381 | £42,388,121 | +35.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,089,945 | £1,273,623 | +16.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £903,804 | £829,216 | -8.3% | |
| Net profit | £610,759 | £542,878 | -11.1% | |
| Cash | £667,808 | £1,096,437 | +64.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,870,868 | £3,731,774 | +30% | |
| Net assets | £1,957,073 | £2,499,951 | +27.7% | |
| Equity | £1,957,073 | £2,499,951 | +27.7% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 87 | +19.2% | |
| Wages | £2,201,363 | £3,274,642 | +48.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £198,797 | £176,773 | -11.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 38.0% | 34.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.3% | 86.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | 5.86x | 2.81x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- DIAMOND TRUCKS LIMITED 2023-01-05 → present
- TRUCKS AND VANS NI LIMITED 2014-08-12 → 2023-01-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DMB Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on all the information currently available including cash flow projections and forecasts, the directors consider that the group has adequate resources to continue in operation existence for the foreseeable future. The directors are satisfied that it is appropriate to use the Going Concern basis in preparing the Financial Statements.”
Group structure
- DIAMOND TRUCKS LIMITED · parent
- R.K. Trucks Centre Limited 100%
- Border Trucks Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, Diamond Trucks Limited acquired 100% of Border Trucks Limited.”
- “There have been no other significant events affecting the group since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONCARR, Sharon | Director | 2016-06-07 | Jun 1982 | Irish |
| LATIMER, Iain | Director | 2019-10-01 | May 1985 | British |
| NASH, Harry Sean James | Director | 2014-08-12 | Oct 1963 | Irish |
| WATTS, David James | Director | 2019-10-01 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONCARR, Sharon | Director | 2016-05-31 | 2016-06-07 |
| LOFTUS, Sean, Mr. | Director | 2015-01-09 | 2016-06-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setanta Vehicle Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-01 | Active |
| Mr Harry Nash | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-12-01 | Active |
| Setanta Vehicle Importers Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 49 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-05 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2023-01-05 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audited abridged | |
| 2023-01-05 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-01-05 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audited abridged | |
| 2021-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audited abridged | |
| 2021-01-20 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with made up date | |
| 2021-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audited abridged |
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.