JAMES DONALDSON GROUP LTD
Operating as the Donaldson Group, this family-owned business manufactures and distributes timber products, building components, and specialist services for the UK construction industry.
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Cash
£15M
-15% vs 2024
Net assets
£54M
-12.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,524
-3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£7.6M
-44.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £377,014,000 | £301,728,000 | £313,326,000 | +3.8% | |
| Operating profit | £15,261,000 | £399,000 | -£2,850,000 | -814.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,385,000 | -£5,242,000 | -£7,581,000 | -44.6% | |
| Net profit | £5,152,000 | -£6,062,000 | -£7,715,000 | -27.3% | |
| Cash | £14,270,000 | £17,485,000 | £14,870,000 | -15% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £138,272,000 | £116,014,000 | £107,451,000 | -7.4% | |
| Net assets | £68,124,000 | £61,993,000 | £54,081,000 | -12.8% | |
| Equity | £68,124,000 | £61,993,000 | £54,081,000 | -12.8% | |
| Average employees | 1,726 | 1,571 | 1,524 | -3% | |
| Wages | £58,537,000 | £54,183,000 | £54,283,000 | +0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,274,000 | £2,744,000 | £2,404,000 | -12.4% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 0.1% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | -2.0% | -2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.0% | 0.3% | -2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 69.5% | 72.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.17x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | 1.92x | 0.06x | -0.54x |
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
- JAMES DONALDSON GROUP LTD 2022-03-25 → present
- JAMES DONALDSON & SONS LIMITED 1919-07-15 → 2022-03-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's or the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- JAMES DONALDSON GROUP LTD · parent
- Donaldson Timber Engineering Limited 100%
- James Donaldson Timber Limited 100%
- James Donaldson Insulation Limited 100%
- MGM Timber (Scotland) Limited 100%
- Parker Kislingbury Limited 100%
- Timbercut4U Limited 100%
- Nu-Style Products (Holdings) Limited 100%
- McLeod & Higgins (Roofing Contractors) Limited 100%
- Kitchens International Group Limited 100%
- Donaldson Timber Systems Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group completed the sale of the site at Chorley during the year with operations being relocated to a new modern purpose built leased site at Botany Bay in Chorley.”
- “The Group executed the sale and leaseback of the site at Uddingston used by both James Donaldson Insultation Limited and Nu-Style Products Limited.”
- “In June 2025 the Group completed the sale of It's Plane & Simple Limited.”
- “Subsequent to the statement of financial position date, the Group took the decision to reduce our interiors offering. This resulted in the sale of the net assets of Kitchens International Aberdeen Limited, Kitchens International Glasgow Limited and Kitchens International Stirling Limited and 100% of the share capital of Kitchens International Edinburgh Limited and K I Kitchens Limited, both of which were 100% owned by Kitchens International Group Limited, in December 2025. The remaining Kitchens International Group entities ceased trading by the end of February 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCMILLAN, Neil John | Secretary | 2021-04-01 | — | — |
| DONALDSON, Alyson | Director | 2023-07-31 | Feb 1983 | British |
| DONALDSON, Andrew Robert | Director | 2015-07-30 | Jul 1982 | British |
| DONALDSON, Michael James | Director | 2014-08-11 | Jun 1980 | British |
| DONALDSON, Michael Neil | Director | — | Jul 1955 | British |
| KING, Simon Theodore | Director | 2022-04-01 | Jun 1959 | British |
| RUTHERFORD, Colin | Director | 1994-06-22 | Feb 1959 | British |
| SCOTT, Pamela Elizabeth | Director | 2019-02-28 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAWKINS, Ian Richard | Secretary | 2009-10-06 | 2021-03-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Alexander Alan | Secretary | — | 2009-10-06 |
| CAIRNS, Arlene | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2023-04-07 |
| CAIRNS, Scott | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2023-02-28 |
| DONALDSON, George Neilson | Director | — | 2001-07-27 |
| DONALDSON, George Reginald | Director | — | 1997-07-25 |
| DONALDSON, Michael James | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2018-10-03 |
| DONALDSON, Valerie | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2015-07-30 |
| HAWKINS, Ian Richard | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2018-03-29 |
| HONEYMAN, Archibald | Director | — | 1992-03-16 |
| MORRIS, George | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| MURRAY, Randolph Stuart | Director | 1996-01-26 | 2015-04-01 |
| SINCLAIR, Alexander Alan | Director | — | 2014-03-31 |
| WATSON, George | Director | 1990-08-27 | 1994-06-22 |
| YOUNG, Robin | Director | — | 1996-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 273 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-10 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-06-10 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2026-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- 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.