THE DUNBLANE MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£775k
+12.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.9m
+4.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
24
+14.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£435k
-20.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,216,399 | £20,601,167 | £17,459,193 | £17,407,110 | £20,144,786 | +15.7% | |
| Operating profit | £918,833 | £1,729,562 | £1,039,008 | £625,901 | £567,348 | -9.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £849,031 | £1,693,367 | £1,032,408 | £544,517 | £434,929 | -20.1% | |
| Net profit | £673,293 | £1,358,428 | £759,009 | £393,405 | £307,845 | -21.7% | |
| Cash | £941,179 | £2,953,706 | £1,955,278 | £691,198 | £775,345 | +12.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,767,479 | £4,872,636 | £6,255,455 | £6,622,719 | £6,928,326 | +4.6% | |
| Net assets | £3,079,844 | £4,438,272 | £6,218,967 | £6,612,372 | £6,920,217 | +4.7% | |
| Equity | £3,079,844 | £4,438,272 | £6,218,967 | £6,612,372 | £6,920,217 | +4.7% | |
| Average employees | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | +14.3% | |
| Wages | — | £849,565 | £1,025,877 | £1,042,829 | £1,038,754 | -0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £378,250 | £360,000 | £310,000 | -13.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £12,480 | £12,480 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £120,000 | £120,000 | 0% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 8.4% | 6.0% | 3.6% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 6.6% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.4% | 35.5% | 16.6% | 9.5% | 8.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.9% | 36.5% | 32.0% | 34.2% | 34.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.85x | 2.69x | 2.71x | |
| Interest cover | 13.16x | 47.78x | 36.81x | 7.17x | 4.28x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate”
Significant events
- “The company is currently involved in legal proceedings arising from historical matters. At the balance sheet date, the outcome of these proceedings remains uncertain and, accordingly, no provision has been recognised in the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICKSON, Niki Thomas | Secretary | 2022-12-01 | — | — |
| DICKSON, Niki Thomas | Director | 2012-10-30 | Jul 1978 | British |
| DICKSON, Timothy Charles Norman | Director | 2012-03-01 | Jan 1990 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLUCKIE, James Gordon | Secretary | — | 1999-04-26 |
| COMMERCIAL LEGAL CENTRE | Corporate Secretary | 2007-08-01 | 2022-12-01 |
| KIPPEN CAMPBELL WS | Corporate Secretary | 1999-04-26 | 2007-08-01 |
| CRUICKSHANK, James | Director | 1991-05-14 | 1995-05-19 |
| DICKSON, Christopher James | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2023-02-21 |
| DICKSON, Christopher James | Director | 2019-04-26 | 2019-12-05 |
| DICKSON, Christopher James | Director | 2013-06-18 | 2018-04-24 |
| DICKSON, Jonathan David Francis | Director | 2014-07-29 | 2016-02-13 |
| DICKSON, Niki Thomas | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2009-02-02 |
| DICKSON, Niki Thomas | Director | 2003-01-08 | 2005-05-19 |
| DICKSON, Norman Francis | Director | 2020-03-10 | 2025-07-24 |
| DICKSON, Norman Francis | Director | — | 2019-12-05 |
| DICKSON, Thomas Donaldson | Director | — | 2012-10-29 |
| LECKIE, George Andrew | Director | 1999-11-26 | 2001-12-14 |
| LESLIE, David Graeme | Director | 1999-07-01 | 1999-12-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Norman Francis Dickson | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-12-06 | Active |
| Mr Niki Thomas Dickson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Dickson Motors (Perth) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-27 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-11-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
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.