DRYDEN AQUA LTD.
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Cash
£1.8M
-31.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.6M
+5.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
15
-6.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1M
-25.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,778,932 | £10,639,472 | -1.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,662,671 | £1,281,931 | -22.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,544,943 | £1,146,806 | -25.8% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,039,718 | £874,142 | -15.9% | |
| Cash | £555,888 | £1,243,743 | £137,687 | £889,547 | £2,592,502 | £1,770,848 | -31.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,358,564 | £5,098,050 | £7,528,199 | £8,230,469 | £8,126,699 | £8,723,222 | +7.3% | |
| Net assets | £4,277,168 | £4,760,432 | £6,580,411 | £7,477,736 | £7,191,484 | £7,565,626 | +5.2% | |
| Equity | £4,277,168 | £4,760,432 | £6,580,411 | £7,477,736 | £7,191,484 | £7,565,626 | +5.2% | |
| Average employees | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | -6.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 15.4% | 12.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 9.6% | 8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 20.5% | 14.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.15x | 1.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 12.40x | 9.49x |
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
- DRYDEN AQUA LTD. 1996-04-01 → present
- DRYDEN (AQUACULTURE) LIMITED 1980-10-02 → 1996-04-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Johnston Smillie Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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.”
Significant events
- “The company committed £2,361,484 to tangible fixed asset additions this year. Failure to realize the expected productivity from these assets could impact future margins. The significant investment in plant and machinery during 2025 is expected to enhance production capacity in the 2026 financial year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRYDEN, Matthew | Secretary | 2021-03-01 | — | — |
| MCBRIDE, James Christopher | Director | 2020-09-10 | Feb 1979 | British |
| MEYER, Philipp Walter | Director | 2014-03-04 | Feb 1965 | Swiss |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRYDEN, Howard Thomas | Secretary | — | 1990-10-22 |
| WAKEFIELD, Marilyn Downie | Secretary | 1990-10-22 | 2021-02-28 |
| DRYDEN, Howard Thomas, Dr | Director | — | 2021-02-28 |
| DRYDEN, Thomas | Director | — | 2001-07-12 |
| GRAF, Dominik | Director | 2012-09-07 | 2020-09-01 |
| WAKEFIELD, Marilyn Downie | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2020-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Howard Thomas Dryden | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-02 |
| Mr Dominik Graf | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| As-Holding Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-03-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.