DIO LIMITED
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Cash
£712k
+15.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.8m
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
181
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£162k
+39% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,683,800 | £28,693,824 | £26,603,849 | -7.3% | |
| Operating profit | £767,614 | £500,083 | £425,974 | -14.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £392,234 | £116,369 | £161,722 | +39% | |
| Net profit | £194,917 | £120,489 | £179,880 | +49.3% | |
| Cash | £991,893 | £614,499 | £712,232 | +15.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,255,274 | £5,708,641 | £5,911,188 | +3.5% | |
| Net assets | £4,092,622 | £4,647,971 | £4,827,851 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £4,092,622 | £4,647,971 | £4,827,851 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 188 | 181 | 181 | 0% | |
| Wages | £7,294,677 | £6,971,670 | £6,870,196 | -1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £506,792 | £413,941 | £422,073 | +2% |
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 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 1.7% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.6% | 8.8% | 7.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.09x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | 1.78x | 1.11x | 1.25x |
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
- DIO LIMITED 2002-09-11 → present
- DALGLEN (NO. 803) LIMITED 2001-10-04 → 2002-09-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- CT Audit Limited
- 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
- DIO LIMITED · parent
- ASG Europe sp. Zo. o. 100%
- Store A-Z Ltd 100%
- IPHCo Ltd 100%
- Merson Signs sp. Zo. o. 100%
- CGL 100%
Significant events
- “The business experienced patchy trading conditions and sales contracted, primarily in our construction markets, leading to a reduction in overall turnover to £26.6m (2024 - £28.7m).”
- “In our CGL Systems division our investment in qualifying for CCPI... We are seeing significant increase in demand for our systems because of these accreditations. The construction sector is currently experiencing a slowdown due to the impact of the Building Safety Act 2022 gateway processes stemming from the Grenfell enquiry.”
- “Our joint venture business, Merson Digital Ltd, saw increased traction with our Digital out of Home (DOOH) and Arena clients, and our pipeline of opportunities in this sector is significant at £7m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGUS, Roderick Ian Arthur | Secretary | 2002-08-27 | — | British |
| ANGUS, Roderick Ian Arthur | Director | 2002-08-27 | Dec 1961 | British |
| CALABRETTA-DUVAL, Marc | Director | 2025-08-05 | Oct 1978 | Canadian |
| HENDERSON, Andrew | Director | 2014-02-06 | Nov 1971 | British |
| MCMURRAY, Gavin Yuel | Director | 2002-08-27 | Feb 1964 | British |
| MURRAY, Robert | Director | 2018-01-11 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-10-04 | 2002-08-27 |
| DODDS, Stuart Douglas | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2018-04-27 |
| HOUSTON, James Baxter | Director | 2002-08-27 | 2016-02-01 |
| JONES, Christopher Michael | Director | 2015-01-27 | 2016-11-30 |
| LLOYD, Sean Peter | Director | 2015-07-27 | 2017-04-30 |
| PAGAN, Russell Keith | Director | 2018-01-11 | 2020-07-31 |
| ROBERTS, Christopher | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2017-11-10 |
| STRANG, Roderick | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2019-06-04 |
| TAGGART, William | Director | 2002-08-27 | 2014-01-09 |
| DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-10-04 | 2002-08-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Roderick Ian Arthur Angus | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-08-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-08-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.