DESMET ROSEDOWNS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£15m
+1.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
98
+1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.6m
-17.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,339,000 | £21,928,000 | £21,401,000 | -2.4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,374,000 | £4,196,000 | £3,430,000 | -18.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,045,000 | £4,347,000 | £3,592,000 | -17.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,091,000 | £4,318,000 | £3,139,000 | -27.3% | |
| Cash | £1,402,000 | £1,209,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,685,000 | £16,287,000 | £16,551,000 | +1.6% | |
| Net assets | £10,062,000 | £14,380,000 | £14,574,000 | +1.3% | |
| Equity | £10,062,000 | £14,380,000 | £14,574,000 | +1.3% | |
| Average employees | 98 | 97 | 98 | +1% | |
| Wages | £4,458,000 | £4,335,000 | £4,414,000 | +1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £5,000 | £5,000 | 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.5% | 19.1% | 16.0% | |
| Net margin | 13.2% | 19.7% | 14.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.9% | 25.8% | 20.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.0% | 25.8% | 24.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.25x | 4.93x | 5.27x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- DESMET ROSEDOWNS LIMITED 2022-12-16 → present
- DE SMET ROSEDOWNS LIMITED 1989-03-02 → 2022-12-16
- SIMON-ROSEDOWNS LIMITED 1974-04-17 → 1989-03-02
- ROSE DOWNS AND THOMPSON LIMITED 1893-12-04 → 1974-04-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this, the Directors have included it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- DESMET ROSEDOWNS LIMITED · parent
- De Smet Ballestra Rosedowns India Private Limited 99%
- Desmet Rosedowns Gmbh 80%
Significant events
- “On 20th July 2026, the directors approved and paid a dividend totalling £2,250,000 (2024: £2,945,000) to Desmet Belgium N.V”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAY, Paul Antony | Secretary | 2018-12-21 | — | — |
| DE BERTOULT, Jerome | Director | 2011-07-12 | Jul 1967 | French |
| OLIVIER HANNE SRL | Corporate Director | 2025-02-06 | — | — |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Howard Peter | Secretary | — | 1991-08-27 |
| BEDFORD, David Arthur | Secretary | 2004-06-14 | 2006-03-15 |
| CLARKE, Stephen | Secretary | 2010-09-01 | 2018-12-21 |
| GILLIATT, Philip | Secretary | 1991-08-27 | 2004-06-14 |
| SMITH, Trevor William | Secretary | 2006-03-15 | 2010-08-31 |
| BAYET, Philippe | Director | 2011-07-12 | 2022-03-02 |
| CREUPELANDT, York | Director | 2006-03-15 | 2010-10-05 |
| D'UDEKEM D'ACOZ, Marc Henry | Director | 2010-10-05 | 2011-08-26 |
| DE MEYER, Gilbert | Director | — | 1996-02-28 |
| DIDISHEIM, Johannes Christophe | Director | 2006-03-15 | 2009-01-26 |
| GIEGAS, Frank | Director | 2006-03-15 | 2011-08-29 |
| GILLE, Jean-Marie | Director | — | 1994-10-24 |
| GRANGE, Christian | Director | — | 2009-01-20 |
| KEMPER, Timothy Gerard | Director | 2022-03-02 | 2025-02-06 |
| NAYLOR, Leonard | Director | — | 1993-06-01 |
| WILLIAMSON, Arnold Geoffrey | Director | 1994-06-15 | 2004-06-14 |
| DS GROUP SA | Corporate Director | 1994-10-24 | 2006-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.V. Desmet Ballestra Engineering S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-07-06 | Ceased 2018-11-29 |
| Desmet Belgium Nv/Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-12-16 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2022-12-16 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-16 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-12-16 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2022-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.