DUNHILLS (PONTEFRACT) P L C
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Cash
£12M
+40.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£131M
-11% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
812
+8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£45M
+11.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £270,792,888 | £291,559,354 | £297,236,737 | +1.9% | |
| Operating profit | £32,887,140 | £40,550,698 | £45,441,810 | +12.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £31,350,983 | £40,798,356 | £45,416,055 | +11.3% | |
| Net profit | £23,785,707 | £29,892,714 | £33,714,396 | +12.8% | |
| Cash | £17,423,532 | £8,509,010 | £11,989,738 | +40.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £145,394,244 | £160,915,166 | £149,983,530 | -6.8% | |
| Net assets | £132,514,212 | £147,406,926 | £131,121,322 | -11% | |
| Equity | £132,514,212 | £147,406,926 | £131,121,322 | -11% | |
| Average employees | 719 | 752 | 812 | +8% | |
| Wages | £26,725,077 | £30,025,363 | £30,693,089 | +2.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,222,512 | £1,281,513 | £1,449,958 | +13.1% |
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 | 12.1% | 13.9% | 15.3% | |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 10.3% | 11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.6% | 25.2% | 30.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 25.4% | 44.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.10x | 2.82x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | 43.57x | 69.99x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “2025 was another strong year for the company, with a 1.9% increase in turnover and operating profit of £45.4m. Investment continued in West Yorkshire, including a new purpose-built warehouse operational in H1 2026. Three new stores were opened in the UK, increasing retail investment to £20m since 2018.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN, Matthew William | Secretary | 2025-07-28 | — | — |
| DIXON, Rachel Jane | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jun 1985 | British |
| JOHN, Matthew William | Director | 2025-07-28 | Aug 1975 | British |
| MURPHY, Philip | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jan 1983 | British |
| OVANS, Colin Simpson | Director | 2024-01-02 | Sep 1975 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CERLIENCO, Christian | Secretary | 2018-06-19 | 2025-07-28 |
| GOODWIN, Rory | Secretary | 2017-04-13 | 2017-09-30 |
| MAGER, Helmut August | Secretary | 1995-01-01 | 2000-01-01 |
| SCHEITHAUER, Ringo | Secretary | 2015-04-01 | 2017-04-13 |
| TEUBER, Marion Ilona | Secretary | 2000-01-01 | 2014-10-30 |
| WINDMANN, Frank | Secretary | 2017-10-01 | 2018-06-18 |
| WINDMANN, Frank | Secretary | 2014-10-31 | 2015-04-01 |
| WOOD, Peter | Secretary | — | 1995-01-01 |
| CERLIENCO, Christian | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2025-07-28 |
| EISENSCHENK, Karl-Heinz | Director | 1993-01-21 | 2000-01-21 |
| GODSON, Anthony Michael | Director | — | 1993-01-18 |
| GOODWIN, Rory | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2017-09-30 |
| HENERIUS, Per | Director | 2004-10-30 | 2007-10-01 |
| HERMANSKI, Klaus Peter | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| HUGHES, Jonathon Charles | Director | 2018-10-29 | 2026-02-28 |
| MAGER, Helmut August | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2004-10-30 |
| RIEGEL, Paul | Director | — | 1998-04-30 |
| SCHEITHAUER, Ringo | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-04-13 |
| TEUBER, Marion Ilona | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2014-10-30 |
| VENNEKENS, Herwig | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2018-10-29 |
| WINDMANN, Frank | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2024-01-02 |
| WOOD, Peter | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.