DONCASTERS LIMITED
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Cash
£15m
+159.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£476m
+253.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
85
+9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£541m
+2,943.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | — | £11,757,000 | £9,729,000 | -17.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£568,000 | £30,047,000 | £531,689,000 | +1,669.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,869,000 | £17,775,000 | £541,052,000 | +2,943.9% | |
| Net profit | -£5,521,000 | £17,679,000 | £540,988,000 | +2,960.1% | |
| Cash | £11,975,000 | £5,771,000 | £14,980,000 | +159.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£13,258,000 | £294,042,000 | £477,274,000 | +62.3% | |
| Net assets | -£69,652,000 | £134,649,000 | £476,331,000 | +253.8% | |
| Equity | -£69,652,000 | £134,649,000 | £476,331,000 | +253.8% | |
| Average employees | 68 | 78 | 85 | +9% | |
| Wages | £6,688,000 | £9,356,000 | £10,330,000 | +10.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £569,000 | £845,000 | +48.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £57,000 | £43,000 | -24.6% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £370,000 | £412,000 | +11.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | 150.4% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 10.2% | 111.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 106.9% | 82.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.43x | 0.52x | 0.21x | |
| Interest cover | -0.02x | 0.93x | 27.69x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- DONCASTERS LIMITED 1996-12-13 → present
- INCO ENGINEERED PRODUCTS PLC 1986-04-01 → 1996-12-13
- INCO ALLOY PRODUCTS LIMITED 1982-04-08 → 1986-04-01
- DANIEL DONCASTER & SONS LIMITED 1936-12-17 → 1982-04-08
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.”
Group structure
- DONCASTERS LIMITED · parent
- Ivostud (Tianjin) Welding Equipment Company Limited
- Ivostud GmbH
- Ivostud LLC
- Ivostud Mexico SA de CV
- Ivostud SAS
- Certified Alloy Products Inc
- Deritend International Limited
- Doncasters Inc
- Doncasters US Fabrications Inc
- Erie Bolt Corporation
- Ross & Catherall Limited
- Southern Tool LLC
- Trucast (Europe) Limited
- Trucast (North America) LLC
- Trucast de Mexico SA de CV
- Trucast Limited
- Trucast LLC
- Doncasters Blaenavon Limited
- Doncasters UK Finance Limited
- Doncasters US 2 LLC
- Doncasters US Holdings 2018 Inc
- Triplex Lloyd Limited
- Doncasters US LLC
- Cranford 1040 Limited
- Cranford 1041 Limited
- Daniel Doncaster & Sons Limited
- Deritend Lloyd Pension Trustees Limited
- Doncasters UK Holdings Limited
- Dynamic Casting Company SA de CV
- E. D. H. Limited
- Triplex Lloyd Building Products Limited
- Triplex Lloyd Nominees Limited
- Triplex Lloyd Pensions Management Limited
- Unipol Group Holdings Limited
- Unipol Holdings Limited
- Polycast International Limited
- Jiangyin Uni-pol Co Limited
- Polycast Limited
- Jiangyin Uni-pol Vacuum Casting India Pvt Limited
- UPM Casting S.A. de C.V.
- Obras y Desarrollos Inteligentes SAPI de CV
- Doncasters Precision Castings India Private Limited
- Doncasters Structural Castings de Mexico S de RL de CV
Significant events
- “On 25 June 2026, the Company's ultimate parent company, DPC Holdings Plc, successfully completed an initial public offering (IPO) and its shares were admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGAN, David John | Director | 2024-07-04 | Dec 1967 | British |
| QUINN, Michael Joseph | Director | 2020-03-13 | Sep 1968 | Irish |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen | Secretary | 2022-03-23 | 2024-03-08 |
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen | Secretary | 2021-09-28 | 2022-03-03 |
| JACKSON, Howard Watson | Secretary | 2002-02-04 | 2011-10-20 |
| MOLYNEUX, Ian | Secretary | 2011-10-20 | 2021-09-28 |
| RICHMOND, Robin | Secretary | 1998-01-30 | 1998-09-22 |
| TILLEY, Michael John | Secretary | 1998-09-22 | 2002-02-04 |
| TILLEY, Michael John | Secretary | — | 1998-01-30 |
| ASTON, Stephen Mark | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2004-12-06 |
| BABESTER, Michael James | Director | 2014-07-31 | 2018-06-01 |
| BAKOS, Frank Robert | Director | 1997-03-01 | 1998-03-31 |
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen | Director | 2022-03-23 | 2024-03-08 |
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen | Director | 2021-09-28 | 2022-03-03 |
| BOYCE, Kevin Anthony Gordon | Director | 1995-09-20 | 1996-11-15 |
| BULL, George | Director | 1999-01-27 | 2001-09-28 |
| CLOWES, Paul John | Director | 2014-07-02 | 2019-06-12 |
| DILLAMORE, Ian Leslie | Director | — | 2000-03-22 |
| ELLIS, William Michael | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2011-10-31 |
| GIFFIN, David Ronald | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2004-02-26 |
| GREGSON, Henry William | Director | 2001-07-03 | 2004-02-26 |
| HINKS, Duncan Andrew | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2019-03-27 |
| JACKSON, Howard Watson | Director | 2004-07-30 | 2011-10-20 |
| JESRAI, Tariq | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2015-12-16 |
| KAYSER, Michael Arthur | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2002-09-08 |
| LENG, James William | Director | 2001-08-03 | 2003-06-09 |
| LEWIS, Eric James | Director | 2001-01-31 | 2009-03-31 |
| LIVERMORE, David John | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2001-07-03 |
| LUBEK, Karol Antoni Jozef | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2014-04-30 |
| LUCKETT, Nigel Frederick | Director | 1996-11-15 | 2001-07-03 |
| MAGUID, Tarek | Director | 2010-06-24 | 2011-10-31 |
| MARTLE, Simon David | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2023-08-01 |
| MAUSS, Christopher Raoul Auguste | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2017-05-21 |
| MCDOUGALL, Ian | Director | 1996-11-15 | 2001-07-03 |
| MOLYNEUX, Ian | Director | 2012-03-29 | 2021-09-28 |
| NEALE, Michael Cooper | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| NICHOLAS, Michael Rees | Director | 1996-11-15 | 1998-12-31 |
| OXNARD, Lisa Marie | Director | 2018-12-17 | 2020-03-13 |
| REES, Ralph Phillip Vinson | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2001-07-03 |
| ROBB, John William | Director | 1993-04-01 | — |
| ROBB, John William | Director | — | 2001-07-03 |
| ROBSON, Neil Jonathan | Director | 2019-11-18 | 2020-03-16 |
| SCHOFIELD, Alistair John | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2011-12-16 |
| SCHURCH, Michael John | Director | 2004-12-06 | 2016-03-23 |
| SELLARS, William | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| SICKMAN, William | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2012-04-30 |
| SIMM, David | Director | 1996-11-15 | 2001-04-19 |
| SMOOT, David Madison | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2019-02-28 |
| STEPHEN, David | Director | 1991-12-02 | 1995-09-20 |
| STEVENSON, James Albert | Director | — | 1996-11-15 |
| THOMAS, Michael Anthony | Director | 2019-11-18 | 2020-03-06 |
| WARD, Simon Anthony | Director | 2019-11-18 | 2022-01-25 |
| WESTALL, Raymond William | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| WHITEHOUSE, David Ian | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2014-07-31 |
| WHITEHOUSE, David Ian | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2010-06-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee Holdco 3 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-24 | Active |
| Dundee Holdco 4 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 554 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-19 RP04SH01 Legacy PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-23 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-12-23 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-23 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-20 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-06-19 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.