DAVIES & MEREDITH LIMITED
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Cash
£334k
+227.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2.3m
+19.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
13
+30% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£365k
-12.1% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | £25,300,928 | £26,638,300 | £27,781,696 | £29,505,205 | +6.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £326,148 | £341,079 | £411,955 | £363,013 | -11.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £325,901 | £342,069 | £415,045 | £364,777 | -12.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £268,833 | £476,443 | £364,777 | -23.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | -£290,370 | -£290,565 | -£262,091 | £333,592 | +227.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £665,735 | £881,068 | £1,144,719 | £1,413,552 | £1,889,995 | £2,254,772 | +19.3% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £1,413,552 | £1,889,995 | £2,254,772 | +19.3% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £1,413,552 | £1,889,995 | £2,254,772 | +19.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 13 | +30% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £343,366 | £389,823 | £569,801 | +46.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | £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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.0% | 1.7% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 28.5% | 24.1% | 21.8% | 16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 79.4% | 73.4% | 70.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.26x | 1.36x | 1.42x |
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
- MK Brazil
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis and in accordance with the historical cost convention.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOLAN, Noel | Director | 2013-02-01 | Dec 1966 | Irish |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEREDITH, John Glyn | Secretary | — | 2014-03-28 |
| MEREDITH, Edna Joan | Director | — | 2003-05-14 |
| MEREDITH, John Glyn | Director | 1989-02-15 | 2016-07-25 |
| MEREDITH, John Henry | Director | 1957-12-03 | 2006-11-28 |
| MEREDITH, Karen Gay | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2014-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opera Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-20 | Active |
| Mr Noel Nolan | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-01 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-01-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.