DOVESTONE ESTATES LIMITED
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Cash
£430K
-10.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.5M
+20.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
70
-7.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£978K
+151.9% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-18.
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,535,122 | £2,763,125 | £3,443,199 | £3,571,147 | +3.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £448,527 | £998,467 | +122.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £56,176 | £172,633 | £388,439 | £978,427 | +151.9% | |
| Net profit | £38,011 | £132,305 | £282,876 | £934,519 | +230.4% | |
| Cash | £315,768 | £417,807 | £480,187 | £430,290 | -10.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,618,523 | £5,579,658 | £4,855,615 | £5,550,355 | +14.3% | |
| Net assets | £4,507,432 | £4,639,737 | £4,587,860 | £5,522,379 | +20.4% | |
| Equity | £4,507,432 | £4,639,737 | £4,587,860 | £5,522,379 | +20.4% | |
| Average employees | 70 | 70 | 76 | 70 | -7.9% | |
| Wages | £1,666,650 | £1,731,515 | £2,036,795 | £2,065,214 | +1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £152,210 | £145,983 | £120,000 | £110,000 | -8.3% |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 13.0% | 28.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 4.8% | 8.2% | 26.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 9.2% | 18.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.94x | 15.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 7.42x | 49.73x |
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
- Auditor
- Xeinadin 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 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.”
Significant events
- “The freehold land and buildings were sold on 1 August 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SATHEESWARAN, Mekala | Director | 2025-08-01 | Dec 1981 | British |
| SATHEESWARAN, Senathirajah | Director | 2025-08-01 | Mar 1977 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MESSULAM, Debra Michelle | Secretary | 2016-05-17 | 2025-08-01 |
| SEGAL, Rene Rose | Secretary | 1968-01-01 | 2016-05-17 |
| SEGAL, Stanley Irving | Secretary | — | 1996-09-19 |
| ROSE, Beryl | Director | — | 1998-12-17 |
| ROSE, David | Director | — | 1993-10-26 |
| SEGAL, Howard Benson | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2025-08-01 |
| SEGAL, Rene Rose | Director | — | 2025-08-01 |
| SEGAL, Stanley Irving | Director | — | 2025-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarl Properties Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-01 | Active |
| Mrs Renee Rose Segal | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-01 |
| Mr Stanley Irving Segal | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.