D C NORRIS & COMPANY LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-16 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
-1.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£25M
+9.8% vs 2023
Employees
221
+3.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-15.4% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £25,062,484 | £25,622,749 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,181,719 | £2,406,036 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,408,646 | £2,883,132 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,975,685 | £2,213,257 | |
| Cash | — | — | £11,806,721 | £11,581,623 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £23,488,116 | £25,745,028 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £22,632,165 | £24,845,422 | |
| Equity | £15,827,638 | £19,566,343 | £22,632,165 | £24,845,422 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 213 | 221 | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,765,680 | £11,471,583 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £232,549 | £496,702 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+2.2%
£25,062,484 £25,622,749
-
Cash
-1.9%
£11,806,721 £11,581,623
-
Net assets
+9.8%
£22,632,165 £24,845,422
-
Employees
+3.8%
213 221
-
Operating profit
-24.4%
£3,181,719 £2,406,036
-
Profit before tax
-15.4%
£3,408,646 £2,883,132
-
Wages
+69.6%
£6,765,680 £11,471,583
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 12.7% | 9.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 11.9% | 8.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 13.5% | 9.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.98x | 3.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 14.58x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- D C NORRIS & COMPANY LTD. 2007-08-31 → present
- D.C. NORRIS & CO. (ENGINEERING) LIMITED 1973-08-30 → 2007-08-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- TC 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- D C NORRIS & COMPANY LTD. · parent
- BCH (Rochdale) Limited 100%
- DC Norris North America LLC 100%
- Sand House Kitchen Limited 100%
- Gilwood Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group acquired Gilwood Ltd during the year to help cut down lead times.”
- “BCH (Rochdale) Ltd is expanding their production facility to cope with high demand.”
- “D C Norris North America has started to manufacture some products in the USA.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORRIS, David Alan | Secretary | 2004-09-27 | — | British |
| JONES, Ian Anthony | Director | 2010-12-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
| MANSON, Stephen | Director | 2025-03-01 | Aug 1962 | British |
| NORRIS, David Alan | Director | — | Jan 1949 | British |
| SAPSED, Annabel Helen | Director | 2025-02-01 | May 1979 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEST, Angela Joy | Secretary | 2004-08-13 | 2016-02-25 |
| JAQUEST, Phyllis Veronica | Secretary | — | 1999-10-17 |
| NORRIS, David Alan | Secretary | 1999-10-17 | 2004-08-13 |
| BOYCE, William John | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| JAQUEST, Phyllis Veronica | Director | — | 1999-10-17 |
| RYALLS, Vincent John | Director | — | 2005-11-30 |
| SIBBETT, Gerald Stanley | Director | — | 2009-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Alan Norris | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2018-01-26 | Active |
| Robina Wilson Norris | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-01-17 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.