DONALD INSALL ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Cash
£3.5M
+29.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.9M
+3.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
140
-0.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£191K
-38.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,159,343 | £8,599,556 | £8,531,459 | £10,421,391 | £10,918,751 | £12,375,004 | +13.3% | |
| Operating profit | £267,583 | £105,120 | £31,829 | — | £228,461 | £107,453 | -53% | |
| Profit before tax | £276,940 | £105,976 | £32,305 | £281,398 | £312,108 | £191,038 | -38.8% | |
| Net profit | £241,197 | £86,094 | £58,310 | £214,495 | £207,284 | £154,196 | -25.6% | |
| Cash | £3,129,415 | £3,364,672 | £2,324,656 | £2,913,945 | £2,682,348 | £3,466,577 | +29.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,649,235 | £4,790,006 | £4,851,898 | £5,131,244 | £5,357,081 | £5,508,051 | +2.8% | |
| Net assets | £4,616,549 | £4,269,310 | £4,327,620 | £4,542,115 | £4,749,399 | £4,903,595 | +3.2% | |
| Equity | £4,183,216 | £4,269,310 | £4,327,620 | £4,542,115 | £4,749,399 | £4,903,595 | +3.2% | |
| Average employees | 117 | 112 | 117 | 133 | 141 | 140 | -0.7% | |
| Wages | £4,542,960 | £4,843,066 | £4,626,031 | £5,427,740 | £6,110,285 | £6,680,800 | +9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £559,811 | £736,402 | £596,779 | £982,233 | £766,356 | £744,005 | -2.9% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 1.2% | 0.4% | — | 2.1% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.8% | 2.2% | 0.7% | — | 4.3% | 2.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 35.5% | 35.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.47x | 3.39x | 3.28x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- DONALD INSALL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1997-01-01 → present
- DONALD W. INSALL AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1997-01-01
- STEEPLELORD LIMITED 1981-03-12 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- 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
- DONALD INSALL ASSOCIATES LIMITED · parent
- Donald Insall Associates (Trustees) Limited 100%
- Ferrey and Mennim Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The practice achieved significant growth in the year to September 2025 across its studio portfolio with revenue increasing by 13.3% on prior year to £12,375,004 (2024: £10,918,751). This growth was achieved through new projects with existing clients as well as securing new clients during the year. Growth was achieved across our regions. This resulted in our Gross Margin increasing to 37.1% (2024: 32.2%).”
- “Operating profit of £107,453 reflects an improvement in the underlying trading performance compared to the prior year after adjusting for the prior year exceptional item of £412,025. The increase in administration costs reflects our continued investment in systems and processes, which is contributing to increased revenues and improved gross margins. This momentum has continued into 2026.”
- “Our work has been recognised by the wider industry with a number of projects being awarded prizes by industry bodies such as RIBA and a Europa Nostra award for our long term work at Westminster Abbey.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUMONT, Jennifer Lynn | Secretary | 2021-01-01 | — | — |
| BEAUMONT, Jennifer Lynn | Director | 2021-01-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| ENSOR, Helen Louise Stratton | Director | 2023-03-13 | May 1975 | British |
| MALAM, Simon Paul | Director | 2021-01-01 | May 1976 | British |
| PROUDFOOT, Dorian Jacob | Director | 2023-03-13 | Jul 1986 | British |
| SHEPHERD, Robin Andrew | Director | 2022-01-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARRINGTON, Simon Leonard Mowbray | Secretary | — | 2020-12-31 |
| BARTON, Anthony Richard | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| CAREY, Jonathan Reynolds | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| CHARRINGTON, Simon Leonard Mowbray | Director | — | 2021-12-31 |
| CLOSE-SMITH, Anthony Grenville | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2015-04-06 |
| DHAR, Robin Miguel | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2025-02-27 |
| DUNTON, Robert George Howard | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2019-01-17 |
| FROST, Alan John | Director | — | 2009-06-30 |
| GIBSON, Iona Mary | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| HASAN, Tanvir Zehra | Director | 2014-02-04 | 2023-07-31 |
| INSALL, Amy Elizabeth | Director | — | 1994-08-08 |
| INSALL, Donald William | Director | — | 2008-12-31 |
| LOCKE, Peter Edwin | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| MAUDE, Francis Hugh | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| RIDDINGTON, Peter Norman | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| SHIPPOBOTTOM, Michael Harold | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2015-02-13 |
| THOMPSON, Nicholas Vernon | Director | — | 2013-01-01 |
| WILKINSON, Mark Humphrey | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2017-07-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-01 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.