DON-BUR (BODIES AND TRAILERS) LIMITED
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Cash
£33M
+23.4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£33M
+11.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
504
+1.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£17M
+10.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £42,416,000 | £53,713,000 | — | £85,107,000 | £93,308,000 | £100,000,000 | +7.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,206,000 | £2,533,000 | — | £9,880,000 | £14,463,000 | £15,743,000 | +8.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,206,000 | £2,535,000 | £5,334,000 | £9,929,000 | £14,967,000 | £16,603,000 | +10.9% | |
| Net profit | £939,000 | £1,962,000 | £4,282,000 | £7,815,000 | £11,466,000 | £12,289,000 | +7.2% | |
| Cash | £9,785,000 | £9,524,000 | £11,035,000 | £18,538,000 | £27,146,000 | £33,490,000 | +23.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,418,000 | £22,533,000 | £19,986,000 | £26,008,000 | £34,720,000 | £37,510,000 | +8% | |
| Net assets | £14,817,000 | £16,239,000 | £13,934,000 | £20,496,000 | £29,898,000 | £33,429,000 | +11.8% | |
| Equity | £14,817,000 | £16,239,000 | £13,934,000 | £20,496,000 | £29,898,000 | £33,429,000 | +11.8% | |
| Average employees | 476 | 455 | 457 | 468 | 498 | 504 | +1.2% | |
| Wages | — | £12,889,000 | £14,301,000 | £16,795,000 | £18,584,000 | £20,035,000 | +7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £542,000 | £505,000 | £553,000 | £568,000 | £807,000 | +42.1% |
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 | 2.8% | 4.7% | — | 11.6% | 15.5% | 15.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 3.7% | — | 9.2% | 12.3% | 12.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.9% | 11.2% | — | 38.0% | 41.7% | 42.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 56.8% | 47.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.09x | 2.45x | 2.26x | |
| Interest cover | 67.00x | 17.35x | — | 47.27x | 79.91x | 88.44x |
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
- DON-BUR (BODIES AND TRAILERS) LIMITED 1981-12-31 → present
- GRAMGREY LIMITED 1981-07-02 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- DJH 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.”
Group structure
- DON-BUR (BODIES AND TRAILERS) LIMITED · parent
- Temperature Controlled Technology Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSHNELL, Andrew | Secretary | 2013-12-06 | — | — |
| BURTON, David Mark | Director | 1997-02-06 | Feb 1966 | British |
| BURTON, Deborah Jane | Director | 1997-02-06 | Jun 1964 | British |
| BURTON, Donald | Director | — | Oct 1933 | British |
| BUSHNELL, Andrew | Director | 2015-11-26 | Sep 1965 | British |
| CHALLINOR, Daniel James | Director | 2024-01-15 | Nov 1980 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Christopher | Director | 2016-11-07 | Oct 1966 | British |
| RIDGWAY, Ashley Peter | Director | 2024-09-06 | Sep 1991 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHER, John Kevin | Secretary | — | 1995-09-22 |
| BLOOMFIELD, Richard Jeffery | Secretary | 2000-07-19 | 2013-12-06 |
| COLLIS, Ronald Stephen Paul | Secretary | 1995-09-22 | 2000-07-19 |
| ARCHER, John Kevin | Director | — | 1995-09-22 |
| BLOOMFIELD, Richard Jeffery | Director | 2001-07-27 | 2013-12-06 |
| BLOOMFIELD, Richard Jeffery | Director | 2000-04-17 | 2001-03-08 |
| BONSMANN, Reiner | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2014-05-02 |
| COOMBES, Robert Christopher | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2018-01-19 |
| GLEN, Geraint Robert Andrew | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2020-02-29 |
| HUDSON, Mark | Director | 2020-10-20 | 2023-07-31 |
| KNIGHTON, Harry Keith | Director | 1995-07-21 | 2000-04-10 |
| RICHARDSON, Andrew | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2011-06-20 |
| SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Raymond John | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2017-05-22 |
| STUBBS, Christopher | Director | 2018-06-04 | 2019-04-02 |
| TURNER, Rory | Director | 2014-10-22 | 2019-06-30 |
| WHEELER, Gerald | Director | 2007-10-15 | 2008-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Donald Burton | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2017-01-02 | Ceased 2020-04-10 |
| Don-Bur (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 217 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-28 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-05-28 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-05-28 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-05-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-02 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.