DULAS LTD
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Cash
£523k
-58% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.7m
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
107
-4.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£403k
+1,981.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,882,690 | £13,047,597 | £12,895,111 | -1.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£181,757 | £8,726 | £474,780 | +5,341% | |
| Profit before tax | -£185,442 | -£21,419 | £403,040 | +1,981.7% | |
| Net profit | -£111,267 | £16,263 | £258,885 | +1,491.9% | |
| Cash | £1,467,437 | £1,247,387 | £523,397 | -58% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,705,685 | £4,799,412 | £4,936,619 | +2.9% | |
| Net assets | £4,429,258 | £4,418,803 | £4,677,688 | +5.9% | |
| Equity | £4,429,258 | £4,418,803 | £4,677,688 | +5.9% | |
| Average employees | 117 | 112 | 107 | -4.5% | |
| Wages | £3,110,974 | £3,127,054 | £2,974,597 | -4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £262,340 | £314,171 | £331,127 | +5.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £34,248 | £44,747 | £58,649 | +31.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £129,983 | £119,558 | £119,669 | +0.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.4% | 0.1% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | -0.9% | 0.1% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.9% | 0.2% | 9.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.1% | 43.3% | 47.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.27x | 1.85x | 1.58x | |
| Interest cover | -19.98x | 0.25x | 6.52x |
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
- DULAS LTD 1995-05-15 → present
- DULAS ENGINEERING LIMITED 1982-04-15 → 1995-05-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- DULAS LTD · parent
- Polestar Cooling Limited 100%
- Chillwind Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANTON, Alison | Secretary | 2021-09-01 | — | — |
| CHAPMAN, Ruth Susannah | Director | 2017-10-05 | Jan 1980 | British |
| EVANS, Gerallt Tudur | Director | 2015-05-06 | Aug 1983 | Welsh |
| MUNDAY, Rachel | Director | 2023-11-28 | Dec 1966 | British |
| ROBERTS, Dylan Gareth | Director | 2021-04-15 | Sep 1969 | British |
| WHITE, Edward Ogilvy | Director | 2017-11-05 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANTON, Alison Joan | Secretary | 2002-06-15 | 2014-07-31 |
| EVANS, Gerallt Tudur | Secretary | 2017-11-05 | 2021-09-01 |
| PEASLEY, Catherine Jane | Secretary | 2016-06-20 | 2017-11-05 |
| ROBERTS, David Ian Carlisle | Secretary | 2001-04-03 | 2002-06-15 |
| TANSLEY, Ian Martin | Secretary | 1991-12-10 | 2001-04-03 |
| WELSTEAD, Alexandra Jean | Secretary | — | 1991-12-10 |
| ALLEN, Paul | Director | — | 1994-11-30 |
| BANTON, Alison Joan | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| BANTON, Alison Joan | Director | 2001-04-03 | 2003-04-02 |
| BANTON, Alison Joan | Director | 1998-12-04 | 2000-02-18 |
| BARTLETT, George Derek Wilson | Director | 2012-01-12 | 2012-11-30 |
| BOWMAN, Paul Andrew | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2018-04-03 |
| BOWRY, Sanjay | Director | 2012-06-18 | 2014-01-29 |
| BROWN, Andy | Director | 1994-09-15 | 2000-03-31 |
| CUMMING, Helen | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2006-04-01 |
| CUMMING, Helen | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2001-04-03 |
| CUMMING, Helen | Director | 1995-06-29 | 2000-02-18 |
| DRAISEY, Ian Leslie | Director | 2002-04-06 | 2011-05-31 |
| EDWARDS, Roderick Charles | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| EDWARDS, Roderick Charles | Director | — | 2002-04-06 |
| GIDOOMAL, Ram | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2017-11-05 |
| GWILLIM, Jonathan | Director | 2001-04-03 | 2003-07-30 |
| GWILLIM, Jonathan | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2000-02-18 |
| HAMMOND, Daniel | Director | 2011-07-22 | 2014-03-14 |
| HEATON, John Willoughby | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2011-01-17 |
| HOLLOWAY, Lynn Irmgard | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| HORTON, Philip John | Director | 2013-07-30 | 2018-09-24 |
| HOWARTH, John Edward | Director | 2004-04-02 | 2006-04-01 |
| HOWARTH, John Edward | Director | 2000-05-15 | 2001-04-03 |
| JENKINS, Dilwyn John | Director | 1996-12-12 | 2000-04-18 |
| LANGLEY, William Julian | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2000-02-18 |
| MACCORMICK, Morag Elizabeth | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1995-08-18 |
| MUNDAY, Rachel | Director | 2012-11-30 | 2021-04-15 |
| PEASLEY, Catherine Jane | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2017-11-05 |
| PEASLEY, Catherine Jane | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2010-08-06 |
| PEASLEY, Catherine Jane | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1998-12-24 |
| PHILLIPS, Michael John | Director | 2010-10-06 | 2012-11-30 |
| POTTER, Catherine Ruth | Director | 1993-09-30 | 2000-02-18 |
| ROBERTS, David Ian Carlisle | Director | 2003-07-30 | 2004-01-21 |
| ROBERTS, David Ian Carlisle | Director | 2001-04-03 | 2002-04-06 |
| ROBERTS, David Ian Carlisle | Director | 1991-12-10 | 2000-02-18 |
| ROBINSON, Ben Lyn | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2011-12-16 |
| ROBINSON, Ben Lyn | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| ROWBOTTOM, Andrew John | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2013-10-01 |
| ROWBOTTOM, Andrew John | Director | 2001-04-03 | 2003-12-10 |
| ROWBOTTOM, Andrew John | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2000-02-18 |
| SANDERS, Janet Claire | Director | 1999-08-16 | 2001-04-03 |
| SAY, Jonathan | Director | 2012-11-30 | 2013-05-01 |
| STUBBS, Richard Anthony | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1999-10-31 |
| TANSLEY, Ian Martin | Director | 2002-04-06 | 2003-02-27 |
| TANSLEY, Ian Martin | Director | — | 2001-04-03 |
| WARD, Stephen Quentin | Director | 1997-12-11 | 1998-08-31 |
| WARRINGTON, Andrew Richard | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2008-04-01 |
| WATSON, Guy Roger | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2012-11-30 |
| WATSON, Guy Roger | Director | 2004-01-21 | 2009-04-01 |
| WATSON, Guy Roger | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2000-02-18 |
| WEBSTER, Nigel | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2011-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 296 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-05-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-05-02 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-16 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-09-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-05-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-05-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.