DORSET PRESS LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£2.2M
+20.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10M
-2.5% vs 2024
Employees
80
-2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£63K
+87.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,324,982 | £7,128,779 | -2.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£397,459 | -£182,833 | +54% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£519,573 | -£62,666 | +87.9% | |
| Net profit | £307,842 | -£411,339 | -£157,591 | +61.7% | |
| Cash | £1,059,048 | £1,852,453 | £2,224,677 | +20.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,710,335 | £11,030,135 | £10,533,778 | -4.5% | |
| Net assets | £4,667,113 | £10,345,734 | £10,088,143 | -2.5% | |
| Equity | £4,667,113 | £10,345,734 | £10,088,143 | -2.5% | |
| Average employees | — | 82 | 80 | -2.4% | |
| Wages | — | £2,637,882 | £2,589,817 | -1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £171,968 | £132,480 | -23% |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -5.4% | -2.6% | |
| Net margin | — | -5.6% | -2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -3.6% | -1.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 13.5% | 12.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 5.63x | 6.05x | |
| Interest cover | — | -1.59x | — |
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
- DORSET PRESS LIMITED(THE) 1983-08-15 → present
- BONDLOW LIMITED 1982-10-11 → 1983-08-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have undertaken their forecasting process for 2025/2026 and concluded that the business is a going concern. The group has significant cash resources available to mitigate against unexpected cashflow outcomes. The directors have considered a number of possible budgeting scenarios and concluded that the business is, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a going concern and that no material uncertainty exists.”
Group structure
- DORSET PRESS LIMITED(THE) · parent
- Henry Ling Limited 100%
- Skyline Bookbinders Limited 100%
- Friary Lane Garage Development Company Limited 33%
Significant events
- “The group has eliminated the financing risk of its Defined Benefit Pension Fund, it has now closed.”
- “The buy-out of the scheme was concluded during the current year and the scheme was finally terminated in April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETT, Rita Margaret | Secretary | — | — | British |
| KENNETT, Anthony Victor | Director | — | Apr 1938 | British |
| KENNETT, Helen Margaret | Director | 2023-06-23 | May 1968 | British |
| KENNETT, Mark William | Director | 2023-06-23 | Oct 1966 | English |
| KENNETT, Rita Margaret | Director | — | Jul 1941 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Victor Kennett | Individual | Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.