DERWENT LONDON PLC
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Cash
£133M
+89.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.6B
+2.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
193
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£162M
+39.2% 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 | £265,900,000 | £276,900,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£425,500,000 | £156,400,000 | £210,500,000 | +34.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£475,900,000 | £116,000,000 | £161,500,000 | +39.2% | |
| Net profit | -£476,400,000 | £115,900,000 | £161,100,000 | +39% | |
| Cash | £73,000,000 | £70,400,000 | £133,200,000 | +89.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,844,600,000 | £4,913,500,000 | +1.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,508,800,000 | £3,539,800,000 | £3,615,300,000 | +2.1% | |
| Equity | £3,508,800,000 | £3,539,800,000 | £3,615,300,000 | +2.1% | |
| Average employees | 178 | 193 | 193 | 0% | |
| Wages | £19,300,000 | £20,200,000 | £19,600,000 | -3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,300,000 | £4,600,000 | £4,600,000 | 0% |
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 | -160.0% | 56.5% | — | |
| Net margin | -179.2% | 41.9% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 3.2% | 4.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.2% | 32.1% | 32.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.09x | 1.49x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | -10.13x | 3.92x | 5.20x |
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
- DERWENT LONDON PLC 2007-01-30 → present
- DERWENT VALLEY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY. 1984-06-25 → 2007-01-30
- JORDANS 172 PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1984-05-25 → 1984-06-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider that the Group is well placed to manage its business risks. The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence until at least March 2027, therefore the Board continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- DERWENT LONDON PLC · parent
- Derwent London Management Limited 100%
- BBC Property Commercial Limited 100%
- Derrington Derwent Holdings Limited 50%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWLER, David Andrew | Secretary | 2017-10-02 | — | — |
| BELL, Lucinda Margaret | Director | 2019-01-01 | Sep 1964 | British |
| BREUER, Mark Andrew | Director | 2021-02-01 | Feb 1962 | British,German |
| GORDON, Helen Christine | Director | 2018-01-01 | May 1959 | British |
| MCDOUGALL, Madeleine Alice | Director | 2024-11-01 | Apr 1980 | British |
| PRIDEAUX, Emily Joanna | Director | 2021-03-01 | Sep 1979 | British |
| SHARMA, Sanjeev | Director | 2021-10-01 | Apr 1963 | British |
| WILKINSON, Robert William Ian | Director | 2024-06-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Paul Malcolm | Director | 1998-06-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WISNIEWSKI, Damian Mark Alan | Director | 2010-02-01 | Jun 1961 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON, John Ernest | Secretary | — | 1996-09-11 |
| KITE, Timothy James | Secretary | 1996-09-11 | 2017-10-02 |
| ARNEY, Claudia Isobel | Director | 2015-05-18 | 2024-05-10 |
| BURNS, John David | Director | — | 2021-05-14 |
| COOK, Roy Edward | Director | — | 1994-11-22 |
| CORBYN, Stuart Alan | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2017-05-19 |
| DAVID CHARLES DAKIN, Richard | Director | 2013-08-06 | 2023-02-28 |
| DE MOLLER, June Frances | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| DIXON, John Ernest | Director | — | 1999-03-01 |
| FARNES, Robert Andrew | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2015-05-17 |
| FRASER, Simon William David | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2021-10-31 |
| FRIEDLOS, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2007-07-18 |
| GEORGE, Nigel Quentin | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| IVEY, John Charles | Director | — | 2013-12-31 |
| NEATHERCOAT, Simon John | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| NEWELL, Donald | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2011-05-20 |
| ODOM, Christopher James | Director | — | 2010-02-01 |
| RAYNE, Robert Anthony, The Honourable | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2019-05-17 |
| SILVER, Simon Paul | Director | — | 2021-02-26 |
| SILVERMAN, David Gary | Director | 2008-01-04 | 2022-04-14 |
| SNOWBALL, Priscilla Deborah | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2025-05-16 |
| YEATMAN, Ivan | Director | 1995-12-01 | 2006-05-23 |
| YOUNG, Stephen Gareth | Director | 2010-08-02 | 2019-05-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 436 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.