DAR AL-HANDASAH (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-29 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-15
Watchouts
Cash
£7M
+163% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£40M
+280.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
1,194
+10.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5M
+12% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Outstanding charges registered
One or more mortgages or charges remain undischarged on the Companies House register.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £104,196,000 | £127,444,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£15,874 | -£12,961 | — | — | — | — | -£3,880,000 | -£2,605,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£14,302,874 | -£11,031,961 | -£38,307 | — | — | — | -£5,409,000 | -£4,762,000 | |
| Net profit | -£14,298,156 | — | — | — | -£5,484 | — | -£7,115,000 | -£5,029,000 | |
| Cash | £198,021 | £9,150 | £9,150 | — | £9,150 | — | £2,736,000 | £7,195,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,304,205 | £274,707 | £243,678 | — | — | — | £20,745,000 | £52,632,000 | |
| Net assets | £11,304,205 | £274,707 | £243,678 | — | £238,194 | — | £10,482,000 | £39,843,000 | |
| Equity | £11,304,205 | £274,707 | £243,678 | £243,678 | £714,582 | £238,000 | £10,482,000 | £39,843,000 | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 1,083 | 1,194 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £71,688,000 | £85,463,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £419,000 | £214,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+22.3%
£104,196,000 £127,444,000
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Cash
+163%
£2,736,000 £7,195,000
highest in 6 filed years
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Net assets
+280.1%
£10,482,000 £39,843,000
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+10.2%
1,083 1,194
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
+32.9%
-£3,880,000 -£2,605,000
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Profit before tax
+12%
-£5,409,000 -£4,762,000
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Wages
+19.2%
£71,688,000 £85,463,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | -3.7% | -2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | -6.8% | -3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.1% | -4.7% | — | — | — | — | -18.7% | -4.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 37.5% | — | 90.6% | 71.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.42x | 0.98x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.41x | -1.10x |
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
- DAR AL-HANDASAH (UK) LIMITED 2003-06-27 → present
- DAR AL-HANDASAH (UK HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1990-01-22 → 2003-06-27
- EARNWORLD LIMITED 1989-12-15 → 1990-01-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 or the 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
- DAR AL-HANDASAH (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair & Partners) (UK) Limited 100%
- IPA Advisory Limited 100%
- IPA Energy + Water Economics Limited 100%
- Dar Consultants (UK) Limited 100%
- Dar Plus Limited 100%
- 150 Holborn Operations Limited 100%
- Para Digital Solutions Limited 100%
- Urban Initiatives Studio Limited 100%
- Dar International Limited 100%
- Dar Group Limited 100%
- The Penspen Group Limited 100%
- Penspen Limited 100%
- Manchester Jetline Limited 100%
- Penspen Process Limited 100%
- Penspen Theia Limited 100%
- Penspen International Limited 100%
- Penspen SA de CV 100%
- Servicios de Ingenieria y Proyectos Latam SA de CV 100%
- Pinnacle Energy 100%
- Greystar Mexico 100%
- Penspen Limited 100%
- Penspen Services Limited 100%
- Penspen Corporation 100%
- PLGS Holdings Incorporated 100%
- C & I Engineering Solutions Limited
- Penspen Singapore PTE Limited 100%
- Penspen Services SDN BHD 100%
- Bayt Al Tasamim - for Engineering Consultancy LLC 100%
- Penspen Energy Services Malaysia SDN BHD 100%
- Greystar Teelal 65%
Significant events
- “The Group acquired C&I Engineering Solutions Limited in October 2024.”
- “On 1 March 2024, the Group acquired Urban Initiatives Studio Ltd ("UISL").”
- “In December 2024 the Company issued £33.0m of new shares to its parent company, Dar Al-Handasah Consultants Shair & Partners Holdings Ltd.”
- “External borrowings consist of overdrafts of £9.0m that are repayable on demand, term loans of £17.6m and lease liabilities of £6.5m.”
- “In June 2025, the Group disposed of its entire shareholding in Manchester Jetline Limited for £21.0m.”
- “In the prior year, the Group reversed £1,464k, part of an inventory write down made in 2010, following an agreement with the customer to reimburse the cost of that equipment. The reversal was included in "cost of sales" in the statement of profit or loss.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KADI, Sabrina | Secretary | 2024-11-15 | — | — |
| HORNER, Daniel James Stevenson | Director | 2023-12-18 | May 1982 | British |
| RIHANI, Bashar Suleiman Nasir | Director | 2011-01-11 | Dec 1959 | Cypriot |
| SALAAM, Hussein Teymour | Director | 2016-06-23 | Aug 1974 | Lebanese |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATULULU, Talitha | Secretary | 2020-05-27 | 2021-07-02 |
| MCDONALD, Susan | Secretary | 2021-07-05 | 2024-06-30 |
| RAJENDRAN, Kandasamy | Secretary | 1994-09-01 | 2009-04-14 |
| SEARLE, Terence, Dr | Secretary | — | 1994-09-01 |
| GREENWOODS SOLICITORS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2014-10-02 | 2020-05-27 |
| P D PROFESSIONAL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-04-14 | 2014-04-11 |
| DARAWISH, Khalil | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2016-06-22 |
| EMMANUEL EL-KHOURY, Fouad | Director | 2011-01-11 | 2020-12-31 |
| LOUDON, Andrew Alexander | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| SLEIMAN, Mulham Burhan | Director | 2021-01-19 | 2023-11-29 |
| SOLOMON, Robert, Dr | Director | 2001-09-04 | 2010-12-31 |
| SPEIGHT, Peter Jeremy | Director | 2011-01-11 | 2017-05-31 |
| SRINIVASAN, Seshadri | Director | — | 2001-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-27 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-12-05 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2024-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.