DAWSONGROUP MATERIAL HANDLING LIMITED
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Cash
£8k
-96.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£22m
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
52
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£747k
-32.8% vs 2024
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 | £7,468,000 | £8,061,000 | £7,666,000 | -4.9% | |
| Operating profit | £621,000 | £1,785,000 | £1,307,000 | -26.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £260,000 | £1,111,000 | £747,000 | -32.8% | |
| Net profit | -£101,000 | £832,000 | £560,000 | -32.7% | |
| Cash | £21,000 | £231,000 | £8,000 | -96.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,200,000 | £22,810,000 | £22,204,000 | -2.7% | |
| Net assets | £20,256,000 | £21,533,000 | £22,093,000 | +2.6% | |
| Equity | £20,256,000 | £21,533,000 | £22,093,000 | +2.6% | |
| Average employees | 44 | 52 | 52 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,972,000 | £1,987,000 | £2,174,000 | +9.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £469,000 | £359,000 | £341,000 | -5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £140,000 | £121,000 | £210,000 | +73.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £129,000 | £131,000 | £152,000 | +16% |
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 | 8.3% | 22.1% | 17.0% | |
| Net margin | -1.4% | 10.3% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.9% | 7.8% | 5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.8% | 5.6% | 0.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.69x | 1.23x | 1.46x | |
| Interest cover | 1.72x | 2.64x | 2.33x |
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
- DAWSONGROUP MATERIAL HANDLING LIMITED 2018-03-19 → present
- DAWSONRENTALS MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT LIMITED 2000-04-04 → 2018-03-19
- PORTABLE CONTAINER STORAGE LIMITED 1991-10-08 → 2000-04-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed forecasts for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of the audit opinion and are confident that the company will be able to pay its liabilities as they fall due. On this basis, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- DAWSONGROUP MATERIAL HANDLING LIMITED · parent
- Lift Truck Services Limited 100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT, Lucinda Anne | Secretary | 2014-04-01 | — | — |
| ABRAHAM, Timothy John | Director | 2022-01-01 | Oct 1974 | British |
| COLEMAN, Anthony | Director | 2006-01-01 | Mar 1973 | British |
| METCALFE, John Nicholas | Director | 2019-04-01 | Dec 1973 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLEMAN, Anthony | Secretary | 2002-07-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| GEAR, Clive | Secretary | 2000-06-30 | 2002-06-30 |
| LEWIS, Carol Denise | Secretary | — | 1997-06-06 |
| SHEARS, Brian Robert | Secretary | 1997-06-06 | 2000-06-30 |
| BUTLER, Stephen Philip | Director | — | 1997-06-06 |
| CALLAHAN, Stephen David | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2026-03-13 |
| COOPER, Alan | Director | 2000-03-14 | 2014-12-31 |
| FOTHERGILL, Gary | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| GEAR, Clive | Director | 1997-06-06 | 2005-12-31 |
| MILLER, Stephen James | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| O'REILLY, Adrian Joseph Peter | Director | 2000-03-14 | 2024-12-31 |
| SHIRES, Timothy Paul | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2024-05-03 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael John | Director | 1997-06-06 | 2016-09-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawsongroup Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.