DEVONSHIRE HOMES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-15 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-01
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-42.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£18M
-0.5% vs 2023
Employees
77
+18.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£137K
-110.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As stated in note 2.3, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 2.3, indicate that material uncertainties exist that may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £40,911,502 | £52,420,057 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £926,480 | £385,888 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,276,137 | -£137,024 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,210,909 | — | £10,762 | £3,722,973 | £1,302,000 | -£93,021 | |
| Cash | — | £8,295,280 | — | £8,585,922 | £10,333,803 | £6,084,500 | £3,484,608 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £11,595,195 | — | £11,606,627 | £14,992,945 | £18,097,076 | £20,987,984 | |
| Net assets | — | £11,560,221 | — | — | — | £18,018,876 | £17,925,855 | |
| Equity | £9,849,312 | £11,560,221 | £11,560,221 | £11,570,983 | £14,922,956 | £18,018,876 | £17,925,855 | |
| Average employees | — | 46 | — | 0 | 0 | 65 | 77 | |
| Wages | — | £1,931,339 | — | — | — | £3,392,525 | £3,575,239 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £561,258 | £533,613 |
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+28.1%
£40,911,502 £52,420,057
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Cash
-42.7%
£6,084,500 £3,484,608
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-0.5%
£18,018,876 £17,925,855
-
Employees
+18.5%
65 77
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-58.3%
£926,480 £385,888
-
Profit before tax
-110.7%
£1,276,137 -£137,024
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Wages
+5.4%
£3,392,525 £3,575,239
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1% | 1.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.50x | 1.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1.08x | 0.42x |
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
- DEVONSHIRE HOMES LIMITED 2001-10-03 → present
- LANGWORTHY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 1992-12-01 → 2001-10-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As stated in note 2.3, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 2.3, indicate that material uncertainties exist that may cast significant doubt on the Group's and the parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.”
Group structure
- DEVONSHIRE HOMES LIMITED · parent
- Devonshire Homes (Axminster) Limited 100%
- Devonshire Homes (Belmont) Limited 100%
- Devonshire Homes (Landkey) Limited 100%
- Gotham Groundworks Limited 100%
- Devonshire Homes (Mabe) Limited 100%
- Devonshire Homes (Longston 2) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “exceptional costs incurred of £1,618,279 which are detailed in note 12 to the accounts relating to a site developed outside the Group's core strategy of building family homes using standard housetypes and a change in accounting policy related to Affordable Housing profits.”
- “During the year we moved our headquarters in Tiverton to Gotham House, a listed building of the quality and design which we aspire to in the houses we build.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'CALLAGHAN, Owen | Secretary | 2012-04-23 | — | — |
| BOWDITCH, Nigel Graeme | Director | 2024-04-09 | Nov 1974 | British |
| HEATHCOAT AMORY, David Philip | Director | 2008-07-03 | Mar 1949 | British |
| LANGWORTHY, Guy Charles Rawdon | Director | 1992-12-01 | Jul 1960 | British |
| O'CALLAGHAN, Owen Michael | Director | 2012-03-08 | Mar 1963 | British |
| PEARCE, Jane Marie | Director | 2015-02-02 | Sep 1968 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FITZGERALD, Mervyn John | Secretary | 2001-10-08 | 2004-07-14 |
| LANGWORTHY, Harriet | Secretary | 1992-12-01 | 2001-09-11 |
| MILNE, Darren James Ivor | Secretary | 2008-07-01 | 2012-04-23 |
| YORKE, Robert Anthony | Secretary | 2004-07-14 | 2009-06-30 |
| CFH COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1992-12-01 | 1992-12-01 |
| AMORY, Michael Fitzgerald Heathcoat | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2016-02-25 |
| COBB, Charles Peter | Director | 2018-10-03 | 2023-05-31 |
| COOK, Angus David | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2025-09-01 |
| COOMBES, Paul Michael | Director | 2022-06-07 | 2024-04-12 |
| FEILDEN, Andrew James | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2006-01-26 |
| HACKETT, Christopher | Nominee Director | 1992-12-01 | 1993-12-01 |
| HAMER, Jason Ashley | Director | 2020-06-15 | 2022-04-06 |
| LAND, Paul Michael | Director | 2007-04-30 | 2013-07-19 |
| LANE, Anthony | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2018-09-21 |
| MILNE, Darren James Ivor | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2012-04-23 |
| NEALE, Cristian John | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2022-04-22 |
| PALFREY, Ian John | Director | 2008-09-05 | 2010-12-10 |
| PITCHER, Maxwell John | Director | 2024-11-01 | 2025-12-20 |
| RUSSELL, Steven James | Director | 2008-09-05 | 2016-11-11 |
| SMITH, Ian | Director | 2015-02-02 | 2020-01-24 |
| STEPHENSON, Daniel Francis | Director | 2006-01-26 | 2019-06-12 |
| TAYLOR, Stephen | Director | 2008-09-05 | 2010-01-22 |
| YORKE, Robert Anthony | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2009-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London And Devonshire Trust Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 197 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-13 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.