DSD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
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Cash
£5M
+3% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+46.4% vs 2023
Employees
140
+12% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+12.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,419,296 | £44,566,360 | +16% | |
| Operating profit | £4,029,881 | £4,466,646 | +10.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,882,793 | £4,383,030 | +12.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,946,886 | £3,270,559 | +11% | |
| Cash | £4,823,322 | £4,968,905 | +3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,447,662 | £12,527,817 | +32.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,196,326 | £9,071,885 | +46.4% | |
| Equity | £6,196,326 | £9,071,885 | +46.4% | |
| Average employees | 125 | 140 | +12% | |
| Wages | £6,076,370 | £7,465,397 | +22.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £98,245 | £129,169 | +31.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.5% | 10.0% | |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.7% | 35.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.8% | 59.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.33x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | 22.20x | 21.54x |
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
- DSD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 1993-06-21 → present
- PROUDREASON TRADING LIMITED 1993-05-17 → 1993-06-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dodd & Co Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company has secured significant long term contracts in line with its business objectives.”
- “Introduced Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as biofuel, expecting up to 80% CO2e reduction.”
- “Involved in In-Situ Recycling & Graphene Trials to form stronger recycled road material, reducing CO2e.”
- “Invested in Volvo P8820D Paver for high efficiency paving, reducing fuel consumption & CO2e emissions.”
- “Subscribed to Make it Wild, planting trees annually to offset 542 tonnes of CO2e emissions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUGENT, Shaun Dennis | Director | 1996-04-10 | Aug 1968 | British |
| TWEDDLE, Martin James | Director | 2021-03-18 | Oct 1984 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUGENT, Hazel Mary | Secretary | 1993-06-03 | 2025-11-19 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-05-17 | 1993-06-03 |
| BONNER, Craig Jardine | Director | 1996-10-11 | 2003-07-18 |
| NUGENT, Darren James | Director | 2022-12-21 | 2023-03-16 |
| NUGENT, Darren James | Director | 1996-04-10 | 2015-06-08 |
| NUGENT, Dennis | Director | 1993-06-03 | 1996-03-29 |
| NUGENT, Hazel Mary | Director | 1996-03-29 | 2025-11-19 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-05-17 | 1993-06-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Amanda Nugent | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-08-23 | Ceased 2024-06-20 |
| Mr Darren Nugent | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-08-22 | Ceased 2024-06-20 |
| Mr Shaun Nugent | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-08-22 | Active |
| Mrs Hazel Mary Nugent | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-04-27 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-04-27 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-04-27 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-04-27 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-04-27 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-04-22 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-03-23 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-03-23 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-03-23 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-03-23 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-03-23 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-03-23 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-03-23 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-03-23 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-03-23 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-02-02 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-02-02 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-02-02 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-02-02 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- 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.