DIAM UK LTD.
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Cash
£7.6M
+134.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£9.2M
+74.6% vs 2023
Employees
219
+4.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4.8M
+271.9% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £39,019,150 | £49,891,883 | +27.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,558,948 | £5,148,078 | +230.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,283,571 | £4,773,380 | +271.9% | |
| Net profit | £954,021 | £3,173,236 | +232.6% | |
| Cash | £3,222,839 | £7,552,403 | +134.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,797,609 | £10,324,303 | +78.1% | |
| Net assets | £5,256,786 | £9,179,469 | +74.6% | |
| Equity | £5,256,786 | £9,179,469 | +74.6% | |
| Average employees | 210 | 219 | +4.3% | |
| Wages | £7,689,354 | £8,085,761 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £919,326 | £809,716 | -11.9% |
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 | 4.0% | 10.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.9% | 49.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.17x | 1.32x | |
| Interest cover | 5.66x | 13.74x |
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
- DIAM UK LTD. 2001-02-20 → present
- DIAM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1994-02-08 → 2001-02-20
- NO. 213 LEICESTER LIMITED 1993-11-12 → 1994-02-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has prepared a cash flow forecast projecting forward to the end of July 2026. The business demonstrated continued growth during 2024, resulting in increased retained earnings providing stability and giving the directors reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The group will continue to offer a circular economy of the goods it produces by having the company's B2D - "Back 2 Diam" - service of returning end-of-life products back to the business from customers and recycling and re-using the components to produce new products for customers.”
- “In January 2025, company experienced flooding of the Loughborough site. Minimal damage was caused and there was no impact to the balance sheet after the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGLEY, David Simpson | Director | 1998-01-30 | Oct 1961 | British |
| BAGLEY, Mark Simpson | Director | 2008-11-01 | Oct 1962 | British |
| RUSSO, Davide Mario | Director | 2021-07-26 | Jan 1968 | British,Italian |
| SMITH, Mark Stephen | Director | 2025-07-01 | Sep 1980 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARGYLE, Alan | Secretary | 1998-01-30 | 2004-12-09 |
| COX, Rachel Anne | Secretary | 1993-11-12 | 1994-05-18 |
| HAMILTON, Charles Gordon | Secretary | 1994-05-20 | 1995-04-19 |
| MCWILLIAM, Paul | Secretary | 1995-04-19 | 1998-01-30 |
| WOOD, Jonathan Ross | Secretary | 2004-09-27 | 2007-04-21 |
| ARGYLE, Alan | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2004-12-09 |
| BAGLEY, Andrew Simpson | Director | 1995-06-07 | 2001-12-31 |
| BAGLEY, Clive Simpson | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2022-12-31 |
| BAGLEY, Martin Simpson | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2016-02-09 |
| BENOIT, Marc | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2007-01-21 |
| BOEZENNEC, Herve | Director | 1995-06-07 | 2005-11-17 |
| DOMMANGE, Jacques | Director | 1995-06-07 | 2005-11-17 |
| DUPERE, Louis | Director | 1995-06-07 | 2005-11-17 |
| EASINGWOOD, Giles | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2023-10-09 |
| MCWILLIAM, Paul | Director | 1994-02-23 | 2000-11-01 |
| POULLAIN, Yvon | Director | 1994-02-23 | 2001-12-31 |
| ROBERTS, Christopher Dathan | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| SHAW, Richard Darrell | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-08-31 |
| TYMKOW, Peter Andrew | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2004-09-27 |
| VALLANCE, Julie Rose | Nominee Director | 1993-11-12 | 1994-03-22 |
| WOOD, Jonathan Ross | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2007-04-21 |
| YOUNGS, Stuart Robert David | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2021-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmos Newco Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-02-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-03-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.