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DUNSTER HOUSE LIMITED

#02913901 · Active · Incorporated 1994-03-29 (32y 7m) · Last filing 2026-09-25 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 32990 · C Manufacturing · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2026-10-25 (in 19 days) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£3.6m

-69.2% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£33m

+10.1% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

528

+17.6% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£4.6m

+346.6% highest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £72,835,877£76,460,244£96,836,117 +26.6%
Operating profit £1,408,752£519,247£4,099,092 +689.4%
Profit before tax £1,574,461£1,033,530£4,615,423 +346.6%
Net profit £699,332£608,933£3,315,412 +444.5%
Cash £10,039,060£11,757,607£3,621,736 -69.2%
Total assets less current liabilities £31,974,680£32,233,996£35,635,196 +10.6%
Net assets £29,461,763£29,776,696£32,784,175 +10.1%
Equity £29,461,763£29,776,696£32,784,175 +10.1%
Average employees 422449528 +17.6%
Wages £12,201,911£13,175,990£15,983,114 +21.3%
Directors' remuneration £236,167£175,000£175,000 0%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 1.9%0.7%4.2%
Net margin 1.0%0.8%3.4%
Return on capital employed 4.4%1.6%11.5%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 33.3%36.4%38.1%
Current ratio 1.53x1.48x0.95x
Interest cover 8.86x2.89x21.55x

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.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Cox & Co. (Accountancy) 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.”

Significant events

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
HART-KING, Michael Andrew Director 2016-05-01 Mar 1978 British
MURPHY, Christopher David Director 2011-07-10 Dec 1947 British
Show 8 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
MURPHY, Pamela Secretary 1994-03-29 2009-03-20
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1994-03-29 1994-03-29
KACZMAREK, Malgorzata Director 2016-05-01 2021-07-09
MURPHY, Alexander Director 2004-04-01 2014-12-22
MURPHY, Andrew David Director 2004-04-01 2016-05-01
MURPHY, Christopher David Director 1994-03-29 2009-03-20
MURPHY, Pamela Director 1994-03-29 2009-03-20
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1994-03-29 1994-03-29

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mrs Pamela Murphy Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2022-10-12 Ceased 2023-11-08
Mr Christopher David Murphy Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2023-11-08

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 110 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2023-11-16 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2023-11-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-09-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-09-21 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-10-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-10-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-11-20 PSC08 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control statement PDF
2023-11-20 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2023-11-20 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2023-11-16 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2023-11-16 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares
2023-11-16 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2023-11-16 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2023-10-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-02-27 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2022-10-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-03-17 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2021-10-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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