DS BROOKES LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-17
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£20M
EUR 22,528,000
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£27M
EUR 31,542,000
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
302
Average over period
Profit before tax
£37M
EUR 42,264,000
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-17.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £162,909,818 | £190,982,694 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £19,831,290 | £35,585,703 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £20,097,400 | £36,754,500 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £15,117,836 | £28,246,804 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £27,905,905 | £19,591,269 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £23,495,956 | £34,798,678 | |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 | £100 | £100 | £17,751,109 | £27,430,211 | |
| Equity | £1 | £1 | £100 | £100 | £17,751,109 | £27,430,211 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 291 | 302 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £20,343,508 | £21,162,710 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.870 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 12.2% | 18.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 9.3% | 14.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 84.4% | 102.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.00x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 18.39x | 30.09x |
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
- DS BROOKES LTD 2016-04-14 → present
- DAVIS-STANDARD LIMITED 1998-05-20 → 2016-04-14
- ALNERY NO.1714 LIMITED 1998-01-06 → 1998-05-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- DS BROOKES LTD · parent
- Davis-Standard Ltd 100%
- Maillefer International OY 100%
- Maillefer Extrusion OY 100%
- Maillefer SA 100%
- Maillefer Extrusion India Private Limited 100%
- Maillefer International Trading (Shanghai) Co Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 6th October 2025, the company entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of FB Balzanelli S.p.A., a company incorporated in Italy that manufactures, sells, distributes, and services automatic and semi-automatic coilers including related equipment and accessories. The acquisition was completed on 7th November 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLETTS, Richard William | Secretary | 2021-06-09 | — | — |
| COX, Mark Edward | Director | 2025-08-26 | Apr 1967 | British |
| WARNER, Silvia Barbara | Director | 2025-08-26 | Jun 1963 | American |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUSON, John Thomas | Secretary | 1998-05-19 | 1999-09-14 |
| WILLETTS, Richard William | Secretary | 1999-09-15 | 2017-07-20 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-01-06 | 1998-05-19 |
| ANTONIUK, David | Director | 1998-05-19 | 2006-04-27 |
| ARMSTRONG, Robert | Director | 2006-04-27 | 2009-08-03 |
| BROWN, Steven Michael Lloyd | Director | 1998-06-08 | 2000-04-17 |
| COLBERT, John Arthur | Director | 1998-01-08 | 1999-07-01 |
| DWARAKA, Rajalakshmi | Director | 2022-10-10 | 2025-08-26 |
| FERGUSON, John Thomas | Director | 1998-05-19 | 2004-07-20 |
| HODGE, Al | Director | 1998-06-08 | 2002-10-18 |
| ROE, Michael | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2022-10-12 |
| RUTHERFORD, Alan | Director | 1998-06-08 | 1999-07-01 |
| WOODGATE, Mark Robert | Director | 1998-06-08 | 2017-07-20 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-06 | 1998-05-19 |
| ALNERY INCORPORATIONS NO 2 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-06 | 1998-05-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Standard Llc | Corporate entity | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2022-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2021-06-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2020-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.