DOVE ADOLESCENT SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£428k
+49.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.7m
+49.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
181
+41.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4m
+295.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,951,000 | £8,071,000 | £13,149,000 | +62.9% | |
| Operating profit | £947,000 | £1,077,000 | £2,872,000 | +166.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £587,000 | £594,000 | £2,351,000 | +295.8% | |
| Net profit | £450,000 | £773,000 | £1,557,000 | +101.4% | |
| Cash | £197,000 | £286,000 | £428,000 | +49.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,395,000 | £3,184,000 | £4,781,000 | +50.2% | |
| Net assets | £2,348,000 | £3,121,000 | £4,678,000 | +49.9% | |
| Equity | £2,348,000 | £3,121,000 | £4,678,000 | +49.9% | |
| Average employees | 102 | 128 | 181 | +41.4% | |
| Wages | £2,854,000 | £3,728,000 | £5,211,000 | +39.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.9% | 13.3% | 21.8% | |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 9.6% | 11.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 39.5% | 33.8% | 60.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.6% | 50.2% | 50.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.87x | 1.09x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | 2.63x | 2.23x | 5.51x |
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
- DOVE ADOLESCENT SERVICES LIMITED 1998-05-12 → present
- DOVE ADOLESCENCE SERVICES LIMITED 1998-03-06 → 1998-05-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared cash flow information in order to assess going concern over a period of at least 12 months... On this basis the Directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUGUST, Joanne | Director | 2021-03-09 | Jun 1971 | British |
| CLARK, Jonathan David | Director | 2021-03-09 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITTAKER, Barbara Anne | Secretary | 1998-03-06 | 2021-03-09 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-06 | 1998-03-06 |
| BROWN, Kevin Thomas | Nominee Director | 1998-03-06 | 1999-03-10 |
| LODGE, Dianne Lesley | Director | 1998-03-06 | 2021-03-09 |
| WHITTAKER, Barbara Anne | Director | 1998-03-06 | 2021-03-09 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-03-06 | 1998-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrius Uk Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-09 | Active |
| Mrs Barbara Anne Whittaker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-05-12 | Ceased 2021-03-09 |
| Miss Dianne Lesley Lodge | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-05-06 | Ceased 2021-03-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2024-08-17 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-17 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-17 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-07 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2023-10-07 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2023-10-07 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2022-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-12-08 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2022-12-08 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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