DUNCAN LEWIS SOLICITORS LTD

• ⚠

  Confirmation statement overdue

  Due 2026-04-02.

• ◆

  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

• Turnover

  +11.2%

  £28,576,569 → £31,767,314

• Cash

  +169.2%

  £1,830,604 → £4,928,547

  highest in 3 filed years

• Net assets

  +15.6%

  £13,859,772 → £16,022,887

  highest in 3 filed years

• Employees

  +2.7%

  601 → 617

  highest in 3 filed years

• Operating profit

  +53.8%

  £1,751,521 → £2,694,393

• Profit before tax

  +62.5%

  £1,793,058 → £2,913,204

• Wages

  +6%

  £16,095,131 → £17,066,555

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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.

1. DUNCAN LEWIS SOLICITORS LTD 2016-10-06 → present
2. DUNCAN LEWIS (SOLICITORS) LIMITED 1999-03-19 → 2016-10-06
3. MINKTON LIMITED 1999-02-23 → 1999-03-19

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Xeinadin Audit Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“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 group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. DUNCAN LEWIS SOLICITORS LTD · parent
   1. Vertico BPO Private Limited 99.99% · Telangana · Back office support
   2. DL Trust Corporation Ltd 100% · London · Solicitors Trust

Significant events

• “Rationalisation Of Operations: The Company undertook a rationalisation of its office portfolio during the year to reduce overhead costs and enhance operational efficiency.”
• “Company Borrowing: The Company continued to reduce its borrowings with Clydesdale Bank during the year, reflecting prudent financial management and strong operating cash flows.”
• “Investment In Talent, Culture and Marketing Capacity: The Group continued to invest in leadership roles, external recruitment and internal promotion, alongside strengthening organisational culture to support client delivery and competitive positioning.”
• “Business Process Outsourcing (BPO): The Company continued to outsource its administrative function across the Group, including Accounts, Human Resources, IT Support, Software Development, Case Management Assistance, Document Processing, and Billing.”
• “Technology and Process Investment: During the year, the Group made strategic investment in technology consolidation and infrastructure to improve case handling efficiency. This included investment in office space and infrastructure to establish a secure offsite data centre.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

17

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

4

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

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