DITTO LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-04-30
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-22 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-08
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+65.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1M
+28.9% vs 2023
Employees
88
+76% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£556K
+2.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-04-30.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £9,164,787 | £9,904,382 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £544,792 | £574,490 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £544,792 | £556,454 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £263,617 | £280,953 | |
| Cash | £554,948 | £2,374,333 | £1,955,572 | £2,257,141 | — | £2,268,441 | £3,753,221 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £181,572 | £2,679,038 | £1,343,146 | £1,695,414 | — | £981,408 | £1,262,361 | |
| Net assets | £181,572 | £2,679,038 | £1,343,146 | £1,686,184 | — | £971,927 | £1,252,880 | |
| Equity | £181,572 | £2,679,038 | £1,343,146 | £1,686,184 | £1,208,310 | £971,927 | £1,252,880 | |
| Average employees | 40 | 73 | 47 | 48 | — | 50 | 88 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,459,425 | £3,110,375 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £21,840 | £22,260 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-04-30 vs 2023-04-30
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Turnover
+8.1%
£9,164,787 £9,904,382
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Cash
+65.5%
£2,268,441 £3,753,221
highest in 6 filed years
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Net assets
+28.9%
£971,927 £1,252,880
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Employees
+76%
50 88
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
+5.5%
£544,792 £574,490
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Profit before tax
+2.1%
£544,792 £556,454
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Wages
+26.5%
£2,459,425 £3,110,375
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.9% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 55.5% | 45.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 91.1% | 90.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.09x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.96x |
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
- DITTO LTD 2006-03-13 → present
- DITTO COMPUTING LIMITED 2000-04-19 → 2006-03-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Langtons Professional Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate facilities to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. They continue to believe the going concern basis of accounting appropriate in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The general economic outlook remains challenging and uncertain in line with general trends, however the Directors continue to look forward with confidence to robust activity and significant profitability.”
- “The key business risks affecting the company are considered to relate to Health and Safety, contractual liability and non payment, however, we believe we have effective strategies in place to control and minimise these risks.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARSONS, Mary Elizabeth | Secretary | 2000-04-19 | — | British |
| PARSONS, Lee James | Director | 2010-04-06 | Jan 1979 | English |
| PARSONS, Matthew Lee | Director | 2000-04-19 | Sep 1977 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-04-19 | 2000-04-19 |
| AR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-04-19 | 2000-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ditto Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-09-30 | Active |
| Mr Matthew Lee Parsons | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-09 | Ceased 2020-09-30 |
| Mr Lee James Parsons | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-09 | Ceased 2020-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2026-02-04 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2026-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-20 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-07-31 | DISS16(SOAS) | dissolution | Dissolved compulsory strike off suspended | |
| 2025-07-01 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-07-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2022-07-15 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-07-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2022-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-28 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.