DAR LIGHTING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-26 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+191.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
-2.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
167
-1.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£744K
-41% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £28,523,000 | £33,662,000 | — | £30,871,859 | £29,233,227 | £29,140,768 | |
| Operating profit | — | £816,000 | £137,000 | — | £1,065,062 | £1,311,512 | £791,514 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £808,000 | £75,000 | — | £1,012,158 | £1,261,421 | £743,971 | |
| Net profit | — | £713,000 | -£226,000 | — | £728,428 | £1,078,119 | £592,515 | |
| Cash | — | £5,055,000 | £2,601,000 | — | £697,973 | £599,900 | £1,748,674 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £13,749,000 | £13,382,000 | — | £9,206,271 | £8,181,673 | £8,145,290 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,212,000 | £10,410,000 | — | £7,968,729 | £6,979,965 | £6,826,044 | |
| Equity | £9,985,000 | £10,212,000 | £10,410,000 | £10,410,390 | £7,968,729 | £6,979,965 | £6,826,044 | |
| Average employees | — | 157 | 171 | — | 168 | 170 | 167 | |
| Wages | — | £5,046,000 | £5,728,000 | — | £5,508,020 | £5,997,745 | £5,925,784 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £105,000 | £171,000 | — | £161,498 | £156,394 | £155,274 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
-0.3%
£29,233,227 £29,140,768
-
Cash
+191.5%
£599,900 £1,748,674
-
Net assets
-2.2%
£6,979,965 £6,826,044
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-1.8%
170 167
-
Operating profit
-39.6%
£1,311,512 £791,514
-
Profit before tax
-41%
£1,261,421 £743,971
-
Wages
-1.2%
£5,997,745 £5,925,784
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 | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.9% | 0.4% | — | 3.4% | 4.5% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.5% | -0.7% | — | 2.4% | 3.7% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.9% | 1.0% | — | 11.6% | 16.0% | 9.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 48.1% | 51.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.24x | 2.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | 54.40x | 2.01x | — | 11.24x | 24.45x | 13.09x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- DAR LIGHTING LIMITED 2010-09-17 → present
- MC338 LIMITED 2004-10-27 → 2010-09-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 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
- DAR LIGHTING LIMITED · parent
- David Hunt Lighting Limited 100%
- Solus Lighting Limited 100%
- DAR Lighting (Ireland) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSGROVE-MCGUIRK, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2010-09-30 | — | — |
| COSGROVE MCGUIRK, Nicola Jane | Director | 2004-11-11 | Jun 1961 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BULGARELLI, Thomas Robert | Secretary | 2004-11-11 | 2010-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-10-27 | 2004-11-11 |
| BULGARELLI, Thomas Robert | Director | 2004-11-11 | 2010-09-30 |
| LYON, Richard Anthony | Director | 2005-02-05 | 2007-09-20 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-10-27 | 2004-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegate 624 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-04-14 | Active |
| Ms Nicola Jane Mcguirk | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-04-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.