DARWIN GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£4.4m
-64.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£21m
-6% vs 2024
Employees
174
-13% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.2m
-134.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £56,713,000 | £139,939,000 | £71,776,000 | -48.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,659,000 | £8,585,000 | -£4,957,000 | -157.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,654,000 | £9,200,000 | -£3,152,000 | -134.3% | |
| Net profit | £3,162,000 | £6,872,000 | -£1,358,000 | -119.8% | |
| Cash | £4,713,000 | £12,170,000 | £4,352,000 | -64.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,755,000 | £22,604,000 | £21,208,000 | -6.2% | |
| Net assets | £15,694,000 | £22,566,000 | £21,208,000 | -6% | |
| Equity | £15,694,000 | £22,566,000 | £21,208,000 | -6% | |
| Average employees | 177 | 200 | 174 | -13% | |
| Wages | £9,271,000 | £9,446,000 | £7,903,000 | -16.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £320,000 | £502,000 | £242,000 | -51.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,000 | £23,000 | £21,000 | -8.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £62,000 | £242,000 | £221,000 | -8.7% |
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 | 6.5% | 6.1% | -6.9% | |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 4.9% | -1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.2% | 38.0% | -23.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.7% | 83.2% | 74.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.70x | 1.45x | 1.96x |
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
- DARWIN GROUP LIMITED 2017-12-18 → present
- BUILT OFFSITE LIMITED 2005-03-16 → 2017-12-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons:”
Group structure
- DARWIN GROUP LIMITED · parent
- On-Demand Healthcare Infrastructure Solutions Limited 100%
- On-Demand Healthcare Solutions Limited 100%
- Darwin Healthcare Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMSON, Simon | Secretary | 2025-02-12 | — | — |
| COLLINS, John Mark | Director | 2023-04-20 | Jul 1971 | British |
| IBBETSON, Daniel Frederick | Director | 2025-02-12 | May 1970 | British |
| URWIN, Gavin | Director | 2025-02-12 | Feb 1977 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZAD, Harvinder Singh | Secretary | 2018-10-01 | 2020-10-09 |
| AZAD, Harvinder Singh | Secretary | 2014-03-31 | 2017-06-01 |
| DEETH, Adam John | Secretary | 2020-10-19 | 2021-03-31 |
| PIERCE, Lesley | Secretary | 2005-03-16 | 2012-10-02 |
| PIERCE, Richard Donald Foster | Secretary | 2021-03-31 | 2025-02-10 |
| SAMBROOK, David Paul | Secretary | 2018-03-14 | 2018-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-03-16 | 2005-03-16 |
| ADAMS, Hugh Richard | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2023-04-20 |
| ARMITAGE, David | Director | 2017-11-14 | 2018-11-19 |
| AZAD, Harvinder Singh | Director | 2018-11-19 | 2020-10-09 |
| AZAD, Harvinder Singh | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2017-06-01 |
| BISHOP, Mark James | Director | 2020-08-06 | 2023-04-20 |
| BROCKLESBY, Kevin Charles | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2014-03-14 |
| COTTAM, Brian | Director | 2017-11-14 | 2018-06-14 |
| COUGHLAN, Charles Oliver | Director | 2012-03-27 | 2013-01-31 |
| CREIGHTON, Luke Taylor | Director | 2022-06-28 | 2023-04-20 |
| DAVIDSON, Alan Nelson | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2023-04-20 |
| DAVIES, Jamie | Director | 2019-07-29 | 2021-01-11 |
| DAWE, Nicholas David | Director | 2022-09-27 | 2023-04-20 |
| DEETH, Adam John | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2021-03-31 |
| EMBERTON, Maurice | Director | 2007-07-13 | 2010-11-18 |
| EMBERTON, Maurice | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2007-05-16 |
| FERRE IBANEZ, Guillermo | Director | 2022-02-25 | 2023-04-20 |
| FOULKES, Geoffrey Stephen | Director | 2007-07-13 | 2012-10-02 |
| GOSS, Martin | Director | 2011-06-17 | 2018-12-20 |
| HUMPHRIES, Stephen Shaun | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2016-08-05 |
| KNIGHT, Paul | Director | 2019-07-29 | 2020-06-02 |
| MORGAN, Thomas | Director | 2017-11-14 | 2023-04-20 |
| PIERCE, Charles Oliver Thomas | Director | 2010-06-17 | 2022-05-16 |
| PIERCE, Jamie Anthony Graham | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2026-05-01 |
| PIERCE, Jamie Louise | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2006-10-25 |
| PIERCE, Jason Michael Thomas | Director | 2009-04-30 | 2012-10-02 |
| PIERCE, Lesley | Director | 2013-12-09 | 2022-02-25 |
| PIERCE, Lesley | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2012-10-02 |
| PIERCE, Richard Thomas Henry | Director | 2013-12-09 | 2022-02-25 |
| PIERCE, Richard Thomas Henry | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2012-10-02 |
| PIERCE, Richard Donald Foster | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2025-02-10 |
| PLANT, Stewart | Director | 2022-05-10 | 2022-06-28 |
| PRATT, James | Director | 2022-09-27 | 2022-11-29 |
| SAMBROOK, David Paul | Director | 2010-06-17 | 2012-10-02 |
| SKINNER, Andrew John | Director | 2022-09-27 | 2022-11-29 |
| SNOOK, Robert Marcus | Director | 2023-04-20 | 2024-07-26 |
| SPROULLE, Lindsey | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2021-05-14 |
| STOKES, Spencer Lloyd | Director | 2021-01-11 | 2023-04-20 |
| TAYLOR, Lee Philip | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2019-05-13 |
| TYLER, Amie | Director | 2022-05-10 | 2023-04-20 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-03-16 | 2005-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldfoster Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.