DARTINGTON CRYSTAL (TORRINGTON) LIMITED

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

  -1.1%

  £8,573,911 → £8,478,313

• Cash

  +39.3%

  £144,007 → £200,637

• Net assets

  -30.9%

  £2,548,119 → £1,761,115

• Employees

  -4.3%

  117 → 112

• Operating profit

  -559.3%

  £156,223 → -£717,474

• Profit before tax

  -834.4%

  £107,168 → -£787,004

• Wages

  -1.4%

  £2,667,398 → £2,629,076

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Albert Goodman LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors have prepared forecasts which demonstrate that the group can continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the approval of these financial statements. The directors are confident that the steps necessary to achieve the forecast are being taken. The directors fully expect that the company will be able to obtain further funding should it be required if cash generated from operations is below requirements. Taking the factors mentioned above into account, the directors consider that the company will have adequate resources to continue in operation for a period of at least 12 months from the approval of these financial statements and therefore they have adopted the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”

Group structure

1. DARTINGTON CRYSTAL (TORRINGTON) LIMITED · parent
   1. Beswick Limited 1% · Devon · holding trademarks and similar items for use within the group.
   2. Dartington Glass Limited 1% · Devon · dormant company
   3. Dartington Crystal Limited 1% · Devon · dormant company

Significant events

• “During 2024, the company saw a significant reduction in key accounts of luxury spirit producers but an increase in orders in the wine-related market.”
• “Operating profit declined from a profit of £156k to a loss of £717k due to economic pressures and managerial inefficiencies.”
• “Continued investment in electric furnaces and efforts to overcome technological challenges in production.”
• “In 2025, continued investment in electric furnace technology to support carbon footprint reductions and explore sustainability benefits.”
• “Implemented ongoing cost reviews and appointed a new on-site management team to strengthen financial discipline and cost-control measures.”
• “Shareholders provided sustained investment and additional finance for site and production infrastructure development.”

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

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

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