DAMS FURNITURE LIMITED
Operating as Dams Furniture, the business is a family-owned manufacturer and wholesaler of office furniture based in Merseyside.
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Cash
£9.4M
+11.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£27M
+5.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
347
-2.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.4M
-29.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-27 | 2021-09-26 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £40,189,587 | £50,365,202 | £63,222,396 | £63,365,956 | £60,821,679 | £59,219,548 | -2.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,831,102 | £4,922,715 | £3,653,486 | £6,563,367 | £6,293,036 | £4,300,208 | -31.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,816,264 | £4,850,892 | £3,533,789 | £6,445,608 | £6,256,009 | £4,383,790 | -29.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,201,418 | £3,698,693 | £2,672,827 | £4,829,966 | £4,990,457 | £3,306,267 | -33.7% | |
| Cash | £5,970,834 | £4,849,421 | £3,552,506 | £5,785,617 | £8,438,882 | £9,438,609 | +11.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,347,078 | £20,852,856 | £24,306,807 | £26,714,252 | £28,203,373 | £29,503,230 | +4.6% | |
| Net assets | £15,060,705 | £17,347,439 | £19,808,307 | £23,076,316 | £25,874,813 | £27,379,120 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | £15,060,705 | £17,347,439 | £19,808,307 | £23,076,316 | £25,874,813 | £27,379,120 | +5.8% | |
| Average employees | 306 | 313 | 365 | 364 | 356 | 347 | -2.5% | |
| Wages | £7,637,166 | £8,427,794 | £10,425,549 | £10,118,124 | £10,624,992 | £11,103,722 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £388,816 | £390,980 | £413,556 | £437,598 | £605,821 | £660,953 | +9.1% |
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 | 2020-09-27 | 2021-09-26 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 9.8% | 5.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 7.3% | 4.2% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.3% | 23.6% | 15.0% | 24.6% | 22.3% | 14.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.06x | 2.42x | 2.42x | |
| Interest cover | — | 68.16x | 30.27x | 44.09x | 39.88x | 67.55x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors, having considered the financial position of the Company for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements, have no reason to believe that a material uncertainty exists that may cast doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The Company declared dividends of £705,980 to Dams Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIBBS, Emma Jane | Secretary | 2016-10-10 | — | — |
| DALTON, Gary James | Director | 2022-06-22 | Jan 1967 | British |
| HAMBLETON, Lee Michael | Director | 2024-07-31 | Apr 1987 | British |
| HIBBS, Emma Jane | Director | 2016-10-10 | Apr 1979 | British |
| HIBBS, Thomas William | Director | 2016-10-10 | Jun 1977 | British |
| MOORE, Melissa Scott | Director | 2009-09-10 | Feb 1973 | British |
| MORRIS, Wynn David | Director | 2025-10-28 | Apr 1966 | British |
| SCOTT, Christopher | Director | 2009-09-10 | Jul 1975 | British |
| SCOTT, Michael | Director | 2012-01-16 | Mar 1980 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOORE, Melissa Scott | Secretary | 2009-09-10 | 2016-10-10 |
| ALDCROFT, Matthew | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2025-07-28 |
| AVIS, Christine Susan | Nominee Director | 2009-09-10 | 2009-09-10 |
| BUCKLEY, Timothy Mark | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2016-03-30 |
| DINGWALL, Michael Thomas | Director | 2019-06-19 | 2022-03-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dams Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.