DOMU BRANDS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-25 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
Equity attributable
Employees
84
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
Period ending 2024-09-30
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £55,588,544 | £44,416,872 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,455,265 | £2,928,091 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£1,945,824 | £2,588,345 | |
| Net profit | £4,458,354 | — | -£1,470,348 | £2,072,877 | |
| Cash | £4,303,576 | — | £2,730,187 | £1,700,760 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £6,420,905 | £6,729,492 | |
| Net assets | £9,597,068 | — | £4,205,470 | £4,736,266 | |
| Equity | — | £9,595,566 | £4,205,470 | £4,736,266 | |
| Average employees | 111 | — | 91 | 84 | |
| Wages | £4,920,204 | — | £4,210,054 | £3,423,858 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £203,097 | £194,278 |
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -2.6% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -2.6% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -22.7% | 43.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 71.2% | 71.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.71x | 1.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -2.97x | 8.62x |
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
- DOMU BRANDS LIMITED 2016-08-17 → present
- DESIGNER HABITAT LIMITED 2009-10-17 → 2016-08-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Alexander & Co LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company's forecasts and projections show the group will be able to operate well within the level of the current import loan facility, which has been agreed through to 30th September 2025. This allows the Directors to conclude that there is reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- DOMU BRANDS LIMITED · parent
- Domu Brands LLC 100%
- Domu nc 100%
- Domu Brands (NIR) Limited 100%
- Domu Brands B.V 100%
Significant events
- “The financial year ending September 2024 was a positive year for DOMU Brands Ltd, with the business returning to profit and achieving an EBITDA of £3.2m.”
- “YOY revenue remained stable at £44m, when factoring in the longer accounting period for FY23. However, this is now much higher quality revenue when compared to previous years.”
- “Gross margin increased due to improved performance during year, increasing to £11.0m in FY 24.”
- “The fixed cost base reduced due to improved operational efficiency, by £3.5m in FY24 (-30%).”
- “Cash at period end was £1.7m in FY24.”
- “The import loan facility balance at September 2024 stood at £2.9m. The business, due to focus on stock control, now successfully operates within a $6m dollar facility.”
- “The severe global headwinds caused by the ongoing Trade tensions between the USA and China continue to create a volatile environment to operate within.”
- “Banking facilities for the following financial year are due to be renewed in September 2025.”
- “Although the business became an Employee Owned Trust in early 2021, the business recognises the transition is a journey, an establishing the Trust structure is only the first step.”
- “The company agreed to exit one of the head office floors to consolidate all head office functions onto the remaining two floors, resulting in utility and energy costs being reduced by 37%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Shaun | Director | 2025-12-11 | Aug 1990 | British |
| DAY, Michael Francis Edwin | Director | 2025-05-01 | Jul 1981 | British |
| FOSTER, Craig | Director | 2009-10-17 | Nov 1981 | British |
| JANUSZEWSKI, Mark Richard | Director | 2009-10-17 | Dec 1981 | British |
| RUSSELL, James Andrew | Director | 2021-02-26 | Jan 1973 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARRIOTT, Lee Anthony | Director | 2021-02-26 | 2022-03-03 |
| RAYNSFORD, Andrew | Director | 2021-02-26 | 2023-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domu Eot Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2021-02-26 | Active |
| Mr Mark Richard Januszewski | Individual | Shares 25–50%, ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-26 |
| Mr Craig Foster | Individual | Shares 25–50%, ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-09 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-07-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-06-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.