DAWSONGROUP VANS LIMITED
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Cash
£166k
-32% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£80m
+13.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
295
+3.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£17m
-11.5% 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 | £93,154,000 | £89,679,000 | £89,700,000 | 0% | |
| Operating profit | £25,891,000 | £22,914,000 | £22,113,000 | -3.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £21,735,000 | £19,373,000 | £17,141,000 | -11.5% | |
| Net profit | £16,506,000 | £14,566,000 | £12,799,000 | -12.1% | |
| Cash | £1,861,000 | £244,000 | £166,000 | -32% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £74,530,000 | £98,879,000 | £109,216,000 | +10.5% | |
| Net assets | £57,830,000 | £70,396,000 | £79,955,000 | +13.6% | |
| Equity | £57,830,000 | £70,396,000 | £79,955,000 | +13.6% | |
| Average employees | 270 | 285 | 295 | +3.5% | |
| Wages | £10,218,000 | £10,690,000 | £12,321,000 | +15.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £665,000 | £451,000 | £763,000 | +69.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £61,000 | £32,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £479,000 | £419,000 | £652,000 | +55.6% |
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 | 27.8% | 25.6% | 24.7% | |
| Net margin | 17.7% | 16.2% | 14.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.7% | 23.2% | 20.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.6% | 61.5% | 58.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.16x | 0.28x | 0.21x | |
| Interest cover | 6.50x | 4.72x | 4.61x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- DAWSONGROUP VANS LIMITED 2018-03-19 → present
- DAWSONRENTALS VANS LIMITED 2013-10-11 → 2018-03-19
- HIREGATE VEHICLE RENTAL LIMITED 2010-10-25 → 2013-10-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, therefore they continue to adopt the going concern basis for accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT, Lucinda Anne | Secretary | 2015-04-10 | — | — |
| COLEMAN, Anthony | Director | 2010-10-25 | Mar 1973 | British |
| FITZPATRICK, James Patrick | Director | 2025-10-01 | Aug 1970 | British |
| HENRY, Gary | Director | 2025-11-03 | Sep 1965 | British |
| LAW, Emma Jane | Director | 2025-10-01 | Nov 1983 | British |
| RIDLEY, David Simon | Director | 2017-05-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALLAHAN, Stephen David | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2026-03-13 |
| DAWSON, Charles Piers Leighton | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| JONES, Gareth Mark | Director | 2014-02-03 | 2017-04-20 |
| MILLER, Stephen James | Director | 2010-11-09 | 2026-01-31 |
| MOORE, Calvin Keith | Director | 2019-12-18 | 2024-01-01 |
| O'REILLY, Adrian Joseph Peter | Director | 2010-11-09 | 2024-12-31 |
| SKILLMAN, Nicholas Stephen | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2013-08-06 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael John | Director | 2010-11-09 | 2016-09-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawsongroup Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.