DARWIN (NORTH WEST) LIMITED
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Cash
£116K
-42.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£12M
-10% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
118
+14.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.1M
-82.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,655,581 | £12,045,248 | £10,898,180 | -9.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,702,490 | -£591,975 | -£1,090,396 | -84.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,719,865 | -£605,705 | -£1,105,044 | -82.4% | |
| Net profit | -£2,719,865 | -£605,705 | -£1,105,044 | -82.4% | |
| Cash | £184,491 | £203,194 | £116,139 | -42.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£10,378,623 | -£11,083,225 | -£12,100,329 | -9.2% | |
| Net assets | -£10,499,578 | -£11,105,283 | -£12,210,327 | -10% | |
| Equity | -£10,499,578 | -£11,105,283 | -£12,210,327 | -10% | |
| Average employees | 133 | 103 | 118 | +14.6% | |
| Wages | £2,547,884 | £2,496,620 | £2,524,935 | +1.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -21.4% | -4.9% | -10.0% | |
| Net margin | -21.5% | -5.0% | -10.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.36x | 0.35x | 0.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | -43.12x | -74.44x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The principal activity of the company is the operation of three caravan holiday parks in North Wales.”
- “The performance of the company during the year continued to be influenced by the challenging market conditions. Whilst energy costs reduced from high levels in prior years, inflationary pressures and increases in wage costs continued to impact the company's cost base. As a result, operating costs remained elevated compared with historic levels.”
- “The company is looking to continue to operate the three caravan parks.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Andrew | Director | 2018-02-28 | Sep 1959 | British |
| POPE, Alexander Bryan Timothy | Director | 2025-08-27 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CURRY, Jonathan Peter Alexander | Secretary | 2011-04-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| ESSE, Anthony Geoffrey David | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2018-09-30 |
| ESSE, Lindsey Ann | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2024-11-15 |
| PENNEY, Christopher James Affleck | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2025-08-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kleinwort Benson (Guernsey) Limited As Trustee For Darwin West Country (Guernsey) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 59 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-02-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-02-22 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-02-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | 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
- 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.