DARWIN ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£139K
-26.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£473K
-2.2% vs 2024
Employees
12
-7.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£11K
-110.4% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,382,517 | £4,266,672 | £5,016,445 | £5,029,245 | £4,813,544 | £4,563,876 | -5.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£266,037 | £102,837 | -£10,695 | -110.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £121,566 | £217,962 | £224,145 | -£266,037 | £102,837 | -£10,695 | -110.4% | |
| Net profit | £81,269 | £172,178 | £167,081 | -£242,354 | £68,512 | -£10,695 | -115.6% | |
| Cash | £197,278 | £503,211 | £856,924 | £25,712 | £188,013 | £138,632 | -26.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £318,588 | £490,766 | £657,847 | £419,759 | £486,629 | £475,934 | -2.2% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £657,847 | £415,493 | £484,005 | £473,310 | -2.2% | |
| Equity | £318,588 | £490,766 | £657,847 | £415,493 | £484,005 | £473,310 | -2.2% | |
| Average employees | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | -7.7% | |
| Wages | £560,080 | £1,448,708 | £1,994,518 | £1,697,795 | £1,786,899 | £1,799,663 | +0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £190,000 | £420,000 | £573,500 | £441,000 | £463,050 | £463,050 | 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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -5.3% | 2.1% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.4% | 4.0% | 3.3% | -4.8% | 1.4% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -63.4% | 21.1% | -2.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.82x | 1.84x | 2.37x |
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
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, and after considering and taking into account the matters described above, the directors of Darwin Alternative Investment Management Limited have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For these reasons, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In the year under review, revenue decreased to £4,563,876 (2024: £4,813,544). The decrease in revenue was matched by a decrease in costs, giving rise to a loss.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEAVER, Randi | Secretary | 2015-11-18 | — | — |
| ESSE, Anthony Geoffrey David | Director | 2012-06-11 | Feb 1962 | British |
| PENNEY, Christopher James Affleck | Director | 2015-10-08 | Sep 1964 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher James Affleck Penney | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Anthony Geoffrey David Esse | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 41 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.