DUSK (RETAIL) LIMITED
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Cash
£5M
-16.9% vs 2024
Net assets
-£8.2M
-459.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
194
+71.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£14M
-344.8% 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
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £97,744,942 | £152,211,464 | +55.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £5,734,659 | -£13,839,220 | -341.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £5,722,269 | -£14,009,426 | -344.8% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £4,666,196 | -£10,536,409 | -325.8% | |
| Cash | £115,800 | £899,829 | £5,992,200 | £4,978,507 | -16.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£976,188 | -£699,105 | £2,469,056 | -£7,397,180 | -399.6% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,293,362 | -£8,243,047 | -459.4% | |
| Equity | -£976,188 | -£699,105 | £2,293,362 | -£8,243,047 | -459.4% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 9 | 113 | 194 | +71.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,293,503 | £6,577,969 | +99.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £199,104 | £225,466 | +13.2% |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.9% | -9.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.8% | -6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 232.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.05x | 0.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -81.31x |
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
- Dutton Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company incurred a loss for the year of £(10,536,409) (2024: profit £4,666,196) and at 31 March 2025 had net liabilities of £(8,243,047) (2024: net assets £2,293,362). The Company relies on the support of a director who has confirmed that he will continue this support.”
Group structure
- DUSK (RETAIL) LIMITED · parent
- Dusk.com Inc. 100%
Significant events
- “The fit-out of our second warehouse which we have leased since February 2024 was delayed significantly which caused a follow-on impact of requiring extra temporary storage (including port demurrage costs) and warehouse inefficiencies. This also led to a delay in fulfilling certain customer orders and hence elevating cancellations.”
- “The Company has further increased its fulfilment capacity with the launch of a third warehouse in March 2025 - a 279,000 sq. ft. facility that doubled previous despatch capacity while also supporting an improved proposition to our customers. This significant increase in footprint gives the Company significant headroom growth while also the opportunity to close its smaller first warehouse in March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| READ, Christopher James | Director | 2021-10-22 | May 1977 | British |
| WALKER, Jason Michael | Director | 2017-01-12 | May 1975 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BULLOCK, Anthony Robert | Director | 2016-09-07 | 2017-01-25 |
| MCLUCKIE, Andrew James | Director | 2021-10-22 | 2022-04-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jason Michael Walker | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-01-12 | Active |
| Mr Anthony Robert Bullock | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-09-07 | Ceased 2017-01-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 35 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-08-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-08-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-08-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
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.