DWS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-14
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+66.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
+4.1% vs 2023
Employees
116
+27.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+0.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-14.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £18,521,330 | £20,312,751 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £3,013,356 | £3,019,317 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £3,040,119 | £3,044,255 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,727,236 | £2,628,495 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £1,574,728 | £2,616,450 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £10,931,499 | £11,297,446 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £10,524,833 | £10,959,641 | |
| Equity | £300,203 | £1,400,205 | £2,463,781 | £2,486,539 | £10,524,833 | £10,959,641 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 91 | 116 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,376,916 | £5,105,394 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £23,793 | £25,140 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+9.7%
£18,521,330 £20,312,751
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Cash
+66.2%
£1,574,728 £2,616,450
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Net assets
+4.1%
£10,524,833 £10,959,641
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Employees
+27.5%
91 116
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Operating profit
+0.2%
£3,013,356 £3,019,317
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Profit before tax
+0.1%
£3,040,119 £3,044,255
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Wages
+16.6%
£4,376,916 £5,105,394
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 16.3% | 14.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 14.7% | 12.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 27.6% | 26.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.63x | 2.92x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 1506.68x | 1509.66x |
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
- DWS GROUP LIMITED 2018-04-30 → present
- TECHSERV CNC LIMITED 2017-01-31 → 2018-04-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Drummond Laurie CA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and the parent 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.”
Group structure
- DWS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Bull Products Ltd 100%
- Cygnus Group Ltd 100%
- Rotherwas Holdings Company Ltd 100%
- Cygnus Wireless Systems (UK) Ltd 100%
- Atomic Bull Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The directors are happy to report a successful year for the group.”
- “The group has generated £20,312,751 (2023: £18,521,330) of turnover due to excellent products and customer service.”
- “The group had net assets of £10,959,641 (2023: £10,524,833) including distributable profits of £10,658,836 (2023: £10,224,628).”
- “Acquisition of non-controlling interest”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARKHAM, Bradley James | Director | 2018-04-30 | Mar 1985 | British |
| MARKHAM, Charles Harding | Director | 2017-01-31 | Sep 1955 | British |
| MARKHAM, Ross William | Director | 2017-01-31 | Jun 1982 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bradley James Markham | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-04-30 | Active |
| Mr Charles Harding Markham | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-31 | Active |
| Mr Ross William Markham | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 40 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-04-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-04-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-04-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-06 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2021-12-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-05-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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.