A.V. DAWSON TRANSPORT LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-28 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£319K
-27.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£308K
-5.5% vs 2023
Employees
74
+10.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£546
-100.2% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,660,744 | £12,047,588 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £467,066 | £18,447 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £356,060 | -£546 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £325,869 | -£17,968 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £437,124 | £318,697 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £100 | £100 | £100 | £611,704 | £1,201,466 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £325,969 | £308,001 | |
| Equity | £100 | £100 | £100 | £325,969 | £308,001 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 74 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,007,861 | £3,324,500 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £14,198 | — |
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-4.8%
£12,660,744 £12,047,588
-
Cash
-27.1%
£437,124 £318,697
-
Net assets
-5.5%
£325,969 £308,001
-
Employees
+10.4%
67 74
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-96.1%
£467,066 £18,447
-
Profit before tax
-100.2%
£356,060 -£546
-
Wages
+10.5%
£3,007,861 £3,324,500
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.7% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.6% | -0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 76.4% | 1.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.18x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 4.21x | 0.97x |
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
- Clive Owen LLP
- 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 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
- “A significant reduction in turnover with a major customer combined with capital and operational cost increases has resulted in a small loss for the year.”
- “The company's strong commitment to Health & Safety was recognised in 2024 through the achievement of the ROSPA Gold status.”
- “The Company's current infrastructure programme will see the following investments completed within the next financial year: i) Renewal of HGV fleet ii) Renewal of trailer fleet”
- “Critical success factors focusing on culture and values, business development, IT optimisation, and waste minimisation continue to progress.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROCE, Louise | Director | 2023-03-15 | Nov 1971 | British |
| DAWSON, Gary Stuart | Director | 2019-12-20 | Mar 1970 | British |
| LLOYD, Craig | Director | 2023-03-15 | Dec 1984 | British |
| NETTLE, Charlie | Director | 2023-03-15 | Feb 1977 | British |
| WATKINS, Andrew Kenneth | Director | 2023-03-15 | Nov 1964 | British |
| YOUNG, John Ellis | Director | 2019-12-20 | Mar 1970 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.V.Dawson Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 24 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-05-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2023-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2022-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.