DPS (M&S) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-20 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-7.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+101.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
21
+75% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+70.3% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £33,587,454 | £50,055,734 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £572,765 | £889,307 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £597,186 | £1,016,719 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £472,726 | £777,706 | |
| Cash | £779,321 | — | £4,125,374 | £3,822,029 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £290,286 | — | £763,012 | £1,540,730 | |
| Equity | £290,286 | £290,286 | £763,012 | £1,540,730 | |
| Average employees | 5 | — | 12 | 21 | |
| Wages | — | — | £714,736 | £1,330,506 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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
+49%
£33,587,454 £50,055,734
-
Cash
-7.4%
£4,125,374 £3,822,029
-
Net assets
+101.9%
£763,012 £1,540,730
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+75%
12 21
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+55.3%
£572,765 £889,307
-
Profit before tax
+70.3%
£597,186 £1,016,719
-
Wages
+86.2%
£714,736 £1,330,506
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.7% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.4% | 1.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.11x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 2780.41x | 2127.53x |
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
- Old Mill Audit Limited
- 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
- “The principal focus in the year of the Group was the task of enhancing supply chain resilience as a result of ongoing geopolitical and climate-related events.”
- “Resilience in our supply chain strategy resulted in the need to expand UK-based packing capacity. This has proven difficult due to the competitive market for warehousing and factory space.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUMONT, Paul | Director | 2021-09-07 | May 1966 | British |
| FARSHCHI-HEIDARI, Daryush | Director | 2025-09-24 | May 1980 | British |
| FRANCIS, Scott Michael Starbuck | Director | 2024-04-22 | Apr 1983 | British |
| MASTERS, Daniel James | Director | 2024-10-01 | Apr 1990 | British |
| PERCIVAL, Simon James | Director | 2024-10-01 | Mar 1979 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRICE, David Edward Reginald | Director | 2021-09-07 | 2024-09-16 |
| SANDS, Karen | Director | 2024-04-22 | 2026-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terradace Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-06 | Active |
| Direct Produce Supplies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-07 | Ceased 2022-01-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 22 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-03 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-05-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.