DAVISON CANNERS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2M
+30.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
+2.6% vs 2024
Employees
111
-15.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£821K
-62.8% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,326,338 | £18,646,607 | -12.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,489,296 | £1,242,913 | -50.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,206,980 | £820,647 | -62.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,081,327 | £630,536 | -69.7% | |
| Cash | £906,974 | £1,184,176 | +30.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,513,004 | £19,105,855 | +15.7% | |
| Net assets | £12,642,185 | £12,969,221 | +2.6% | |
| Equity | £12,642,185 | £12,969,221 | +2.6% | |
| Average employees | 131 | 111 | -15.3% | |
| Wages | £3,371,943 | £3,641,491 | +8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £323,002 | £342,793 | +6.1% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.7% | 6.7% | |
| Net margin | 9.8% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.1% | 6.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.6% | 46.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | 8.82x | 2.94x |
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
- GMCG PORTADOWN
- 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.”
Group structure
- DAVISON CANNERS LIMITED · parent
- Simply Puddings Limited 75%
Significant events
- “The company's investment in a new production facility continued in the year with production starting in February 2025. Start-up costs were incurred in respect of the new production facility and existing production was also impacted during this period.”
- “The directors consider the outlook for the business to be positive, underpinned by the moderation of raw material costs since the financial year 2025, and the new production facility now being fully operational. These developments are expected to have a favourable impact on future turnover levels and margins.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVISON, Hazel Elizabeth | Secretary | 1978-04-19 | — | British |
| BURKE, Helen Dorothy Edith | Director | 2009-03-12 | Mar 1972 | British |
| DAVISON, Alan Thomas Herbert | Director | 2003-11-03 | Apr 1974 | British |
| DAVISON, Carolyn | Director | 2017-11-01 | Apr 1981 | British |
| DAVISON, Graham William Ronald | Director | 2003-11-03 | Apr 1981 | British |
| DAVISON, Hazel Elizabeth | Director | 1978-04-19 | Aug 1942 | British |
| DAVISON, Sarah Louise | Director | 2017-11-01 | Sep 1985 | British |
| WILSON, Mary Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2009-03-12 | Apr 1970 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVISON, Thomas William R | Director | 1978-04-19 | 2008-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Graham William Ronald Davison | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-04-25 | Active |
| Mrs Hazel Elizabeth Davison | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-04-12 |
| Mr Alan Thomas Herbert Davison | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2018-11-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.