NORTH DOWN GRAIN LIMITED
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Cash
£45K
-91.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£5.8M
+6.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
52
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£460K
+30.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,328,019 | — | £28,431,680 | £19,664,547 | -30.8% | |
| Operating profit | £365,906 | — | £393,882 | £406,050 | +3.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £345,971 | £424,941 | £353,248 | £460,217 | +30.3% | |
| Net profit | £280,084 | £426,538 | £236,573 | £424,873 | +79.6% | |
| Cash | £219,719 | £26,685 | £500,394 | £44,666 | -91.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,171,532 | £5,491,379 | £5,762,402 | £6,139,896 | +6.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,940,897 | £5,260,180 | £5,414,528 | £5,782,171 | +6.8% | |
| Equity | £4,940,897 | £5,260,180 | £5,414,528 | £5,782,171 | +6.8% | |
| Average employees | 45 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,271,351 | £1,342,535 | £1,510,892 | £1,659,240 | +9.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £33,480 | £33,480 | £33,480 | £34,040 | +1.7% |
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 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | — | 1.4% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | — | 0.8% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.1% | — | 6.8% | 6.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.92x | 5.14x | |
| Interest cover | 17.97x | — | 9.69x | 65.38x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Stanley Woods & Co
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIDSON, Roberta | Secretary | 1984-07-04 | — | British |
| DAVIDSON, Charles | Director | 1984-07-04 | May 1952 | British |
| DAVIDSON, Gary James | Director | 2011-03-01 | Dec 1977 | British |
| DAVIDSON, Philip Charles | Director | 2000-10-14 | Dec 1975 | British |
| DAVIDSON, Roberta | Director | 1984-07-04 | Apr 1952 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gary James Davidson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2024-07-21 | Active |
| Mr Philip Charles Davidson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2024-07-21 | Active |
| Mr Charles Davidson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-07-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.