DONNELLY BROS. (BELFAST) LIMITED
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Cash
£3.8M
-12.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.6M
+11.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
73
-2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+21.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,105,270 | £38,450,858 | £40,515,494 | +5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,057,522 | £871,851 | £1,050,617 | +20.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,046,119 | £850,238 | £1,035,837 | +21.8% | |
| Net profit | £792,072 | £608,817 | £754,543 | +23.9% | |
| Cash | £4,007,475 | £4,378,691 | £3,839,881 | -12.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,206,066 | £6,811,232 | £7,577,381 | +11.2% | |
| Net assets | £6,202,415 | £6,811,232 | £7,565,775 | +11.1% | |
| Equity | £6,202,415 | £6,811,232 | £7,565,775 | +11.1% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 75 | 73 | -2.7% | |
| Wages | £2,472,580 | £2,616,045 | £2,706,216 | +3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £223,880 | £195,654 | £188,713 | -3.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 2.3% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.0% | 12.8% | 13.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.33x | 2.10x | 2.49x | |
| Interest cover | 92.74x | 40.34x | 71.08x |
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
- Ernst & Young 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. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern until 30 June 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KERR, Malcolm | Secretary | 2019-12-01 | — | — |
| BLACK, Edwin | Director | 1997-02-28 | Apr 1965 | British |
| DONNELLY, Terence Anthony | Director | 1997-02-28 | Jun 1952 | Irish |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN, Philip | Secretary | 2013-11-01 | 2019-11-30 |
| KERR, Malcolm Robert | Secretary | 1997-02-28 | 2013-11-01 |
| DONNELLY, Patrick Raymond | Director | 2005-01-03 | 2023-11-10 |
| DONNELLY, Peter Paul | Director | 1997-02-28 | 2002-12-20 |
| DONNELLY, Raymond | Director | 2002-12-19 | 2003-01-13 |
| O'HANLON, Martin | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2003-09-05 |
| O'HANLON, Martin Arthur | Director | 1997-02-28 | 2000-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnelly Bros. Garages (Dungannon) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-16 | MISC | miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-02-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2019-12-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
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.