DUNCAN AND TODD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-24 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+24.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+10.3% vs 2024
Employees
351
-5.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£467K
+178.3% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £27,579,767 | £28,221,030 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£273,405 | £628,301 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£595,849 | £466,562 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£640,127 | £466,562 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,592,933 | £1,987,809 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £5,059,174 | £5,701,061 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £4,544,262 | £5,010,823 | |
| Equity | £4,995,561 | £5,648,535 | £5,184,389 | £4,544,262 | £5,010,823 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 371 | 351 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £10,712,256 | £10,878,608 | |
| 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+2.3%
£27,579,767 £28,221,030
-
Cash
+24.8%
£1,592,933 £1,987,809
-
Net assets
+10.3%
£4,544,262 £5,010,823
-
Employees
-5.4%
371 351
-
Operating profit
+329.8%
-£273,405 £628,301
-
Profit before tax
+178.3%
-£595,849 £466,562
-
Wages
+1.6%
£10,712,256 £10,878,608
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -1.0% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -2.3% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -5.4% | 11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 70.1% | 66.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.75x | 0.89x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -0.85x | 3.88x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DUNCAN AND TODD LIMITED 1991-01-03 → present
- DUNCAN, TODD & MCBURNEY LIMITED 1978-09-01 → 1991-01-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- DUNCAN AND TODD LIMITED · parent
- Caledonian Optical Limited 100%
- Duncan and Todd Dormant Limited 100%
- Optical Limited 100%
- Smart Employee Eyecare Limited 100%
- Duncan and Todd Scotland Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the company also strengthened the leadership team, appointing Kevin Sutherland as its new CFO and will be joining the board as director.”
- “The business continued to see high admin expenses £19.2m (2024: £19.2m) due to increased non recurring costs following restructure within the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Kirsty Anne | Director | 2025-04-01 | Aug 1996 | British |
| CREBER, Patrick John | Director | 2025-04-01 | Mar 1997 | British |
| NORRIS, Matthew James | Director | 2024-01-16 | Dec 1977 | British |
| PETRIE, Hazel | Director | 2024-07-24 | Apr 1984 | British |
| SUTHERLAND, Kevin | Director | 2024-10-30 | Mar 1984 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAIR, Heather Margaret | Secretary | 2015-02-24 | 2015-08-11 |
| BURNETT & COMPANY | Corporate Secretary | — | 2015-02-24 |
| BLACK, Robert Alexander | Director | 2008-03-27 | 2012-02-01 |
| DALGARNO, Frederick George Scott | Director | 1995-06-14 | 1996-08-31 |
| DUNCAN, Norman | Director | — | 2007-07-04 |
| GILLILAND, Richard | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2008-03-26 |
| GILMOUR, Maria Jane | Director | 2007-07-04 | 2012-02-29 |
| INGRAM, Shona | Director | 2017-04-25 | 2019-12-18 |
| MCALLISTER, Maria Josephine | Director | 2018-07-16 | 2020-06-04 |
| MCKEACHIE, Joanne | Director | 2025-02-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| MCLELLAN, Ross Andrew Gordon | Director | 2019-12-18 | 2023-06-30 |
| MOSGROVE, Julie Anne | Director | 2019-12-18 | 2025-01-31 |
| MOSTYN, Andrew | Director | 2015-09-02 | 2017-04-25 |
| REDDEN, Kirsty Jane | Director | 2012-03-09 | 2025-04-01 |
| RUS, Frances Teresa | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2024-07-24 |
| SELLAR, Alana | Director | 2025-02-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| SKIDMORE, Robert William | Director | 2018-07-16 | 2019-11-29 |
| TAWSE, Melisa Leigh | Director | 2020-06-04 | 2024-07-24 |
| TODD, Stewart Andrew | Director | — | 2007-07-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan And Todd (Group) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-25 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-10-23 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-10-23 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-07-16 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-07-16 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-07-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.