DINGBRO LIMITED
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Cash
£76M
+20.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£134M
+11.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,703
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£24M
-4.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watch the reel
Our short-form breakdown of DINGBRO LIMITED's latest filing
A look inside the accounts of Dingbro, the Aberdeen motor distributor quietly sitting on a £76m cash pile. 🚗💷
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £227,765,007 | £239,468,706 | £241,748,509 | +1% | |
| Operating profit | £24,893,723 | £23,819,806 | £22,602,088 | -5.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £25,168,445 | £25,491,310 | £24,297,007 | -4.7% | |
| Net profit | £19,498,476 | £18,924,967 | £18,107,789 | -4.3% | |
| Cash | £49,945,752 | £63,229,533 | £76,049,830 | +20.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £106,410,223 | £121,430,668 | £135,220,227 | +11.4% | |
| Net assets | £106,224,813 | £120,414,780 | £133,787,569 | +11.1% | |
| Equity | £106,224,813 | £120,414,780 | £133,787,569 | +11.1% | |
| Average employees | 1,615 | 1,669 | 1,703 | +2% | |
| Wages | £49,046,999 | £54,968,651 | £57,185,034 | +4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,089,785 | £1,255,042 | £1,267,985 | +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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.9% | 9.9% | 9.3% | |
| Net margin | 8.6% | 7.9% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.4% | 19.6% | 16.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 25.5% | 23.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.35x | 3.61x | 3.92x |
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
- AAB Audit & Accountancy 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
- “On 27 March 2026, there has been a cancellation of 30,849 Ordinary A shares with a nominal value of £1 per share. These were cancelled for a total consideration of £30,002,164.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-12-01 | — | — |
| CURRY-DINGWALL, Dawn Angela | Director | 1999-07-23 | Jul 1971 | British |
| DINGWALL, Craig | Director | 2019-02-06 | Jan 1991 | British |
| DINGWALL, Gary Allan | Director | 1993-10-01 | May 1965 | British |
| DINGWALL, Helen | Director | — | Oct 1946 | British |
| DINGWALL, James Allan | Director | — | Mar 1945 | British |
| DINGWALL, Scott John | Director | 1996-03-13 | Jan 1968 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN & MCRAE | Corporate Secretary | — | 2010-01-22 |
| RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE | Corporate Secretary | 2010-01-22 | 2019-07-25 |
| DINGWALL, Kenneth John | Director | — | 2015-09-30 |
| DINGWALL, Sandra Betsy | Director | — | 2008-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Angela Curry-Dingwall | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-03-27 | Active |
| Mr Gary Allan Dingwall | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-03-26 | Active |
| Mr Scott John Dingwall | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-03-26 | Active |
| Mr James Allan Dingwall | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-27 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-23 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-04-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.