DALES ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-29 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+16.2% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£13M
+9.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
110
+2.8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+336.9% vs 2023
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £11,234,431 | £13,237,734 | — | £20,886,175 | — | £15,890,643 | £21,865,133 | |
| Operating profit | — | £132,616 | £362,506 | — | £1,476,642 | — | £262,161 | £1,381,899 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £141,118 | £365,772 | — | £1,477,687 | — | £337,038 | £1,472,588 | |
| Net profit | — | £114,711 | £285,264 | — | £1,197,717 | — | £253,204 | £1,101,428 | |
| Cash | — | £4,366,507 | £5,052,684 | — | £5,822,038 | — | £5,826,794 | £6,772,337 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,266,972 | £10,558,427 | — | £11,453,918 | — | £11,753,974 | £12,908,639 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,173,532 | £10,458,796 | — | £11,311,561 | — | £11,564,765 | £12,666,193 | |
| Equity | £10,058,821 | £10,173,532 | £10,458,796 | £10,113,844 | £11,311,561 | £11,311,561 | £11,564,765 | £12,666,193 | |
| Average employees | — | 106 | 105 | — | 107 | — | 107 | 110 | |
| Wages | — | £4,535,964 | £4,272,935 | — | £5,099,871 | — | £5,064,167 | £5,776,046 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £120,364 | £132,263 | — | £140,193 | — | £137,415 | £174,180 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+37.6%
£15,890,643 £21,865,133
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+16.2%
£5,826,794 £6,772,337
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+9.5%
£11,564,765 £12,666,193
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+2.8%
107 110
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+427.1%
£262,161 £1,381,899
-
Profit before tax
+336.9%
£337,038 £1,472,588
-
Wages
+14.1%
£5,064,167 £5,776,046
highest in 5 filed years
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 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.2% | 2.7% | — | 7.1% | — | 1.6% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.0% | 2.2% | — | 5.7% | — | 1.6% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.3% | 3.4% | — | 12.9% | — | 2.2% | 10.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.39x | 4.88x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- DALES ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 1996-05-01 → present
- DALES ENGINEERING LIMITED 1987-12-29 → 1996-05-01
- MERVEND LIMITED 1987-11-30 → 1987-12-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Anderson Anderson & Brown Audit 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. 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASSON GLENNIE LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2002-09-05 | — | — |
| DUNCAN, Jacqueline Bell | Director | 2013-06-06 | Jun 1958 | British |
| DUNCAN, William George | Director | 1998-11-06 | Jun 1957 | British |
| MACKIE, Graham Alexander | Director | 1996-12-01 | Jan 1956 | British |
| MACKIE, Nina | Director | 2013-06-06 | Feb 1961 | British |
| THOMSON, Kevin Buchan | Director | 2009-02-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUTTON, James | Secretary | — | 1996-04-11 |
| MACKIE, Graham Alexander | Secretary | 1999-10-06 | 2002-09-05 |
| STRONACHS | Corporate Secretary | 1996-04-11 | 1999-10-06 |
| ALEXANDER, Linda | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1994-10-31 |
| DAVIDSON, Charles | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1995-08-11 |
| HUTTON, James | Director | 1987-12-01 | 1992-08-15 |
| HUTTON, James | Director | — | 1996-04-12 |
| LAWSON, Charles | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2015-04-23 |
| MACKIE, Graham Alexander | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1996-04-11 |
| NICOL, Kerry Ann | Director | 1998-11-06 | 2002-08-13 |
| NICOL, Maurice James | Director | — | 2002-08-14 |
| ROBERTSON, Douglas Alexander Mitchell | Director | 1996-12-01 | 2002-08-14 |
| ROBERTSON, Douglas Alexander Mitchell | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1996-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dales 2002 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2016-11-18 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2016-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.