DALES MARINE SERVICES LIMITED

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

• Turnover

  +6.2%

  £30,613,047 → £32,504,546

  highest in 3 filed years

• Cash

  +171.5%

  £1,207,869 → £3,279,230

• Net assets

  +65.2%

  £5,545,568 → £9,161,530

• Employees

  +7.5%

  133 → 143

  highest in 3 filed years

• Operating profit

  -22.1%

  £5,356,361 → £4,173,997

  lowest in 3 filed years

• Profit before tax

  -66.5%

  £12,606,812 → £4,220,437

  lowest in 3 filed years

• Wages

  +7.4%

  £7,729,242 → £8,304,330

  highest in 3 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

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.

1. DALES MARINE SERVICES LIMITED 1996-05-01 → present
2. MOUNTWEST 67 LIMITED 1996-03-07 → 1996-05-01

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Anderson Anderson & Brown Audit LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In determining the going concern of the company the directors have considered the company's current and forecast profitability required to operate for a period of no less than 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. The directors are confident of meeting its future financial forecasts and its obligations as the company and wider Group is trading profitably, is cash generative and has prudent financing facilities. As such, these financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. DALES MARINE SERVICES LIMITED · parent
   1. Dales Marine Services (Greenock) Limited 100%
   2. Grangemouth Ship Repairs Limited 100%
   3. Forth Group Limited 100%
   4. Dales Properties (Scotland) Limited 100%

Significant events

• “Following the incident that occurred on 22 March 2023, the business continues to fully cooperate with all ongoing investigations.”
• “'During the year to 31 December 2023, the Company had an incident. As the outcome and financial impact of the Health and Safety Executive's investigation are unlikely to be known for some time, no provision has been made in the financial statements.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.