DYNAMIC RETAIL LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-27
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-15 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-01
Watchouts
Cash
£0
lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2
first positive since 2024
Employees
0
lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£247K
Period ending 2025-04-27
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The directors have hived up the trade and assets of the company to C.J. Lang & Son Limited and intend to wind up and strike off the company. Therefore these financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-27
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-04-28 | 2025-04-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £11,866,034 | — | — | £13,113,579 | £14,687,815 | £18,308,950 | £13,834,878 | |
| Operating profit | — | £119,553 | — | — | £833,644 | £1,029,136 | -£69,061 | -£246,873 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £92,746 | — | — | £809,455 | -£1,277,909 | -£69,645 | -£246,873 | |
| Net profit | — | £63,260 | — | — | £648,784 | -£1,523,173 | -£255,900 | -£246,873 | |
| Cash | — | £613,416 | — | — | £2,048,197 | £911,497 | £414,130 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £798,349 | — | — | £1,928,942 | £434,060 | £90,994 | £2 | |
| Net assets | — | £732,685 | — | — | £1,778,656 | £255,483 | -£417 | £2 | |
| Equity | £669,425 | £732,685 | £732,685 | £1,129,872 | £1,778,656 | £255,483 | -£417 | £2 | |
| Average employees | — | 124 | — | — | 127 | 141 | 148 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | £1,639,050 | — | — | £1,372,591 | £1,576,947 | £2,215,623 | £0 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £30,027 | — | — | £30,084 | £37,772 | £23,243 | £0 |
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 2025-04-27 vs 2024-04-28
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-04-28 | 2025-04-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.0% | — | — | 6.4% | 7.0% | -0.4% | -1.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.5% | — | — | 4.9% | -10.4% | -1.4% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 15.0% | — | — | 43.2% | 237.1% | -75.9% | -12343650.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.60x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 4.46x | — | — | 34.46x | 628.29x | -118.26x | — |
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
- DYNAMIC RETAIL LTD 2013-11-11 → present
- RIDDRIE LICENSED GROCERS LTD. 1997-12-01 → 2013-11-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors have hived up the trade and assets of the company to C.J. Lang & Son Limited and intend to wind up and strike off the company. Therefore these financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Group undertook the integration and conversion of all of the stores it acquired during the prior year into SPAR stores. This inevitably resulted in some temporary closures whilst this work was undertaken, impacting store sales.”
- “The trade and assets of the company were hived up to C J Lang & Son Ltd at the end of the financial year. The intention is to wind up and strike off the company.”
- “During the prior period the company advanced monies of £728,000 to a company under the control of one of the former directors and shareholders. This loan was written off in the prior period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATSON, Joanne Naysmith | Secretary | 2023-10-06 | — | — |
| MCLEAN, Colin Gibson | Director | 2023-10-06 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARWAHA, Sanjeev | Secretary | 1997-12-01 | 2013-11-28 |
| READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-12-01 | 1997-12-01 |
| GALLACHER, Christopher David Brown | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2018-02-06 |
| HEPBURN, James | Director | 2023-10-06 | 2026-01-01 |
| MARWAHA, Rita | Director | 2015-12-11 | 2023-10-06 |
| MARWAHA, Rita | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2013-11-28 |
| MARWAHA, Sanjeev | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2013-12-03 |
| MARWAHA, Sanjiv | Director | 2015-12-11 | 2023-10-06 |
| MARWAHA, Shaun Rajiv | Director | 2013-12-02 | 2023-10-06 |
| STEVEN, Mark Gordon | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2019-02-18 |
| READYMADE NOMINEES LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-12-01 | 1997-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotfresh Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-10-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.