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Cash

£746k

-28.4% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

-£70k

-215.4% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

172

-8% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£1.2m

-4.8% first positive since 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £10,102,442£11,420,480£11,346,300 -0.6%
Operating profit £134,872£1,662,783£1,547,220 -6.9%
Profit before tax -£328,657£1,241,085£1,181,533 -4.8%
Net profit -£410,957£814,518£764,984 -6.1%
Cash £1,106,579£1,041,717£745,876 -28.4%
Total assets less current liabilities £6,977,447£6,392,989£5,463,536 -14.5%
Net assets £121,414£60,931-£70,335 -215.4%
Equity £121,414£60,931-£70,335 -215.4%
Average employees 234187172 -8%
Wages £3,219,044£3,348,034£3,361,632 +0.4%
Directors' remuneration £10,360£10,352£10,632 +2.7%
Directors' pension contributions £1,600£2,000£2,000 0%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 1.3%14.6%13.6%
Net margin -4.1%7.1%6.7%
Return on capital employed 1.9%26.0%28.3%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 99.1%99.6%100.6%
Current ratio 0.21x0.21x0.17x
Interest cover 0.29x3.94x4.23x

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
Consolidated group
Auditor
Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“After reviewing the group's financial position and forecasts, the director has a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. DADA EVENTS LTD. · parent
    1. Ashton Properties (Glasgow) Limited 60% · Scotland · Licensed restaurants
    2. Elmbank Lease Limited 50% · Scotland · Licensed restaurants

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

People

2 active · 6 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
NORMAN, Judith Ruth Secretary 2003-09-19 — British
NORMAN, Oliver James Director 2002-08-05 Feb 1978 British
Show 6 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
STONE, Philip Secretary 2002-08-05 2003-09-19
BRIAN REID LTD. Corporate Nominee Secretary 2002-08-05 2002-08-05
MCILQUHAM, Laura Helen Director 2004-11-30 2010-10-08
STONE, Philip Director 2002-08-05 2003-03-03
WALLACE, Jenny Director 2008-06-09 2017-10-23
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. Corporate Nominee Director 2002-08-05 2002-08-05

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Oliver James Norman Individual Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 89 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-08-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-08-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-09-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-08-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-08-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-07-27 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-07-27 CH03 officers Change person secretary company with change date PDF
2022-10-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-08-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-12-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2021-08-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-07-26 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2021-01-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2021-01-15 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full
2021-01-15 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full
2020-10-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-09-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

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

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