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M.e. Duffell ltd
Registration Number
01087068Incorporation Date
15/12/1972Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Unit 3, Commerce Park, Croydon, Surrey. CR0 4YL
Website
www.duffells.comAudit Fees
£25,000Secretary
Ms Karen Kuness
Directors
Active
Ms Natasha Bartholomew (52 yrs)
Active
Mr James Craig Kuness (43 yrs)
Active
Ms Karen Kuness (71 yrs)
Active
Mr Alexander Kuness (45 yrs)
Active
Mr Patrick Kuness (70 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-24 | 30-Dec-25 |
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 16188 | 18138 | 19665 | 20762 | 22013 |
| Directors Fees | 138 | 317 | 342 | 290 | 313 |
| Gross Profits | 3692 | 4255 | 5012 | 5364 | 5687 |
| Value Added | 3575 | 3965 | 4433 | 4955 | 5596 |
| Trading Profit | 1046 | 1077 | 1300 | 1623 | 2389 |
| Depreciation | 74 | 63 | 52 | 54 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 0 | 0 | 13 | 54 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 77 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
| Pre-tax Profit | 895 | 990 | 1243 | 1608 | 2315 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 316 | 564 | 472 | 734 | 965 |
| Fixed Assets | 229 | 196 | 195 | 186 | 201 |
| Intangibles | 97 | 34 | 68 | 32 | 35 |
| Intermediate Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stocks | 1874 | 2149 | 2262 | 2590 | 2746 |
| Debtors | 1554 | 1542 | 1618 | 1674 | 1775 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 4017 | 3306 | 3508 | 3589 | 4888 |
| Total Current Assets | 7445 | 6997 | 7388 | 7853 | 9409 |
| Creditors | 2958 | 2410 | 2424 | 2232 | 2721 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 1973 | 1642 | 1137 | 1022 | 1104 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 4992 | 4053 | 3561 | 3254 | 3825 |
| Net Current Assets | 2453 | 2944 | 3827 | 4599 | 5584 |
| Shareholders Funds | 2570 | 3134 | 3606 | 4340 | 5305 |
| Total Loan Capital | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 56 | 39 | 485 | 477 | 515 |
| Total Capital Employed | 2779 | 3173 | 4091 | 4817 | 5820 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | 5.53 | 5.46 | 6.32 | 7.74 | 10.52 |
| Sales Growth % | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | -33 | 11 | 26 | 29 | 44.00 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 35 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29.3486176668914 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 67 | 48 | 45 | 39 | 45.0012137559002 |
| Stock Turnover | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8.0162162162162 |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 190 | 230 | 252 | 260 | 285.4775 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 42 | 50 | 57 | 62 | 72.6753246753247 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 30 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 41.65 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 2529 | 2888 | 3133 | 3332 | 3207.05 |
| Employees | 85 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 77 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, well above the industry average.
- Total Sales have increased by 5.6% in the latest year, well above the industry average of -2.4%.
- Sales per Employee is £260,000 which is well above the industry average of £219,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- The company has consistently improved pretax profits over the last 4 years. Only 5 other companies achieved this.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 7.7% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 4.8%.
- Pretax Profit Margin has markedly improved from 6.3% to 7.7% in the latest year.
- Shareholders received £500,000 in dividends this year, over 31% of the pretax profits of the company.
- The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year.
- The company is among the Top 10 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 50 Leaders in Efficiency.
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed under the Pretax Profit Return on Total Assets category (see section 3.4c).
- The company is among the Top 39 in terms of Pretax Profit Return on Owners Funds.
- The company is among the Top 273 companies listed under the Pretax Profits category (see section 3.2c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £20.8m sales and made £1.6m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £22.0m and profits would rise to £2.3m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- ADD £20.8m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE PRICE
- HIGH DIVIDEND
Acquisition Attractiveness Rating
- Low number of shareholders
- Company is privately owned
- Low number of directors
- Sales growth above the industry average
- Low financial rating
- High gross earnings
- Big difference between current and future value
- Directors fees represent high proportion of profits
- Average age of directors is high
Company Valuation
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-24 | 30-Dec-25 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 16188 | 18138 | 19665 | 20762 | 22013 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 895 | 990 | 1243 | 1608 | 2315 |
| Total Value (£000) | 9304 | 10576 | 12093 | 13777 | 17977 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 3754 | 3921 | 4143 | 4482 | 4757 |
| Goodwill (£000) | 5550 | 6655 | 7950 | 9295 | 13220 |
| Liabilities (£000) | -1184 | -786 | -538 | -142 | 548 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 8120 | 9790 | 11555 | 13635 | 18525 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
DUFFELLS INVESTMENTS LTD (100.0%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
None
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 54 years.
The number of shareholders is low (1).
1 director is over 70 years of age.
The value of the company has risen in each of the last 2 years.
The total value of the company is currently £13.8m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 24% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 30% if the proposed business plan was followed.
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