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Company Number

01902154

Shareholders

estershire ltd

valueworks management gmbh

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Industry

Activities of head offices

 

Registered Address

delaware drive, tongwell, milton keynes, bucks, MK15 8JH

dawsongroup plc Estimated Valuation

£502.1m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DAWSONGROUP PLC at £502.1m based on a Turnover of £392.6m and 1.28x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

dawsongroup plc Estimated Valuation

£2.5b

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DAWSONGROUP PLC at £2.5b based on an EBITDA of £249.4m and a 10.12x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

dawsongroup plc Estimated Valuation

£1.2b

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DAWSONGROUP PLC at £1.2b based on Net Assets of £566.9m and 2.11x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Dawsongroup Plc Overview

Dawsongroup Plc is a live company located in milton keynes, MK15 8JH with a Companies House number of 01902154. It operates in the activities of head offices sector, SIC Code 70100. Founded in April 1985, it's largest shareholder is estershire ltd with a 48.7% stake. Dawsongroup Plc is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £392.6m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Dawsongroup Plc Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Dawsongroup Plc a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 9 measures and has 1 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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9 Strong

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2 Regular

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1 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £392.6m, make it larger than the average company (£20.2m)

£392.6m - Dawsongroup Plc

£20.2m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 14%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7.4%)

14% - Dawsongroup Plc

7.4% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 42.7%, this company has a lower cost of product (33.7%)

42.7% - Dawsongroup Plc

33.7% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of 24.5% make it more profitable than the average company (5.8%)

24.5% - Dawsongroup Plc

5.8% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 1059 employees, this is above the industry average (110)

1059 - Dawsongroup Plc

110 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £58.8k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£49.9k)

£58.8k - Dawsongroup Plc

£49.9k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £370.7k, this is more efficient (£204.6k)

£370.7k - Dawsongroup Plc

£204.6k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 32 days, this is earlier than average (45 days)

32 days - Dawsongroup Plc

45 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

its suppliers are paid after 119 days, this is slower than average (42 days)

119 days - Dawsongroup Plc

42 days - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

it holds stock equivalent to 16 days, this is less than average (48 days)

16 days - Dawsongroup Plc

48 days - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 1 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (15 weeks)

1 weeks - Dawsongroup Plc

15 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 52.2%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (55.7%)

52.2% - Dawsongroup Plc

55.7% - Industry AVG

DAWSONGROUP PLC financials

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Dawsongroup Plc's latest turnover from December 2023 is £392.6 million and the company has net assets of £566.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Dawsongroup Plc has 1,059 employees and maintains cash reserves of £9 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Turnover392,581,000354,957,000323,644,000268,424,000269,755,000236,152,000215,345,000206,027,000197,445,000181,331,000159,867,000148,556,000142,095,000145,188,000141,909,000
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales224,789,000200,132,000195,461,000166,802,000169,482,000145,800,000134,848,000125,583,000116,429,000106,756,00095,256,00094,788,00084,277,00091,692,00091,192,000
Gross Profit167,792,000154,825,000128,183,000101,622,000100,273,00090,352,00080,497,00080,444,00081,016,00074,575,00064,611,00053,768,00057,818,00053,496,00050,717,000
Admin Expenses71,455,00022,583,00065,386,00050,713,00049,729,00042,108,00035,667,00033,922,00031,526,00028,874,00028,604,00026,434,00026,882,00024,582,00025,331,000
Operating Profit96,337,000132,242,00062,797,00050,909,00050,544,00048,244,00044,830,00046,522,00049,490,00045,701,00036,007,00027,334,00030,936,00028,914,00025,386,000
Interest Payable19,352,00011,709,00011,914,00011,492,00011,432,00010,729,00011,507,00034,544,00019,010,00018,445,00017,376,00012,174,00010,861,00010,580,00010,203,000
Interest Receivable8,098,0005,843,0001,205,000983,0001,140,0001,186,000930,00037,203,000455,00060,000214,000438,000707,000851,000567,000
Pre-Tax Profit85,370,000176,415,00073,359,00033,466,00037,801,00043,658,00039,690,00039,737,00042,433,000247,00018,845,00015,598,00020,782,00019,185,00015,750,000
Tax-22,156,000-37,482,000-12,073,000-8,355,000-7,680,000-8,585,000-8,053,000-6,953,000-8,187,000-903,000-589,000-1,458,000-2,997,000-5,461,000-4,275,000
Profit After Tax63,214,000138,933,00061,286,00025,111,00030,121,00035,073,00031,637,00032,784,00034,246,000-656,00018,256,00014,140,00017,785,00013,724,00011,475,000
Dividends Paid7,993,0008,992,0005,995,0002,997,0004,319,0009,991,0003,030,0005,002,0005,002,0009,992,0002,284,000
Retained Profit55,221,000129,941,00055,291,00025,111,00027,124,00030,754,00031,637,00022,793,00031,216,000-5,658,00013,254,00014,140,00017,785,0003,732,0009,191,000
Employee Costs62,268,00058,242,00048,676,00044,556,00042,102,00037,847,00032,282,00029,812,00028,695,00025,946,00024,265,00021,985,00022,106,00022,478,00021,660,000
Number Of Employees1,059974941968991914797769711676642601582558608
EBITDA*249,405,000280,771,000203,308,000179,366,00051,280,000155,574,000142,241,000140,043,000136,396,000119,245,000105,012,00097,818,00088,579,00094,374,00089,718,000

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Tangible Assets1,003,326,000838,672,000769,611,000706,997,000668,680,000614,818,000517,495,000514,895,000506,202,000450,455,000446,805,000418,369,000393,054,000380,883,000415,889,000
Intangible Assets-21,000-19,000-32,000-64,000-240,000-735,00014,000389,0001,678,0002,095,0002,512,000
Investments & Other26,522,00022,268,00025,395,00025,395,00021,169,00021,169,00021,169,00021,169,00016,752,00016,742,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)37,222,00032,952,0008,275,0002,584,0001,810,0002,177,0003,353,0001,861,000173,00014,000173,000904,0002,984,0005,396,0005,676,000
Total Fixed Assets1,067,049,000893,873,000803,249,000734,912,000691,419,000637,429,000542,017,000537,925,000523,127,000467,211,000446,992,000419,662,000397,716,000388,374,000424,077,000
Stock & work in progress9,904,0004,722,0007,705,0002,638,0001,707,0001,427,0001,207,0001,035,000854,000928,0001,020,000996,000970,0001,167,0001,836,000
Trade Debtors34,522,00031,318,00030,352,00028,415,00025,864,00027,003,00024,968,00021,238,00018,837,00024,245,00015,506,00013,597,00012,470,00012,658,00010,681,000
Group Debtors
Misc Debtors53,777,00058,724,00025,401,00018,421,00017,365,00016,633,00011,995,00010,143,0005,221,0004,646,0007,078,0007,608,0006,041,0005,379,0005,024,000
Cash9,016,00010,867,0003,444,0004,945,00015,415,0002,206,0003,405,0002,950,0001,850,0004,252,0006,022,0006,295,00010,979,0007,225,0004,446,000
misc current assets11,877,00044,024,00033,985,00046,025,00037,245,00042,324,00042,161,00036,360,0007,318,000
total current assets119,096,000149,655,000100,887,000100,444,000102,066,00084,514,00083,899,00077,527,00063,122,00041,389,00029,626,00028,496,00030,460,00026,429,00021,987,000
total assets1,186,145,0001,043,528,000904,136,000835,356,000793,485,000721,943,000625,916,000615,452,000586,249,000508,600,000476,618,000448,158,000428,176,000414,803,000446,064,000
Bank overdraft12,138,00017,513,0004,713,00076,086,00062,651,00055,329,0006,573,000
Bank loan10,000
Trade Creditors 73,822,00055,513,00062,300,00043,917,000132,886,00037,481,00029,830,00035,209,00029,550,00033,465,00034,042,00023,934,00026,054,00023,235,00019,987,000
Group/Directors Accounts
other short term finances127,458,000102,236,000190,316,000219,111,000151,632,00042,807,00047,764,000182,536,000108,243,00062,549,000
hp & lease commitments89,244,000
other current liabilities40,339,00047,533,00044,353,00030,356,000174,983,000144,254,00025,840,00098,360,000109,709,00017,124,00016,934,00014,860,00074,921,00017,739,000
total current liabilities241,619,000205,282,000296,969,000293,384,000296,666,000272,784,000226,561,000243,585,000236,153,000232,418,000127,252,000103,519,00096,243,00098,156,000106,848,000
loans332,896,000314,350,000203,170,000190,850,000172,067,000147,124,000131,739,000130,873,0001,138,0002,028,000107,318,000111,038,000107,271,000107,471,000128,171,000
hp & lease commitments142,027,000105,872,000
Accruals and Deferred Income5,165,0005,698,0006,766,0007,299,0007,832,0008,365,000
other liabilities7,00076,000154,000551,0006,777,000515,000592,0005,325,0004,0004,0004,00011,00024,000
provisions16,884,0005,481,00011,815,00011,517,00012,777,00017,588,00014,403,00015,657,00013,165,00012,908,00032,334,00037,593,00042,300,00046,161,00046,936,000
total long term liabilities377,666,000327,302,000226,181,000213,567,000194,989,000171,993,000154,033,000159,687,000164,695,000120,808,000139,656,000148,635,000149,575,000153,643,000175,131,000
total liabilities619,285,000532,584,000523,150,000506,951,000491,655,000444,777,000380,594,000403,272,000400,848,000353,226,000266,908,000252,154,000245,818,000251,799,000281,979,000
net assets566,860,000510,944,000380,986,000328,405,000301,830,000277,166,000245,322,000212,180,000185,401,000155,374,000209,710,000196,004,000182,358,000163,004,000164,085,000
total shareholders funds566,860,000510,944,000380,986,000328,405,000301,830,000277,166,000245,322,000212,180,000185,401,000155,374,000209,710,000196,004,000182,358,000163,004,000164,085,000
Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit96,337,000132,242,00062,797,00050,909,00050,544,00048,244,00044,830,00046,522,00049,490,00045,701,00036,007,00027,334,00030,936,00028,914,00025,386,000
Depreciation153,066,000148,542,000140,543,000128,281,000377,000107,330,00097,411,00093,521,00086,906,00073,530,00068,630,00069,195,00057,226,00065,043,00063,915,000
Amortisation2,000-13,000-32,000176,000359,00014,000375,0001,289,000417,000417,000417,000
Tax-22,156,000-37,482,000-12,073,000-8,355,000-7,680,000-8,585,000-8,053,000-6,953,000-8,187,000-903,000-589,000-1,458,000-2,997,000-5,461,000-4,275,000
Stock5,182,000-2,983,0005,067,000931,000280,000220,000172,000181,000-74,000-92,00024,00026,000-197,000-669,0001,836,000
Debtors2,527,00058,966,00014,608,0004,381,000-774,0005,497,0007,074,0009,011,000-4,674,0006,148,000648,000614,000-1,938,0002,052,00021,381,000
Creditors18,309,000-6,787,00018,383,000-88,969,00095,405,0007,651,000-5,379,0005,659,000-3,915,000-577,00010,108,000-2,120,0002,819,0003,248,00019,987,000
Accruals and Deferred Income-7,194,000-1,985,00013,464,00036,054,000-181,749,00030,196,000117,881,000-73,053,000-2,984,00092,585,000190,0002,074,000-60,061,00057,182,00017,739,000
Deferred Taxes & Provisions11,403,000-6,334,000298,000-1,260,000-4,811,0003,185,000-1,254,0002,492,000257,000-19,426,000-5,259,000-4,707,000-3,861,000-775,00046,936,000
Cash flow from operations242,058,000172,200,000203,705,000111,524,000-47,061,000182,304,000238,190,00058,996,000126,315,000184,868,000108,790,00090,967,00026,614,000147,185,000146,888,000
Investing Activities
capital expenditure-218,579,000-151,543,000-93,920,000-138,043,000-90,937,000-91,804,000-89,858,000-65,113,000-28,733,000-30,834,000
Change in Investments4,254,000-3,127,0004,226,0004,417,00010,00016,742,000
cash flow from investments-4,254,0003,127,000-4,226,000-218,579,000-151,543,000-98,337,000-138,053,000-107,679,000-91,804,000-89,858,000-65,113,000-28,733,000-30,834,000
Financing Activities
Bank loans-10,00010,000
Group/Directors Accounts
Other Short Term Loans 25,222,000-88,080,000-28,795,00067,479,000108,825,000-4,957,000-134,772,00074,293,000108,243,000-62,549,00062,549,000
Long term loans18,546,000111,180,00012,320,00018,783,00024,943,00015,385,000866,000129,735,000-890,000-105,290,000-3,720,0003,767,000-200,000-20,700,000128,171,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments-142,027,000-53,089,000195,116,000
other long term liabilities-69,000-78,000-397,000-6,226,0006,262,000-77,000-4,733,0005,325,000-4,000-7,000-13,00024,000
share issue695,00017,000-2,710,0001,464,000-2,460,0001,090,0001,505,0003,986,000-1,189,000-48,678,000452,000-494,0001,569,000-4,813,000154,894,000
interest-11,254,000-5,866,000-10,709,000-10,509,000-10,292,000-9,543,000-10,577,0002,659,000-18,555,000-18,385,000-17,162,000-11,736,000-10,154,000-9,729,000-9,636,000
cash flow from financing33,140,00017,173,000-30,291,00070,981,000127,288,0001,898,000-147,711,00073,971,00034,520,00022,759,000-20,430,000-8,463,000-8,792,000-97,804,000336,002,000
cash and cash equivalents
cash-1,851,0007,423,000-1,501,000-10,470,00013,209,000-1,199,000455,0001,100,000-2,402,000-1,770,000-273,000-4,684,0003,754,0002,779,0004,446,000
overdraft-12,138,000-5,375,00012,800,0004,713,000-76,086,00013,435,0007,322,00055,329,000-6,573,0006,573,000
change in cash-1,851,0007,423,000-1,501,0001,668,00018,584,000-13,999,000-4,258,0001,100,000-2,402,00074,316,000-13,708,000-12,006,000-51,575,0009,352,000-2,127,000

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Dawsongroup Plc Competitor Analysis

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dawsongroup plc Ownership

DAWSONGROUP PLC group structure

Dawsongroup Plc has 4 subsidiary companies.

DAWSONGROUP PLC Shareholders

estershire ltd 48.71%
valueworks management gmbh 22.5%
trustee of carey ag 14.26%
trustee of carey ag & beat haering 8.24%
freya o. dawson 2.03%
rouven peter moss dawson 1.8%
charles p.l. dawson 1.8%
jacqueline barbara dawson 0.39%
trustees of pmd discretionary settlement 0.26%

dawsongroup plc directors

Dawsongroup Plc currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Anthony Coleman (Jan 2006) and Mr Stephen Miller (Oct 2009).

officercountryagestartendrole
Mr Anthony ColemanUnited Kingdom52 years Jan 2006- Director
Mr Stephen Miller60 years Oct 2009- Director
Ms Freya DawsonEngland37 years Oct 2018- Director
Mrs Lucinda Kent55 years May 2020- Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

392.6m

+11%

operating profit

96.3m

-27%

gross margin

42.8%

-2.01%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

566.9m

+0.11%

total assets

1.2b

+0.14%

cash

9m

-0.17%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

dawsongroup plc company details

company number

01902154

Type

Public limited with Share Capital

industry

70100 - Activities of head offices

incorporation date

April 1985

age

40

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

None

accounts

Group

last accounts submitted

December 2023

previous names

N/A

accountant

-

auditor

MAZARS LLP

address

delaware drive, tongwell, milton keynes, bucks, MK15 8JH

Bank

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

Legal Advisor

-

dawsongroup plc Charges & Mortgages

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