
Company Number
11561594
Next Accounts
Jan 2026
Shareholders
aquila bidco limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered Address
20 fenchurch street, london, EC3M 3AG
Website
www.dwf.lawPomanda estimates the enterprise value of DWF GROUP LIMITED at £241.5m based on a Turnover of £118.4m and 2.04x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DWF GROUP LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-2m and a 14.59x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DWF GROUP LIMITED at £806.3m based on Net Assets of £340.6m and 2.37x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Dwf Group Limited is a live company located in london, EC3M 3AG with a Companies House number of 11561594. It operates in the other business support service activities n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 82990. Founded in September 2018, it's largest shareholder is aquila bidco limited with a 100% stake. Dwf Group Limited is a young, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £118.4m with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Dwf Group Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
1 Regular
2 Weak
Size
annual sales of £118.4m, make it larger than the average company (£4.3m)
£118.4m - Dwf Group Limited
£4.3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -30%, show it is growing at a slower rate (9.1%)
-30% - Dwf Group Limited
9.1% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 100%, this company has a lower cost of product (37.6%)
100% - Dwf Group Limited
37.6% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -1.7% make it less profitable than the average company (5.5%)
-1.7% - Dwf Group Limited
5.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 762 employees, this is above the industry average (25)
- Dwf Group Limited
25 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
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- - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £155.4k, this is equally as efficient (£155.5k)
- Dwf Group Limited
£155.5k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
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Creditor Days
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Stock Days
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Cash Balance
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Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 31.8%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (60.4%)
31.8% - Dwf Group Limited
60.4% - Industry AVG
Dwf Group Limited's latest turnover from April 2024 is £118.4 million and the company has net assets of £340.6 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Dwf Group Limited has 762 employees and maintains cash reserves of 0 as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2018 | |
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Turnover | 118,445,000 | 380,136,000 | 350,242,000 | 338,130,000 | 297,231,000 | 268,136,000 | 236,488,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||
Cost Of Sales | 188,395,000 | 169,332,000 | 166,349,000 | 154,997,000 | 124,707,000 | 110,840,000 | |
Gross Profit | 118,445,000 | 191,741,000 | 180,910,000 | 171,781,000 | 142,234,000 | 143,429,000 | 125,648,000 |
Admin Expenses | 120,438,000 | 167,523,000 | 153,257,000 | 197,415,000 | 120,084,000 | 128,264,000 | 103,139,000 |
Operating Profit | -1,993,000 | 24,218,000 | 27,653,000 | -25,634,000 | 22,150,000 | 15,165,000 | 22,509,000 |
Interest Payable | 3,659,000 | 7,910,000 | 5,438,000 | 5,064,000 | 4,408,000 | 2,424,000 | 1,533,000 |
Interest Receivable | 861,000 | 101,000 | 98,000 | 456,000 | 293,000 | 240,000 | |
Pre-Tax Profit | -5,652,000 | 17,169,000 | 22,316,000 | -30,600,000 | 18,198,000 | 13,034,000 | 21,216,000 |
Tax | -667,000 | -4,722,000 | -2,029,000 | -4,567,000 | -3,629,000 | -138,000 | -92,000 |
Profit After Tax | -6,319,000 | 12,447,000 | 20,287,000 | -35,167,000 | 14,569,000 | 12,896,000 | 21,124,000 |
Dividends Paid | 15,113,000 | 13,537,000 | 6,521,000 | 9,811,000 | |||
Retained Profit | -6,319,000 | -2,666,000 | 6,750,000 | -41,688,000 | 457,000 | 12,184,000 | 21,124,000 |
Employee Costs | 238,737,000 | 218,220,000 | 210,843,000 | 189,455,000 | 126,379,000 | 114,711,000 | |
Number Of Employees | 3,838 | 3,648 | 3,670 | 3,321 | 2,715 | 2,656 | |
EBITDA* | -1,993,000 | 47,342,000 | 47,601,000 | -6,668,000 | 42,451,000 | 20,530,000 | 28,837,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2018 | |
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Tangible Assets | 71,255,000 | 81,875,000 | 91,306,000 | 102,402,000 | 15,371,000 | 14,698,000 | |
Intangible Assets | 49,890,000 | 45,604,000 | 49,173,000 | 50,654,000 | 4,541,000 | 3,801,000 | |
Investments & Other | 275,801,000 | 227,000 | 254,000 | 254,000 | 514,000 | ||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 4,732,000 | 5,402,000 | 4,649,000 | 14,851,000 | 152,000 | ||
Total Fixed Assets | 275,801,000 | 121,145,000 | 127,479,000 | 135,830,000 | 149,534,000 | 19,912,000 | 18,499,000 |
Stock & work in progress | |||||||
Trade Debtors | 208,715,000 | 168,889,000 | 167,293,000 | 173,106,000 | 86,022,000 | 82,804,000 | |
Group Debtors | 223,100,000 | 2,441,000 | 2,238,000 | 53,996,000 | 37,854,000 | ||
Misc Debtors | 193,000 | 32,183,000 | 19,047,000 | 16,213,000 | 34,601,000 | 24,150,000 | 20,317,000 |
Cash | 36,404,000 | 28,310,000 | 34,711,000 | 31,212,000 | 12,912,000 | 5,130,000 | |
misc current assets | |||||||
total current assets | 223,293,000 | 279,743,000 | 218,484,000 | 218,217,000 | 238,919,000 | 177,080,000 | 146,105,000 |
total assets | 499,094,000 | 400,888,000 | 345,963,000 | 354,047,000 | 388,453,000 | 196,992,000 | 164,604,000 |
Bank overdraft | 23,512,000 | 9,786,000 | 19,434,000 | 2,485,000 | 2,090,000 | ||
Bank loan | 4,464,000 | 4,655,000 | |||||
Trade Creditors | 28,716,000 | 27,896,000 | 28,236,000 | 26,779,000 | 24,756,000 | 23,306,000 | |
Group/Directors Accounts | 154,998,000 | 38,071,000 | |||||
other short term finances | 8,982,000 | 1,625,000 | 9,704,000 | ||||
hp & lease commitments | 13,712,000 | 14,576,000 | 13,104,000 | 12,981,000 | 1,412,000 | 525,000 | |
other current liabilities | 3,474,000 | 78,686,000 | 77,067,000 | 100,130,000 | 92,607,000 | 31,780,000 | 62,540,000 |
total current liabilities | 158,472,000 | 144,626,000 | 129,325,000 | 160,904,000 | 148,298,000 | 104,389,000 | 96,075,000 |
loans | 345,876,000 | 307,014,000 | 292,684,000 | 321,024,000 | 98,744,000 | 99,564,000 | |
hp & lease commitments | 58,298,000 | 63,163,000 | 70,898,000 | 71,697,000 | 10,072,000 | ||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||
other liabilities | 13,322,000 | ||||||
provisions | 22,546,000 | 20,032,000 | 18,842,000 | 20,892,000 | 2,658,000 | 238,000 | |
total long term liabilities | 184,211,000 | 163,523,000 | 155,763,000 | 170,958,000 | 50,805,000 | 63,223,000 | |
total liabilities | 158,472,000 | 328,837,000 | 292,848,000 | 316,667,000 | 319,256,000 | 155,194,000 | 159,298,000 |
net assets | 340,622,000 | 72,051,000 | 53,115,000 | 37,380,000 | 69,197,000 | 41,798,000 | 5,306,000 |
total shareholders funds | 340,622,000 | 72,051,000 | 53,115,000 | 37,380,000 | 69,197,000 | 41,798,000 | 5,306,000 |
Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2018 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||
Operating Profit | -1,993,000 | 24,218,000 | 27,653,000 | -25,634,000 | 22,150,000 | 15,165,000 | 22,509,000 |
Depreciation | 15,927,000 | 15,697,000 | 16,722,000 | 16,251,000 | 4,348,000 | 5,691,000 | |
Amortisation | 7,197,000 | 4,251,000 | 2,244,000 | 4,050,000 | 1,017,000 | 637,000 | |
Tax | -667,000 | -4,722,000 | -2,029,000 | -4,567,000 | -3,629,000 | -138,000 | -92,000 |
Stock | |||||||
Debtors | -24,778,000 | 52,495,000 | 7,421,000 | -34,403,000 | 58,238,000 | 23,345,000 | 140,975,000 |
Creditors | -28,716,000 | 820,000 | -340,000 | 1,457,000 | 2,023,000 | 1,450,000 | 23,306,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -75,212,000 | 1,619,000 | -23,063,000 | 7,523,000 | 60,827,000 | -30,760,000 | 62,540,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -22,546,000 | 2,514,000 | 1,190,000 | -2,050,000 | 18,234,000 | 2,420,000 | 238,000 |
Cash flow from operations | -104,356,000 | -4,922,000 | 15,938,000 | 30,098,000 | 61,668,000 | -29,843,000 | -26,146,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||
Change in Investments | 275,801,000 | -227,000 | -27,000 | -260,000 | 514,000 | ||
cash flow from investments | |||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||
Bank loans | -4,464,000 | -191,000 | 4,655,000 | ||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 154,998,000 | -38,071,000 | 38,071,000 | ||||
Other Short Term Loans | -8,982,000 | 7,357,000 | -8,079,000 | 9,704,000 | |||
Long term loans | -345,876,000 | 38,862,000 | 14,330,000 | -28,340,000 | 222,280,000 | -820,000 | 99,564,000 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -72,010,000 | -5,729,000 | -6,263,000 | -676,000 | 73,194,000 | 10,959,000 | 525,000 |
other long term liabilities | -13,322,000 | 13,322,000 | |||||
share issue | |||||||
interest | -3,659,000 | -7,049,000 | -5,337,000 | -4,966,000 | -3,952,000 | -2,131,000 | -1,293,000 |
cash flow from financing | 8,343,000 | 47,686,000 | 11,715,000 | -37,557,000 | 287,559,000 | 53,641,000 | 106,004,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||
cash | -36,404,000 | 8,094,000 | -6,401,000 | 3,499,000 | 18,300,000 | 7,782,000 | 5,130,000 |
overdraft | -23,512,000 | 13,726,000 | -9,648,000 | 16,949,000 | 395,000 | 2,090,000 | |
change in cash | -12,892,000 | -5,632,000 | 3,247,000 | -13,450,000 | 17,905,000 | 5,692,000 | 5,130,000 |
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DWF GROUP LIMITED group structure
Dwf Group Limited has 4 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
DWF GROUP LIMITED
11561594
4 subsidiaries
Dwf Group Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Christopher Stefani (Sep 2018) and Sir Nigel Knowles (Nov 2018).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Christopher Stefani | England | 47 years | Sep 2018 | - | Director |
Sir Nigel Knowles | 69 years | Nov 2018 | - | Director | |
Mrs Seema Bains | United Kingdom | 52 years | Oct 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Michele Cicchetti | United Kingdom | 49 years | Oct 2020 | - | Director |
P&L
April 2024turnover
118.4m
-69%
operating profit
-2m
-108%
gross margin
100%
+98.25%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
April 2024net assets
340.6m
+3.73%
total assets
499.1m
+0.24%
cash
0
-1%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
11561594
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.
incorporation date
September 2018
age
7
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
April 2024
previous names
dwf group plc (October 2023)
dwf group limited (March 2019)
accountant
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auditor
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
address
20 fenchurch street, london, EC3M 3AG
Bank
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Legal Advisor
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