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dingbro limited Company Information

Company Number

SC079886

Next Accounts

Jun 2025

Directors

James Dingwall

Helen Dingwall

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Shareholders

james allan dingwall

helen dingwall

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Group Structure

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Industry

Sale of other motor vehicles

Registered Address

unit 7/8 whitemyres avenue, mastrick industrial estate, aberdeen, aberdeenshire, AB16 6HQ

Website

dingbro.com/

dingbro limited Estimated Valuation

£469.1m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DINGBRO LIMITED at £469.1m based on an EBITDA of £28.3m and a 16.57x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Dingbro Limited is a live company located in aberdeen, AB16 6HQ with a Companies House number of SC079886. It operates in the sale of other motor vehicles sector, SIC Code 45190. Founded in August 1982, it's largest shareholder is james allan dingwall with a 80% stake. Dingbro Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £227.8m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Dingbro Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 8 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

8 Strong

1 Regular

3 Weak

Size

annual sales of £227.8m, make it larger than the average company (£27.8m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 12%, show it is growing at a faster rate (6.9%)

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Dingbro Limited's latest turnover from September 2023 is £227.8 million and the company has net assets of £106.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Dingbro Limited has 1,615 employees and maintains cash reserves of £49.9 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Sep 2016	Sep 2015	Sep 2014	Sep 2013	Sep 2012	Sep 2011	Sep 2010	Sep 2009
Turnover	227,765,007	205,084,030	192,725,486	163,861,223	160,121,465	153,113,431	136,508,727	132,532,556	136,348,192	137,359,811	131,816,691	128,093,057	120,231,670	106,786,560	95,652,929
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	126,925,624	115,439,094	108,474,186	94,575,946	92,245,570	89,675,169	78,084,738	76,232,148	79,288,355	118,786,885	113,237,885	109,967,019	102,226,437	89,444,971
Gross Profit	100,839,383	89,644,936	84,251,300	69,285,277	67,875,895	63,438,262	58,423,989	56,300,408	57,059,837	18,572,926	18,578,806	18,126,038	18,005,233	17,341,589
Admin Expenses	75,945,660	69,520,370	64,394,253	56,436,739	59,014,288	53,346,726	50,082,824	48,779,808	48,489,066	14,151,765	16,892,019	12,436,784	11,306,323	12,279,131	-4,919,672
Operating Profit	24,893,723	20,124,566	19,857,047	12,848,538	8,861,607	10,091,536	8,341,165	7,520,600	8,570,771	4,421,161	1,686,787	5,689,254	6,698,910	5,062,458	4,919,672
Interest Payable	14,645	2,168			2,888	243,238	284,860	380,180	434,700	695,831	685,358	725,390	688,516	634,789	667,523
Interest Receivable	289,367	41,492	82	14,581	54,975	62,671	46,857			1,778			957	22	2,860
Pre-Tax Profit	25,168,445	20,163,890	19,857,129	12,863,119	8,913,694	9,910,969	8,103,162	7,194,539	8,136,071	3,727,108	1,001,429	4,963,864	6,011,351	4,427,691	4,255,009
Tax	-5,669,969	-3,875,557	-3,680,152	-2,552,738	-1,887,034	-2,020,805	-1,702,651	-1,533,013	-1,774,281	-1,067,240	-334,684	-1,346,671	-1,691,913	-1,374,239	-1,257,852
Profit After Tax	19,498,476	16,288,333	16,176,977	10,310,381	7,026,660	7,890,164	6,400,511	5,661,526	6,361,790	2,659,868	666,745	3,617,193	4,319,438	3,053,452	2,997,157
Dividends Paid	120,000	3,005,000	1,324,000	128,412	128,412	128,412	128,413	168,412	203,024	203,023	203,024	84,594		229,216
Retained Profit	19,378,476	13,283,333	14,852,977	10,181,969	6,898,248	7,761,752	6,272,098	5,493,114	6,158,766	2,456,845	463,721	3,532,599	4,319,438	2,824,236	2,997,157
Employee Costs	55,556,154	50,623,008	47,703,075	45,133,260	43,805,872	39,676,233	37,565,278	36,226,918	36,159,320	38,540,876	38,803,047	35,707,772	32,276,099	29,000,573	26,770,792
Number Of Employees	1,615	1,564	1,529	1,514	1,449	1,364	1,327	1,286	1,281	1,312	1,270	1,210	1,102	1,015	946
EBITDA*	28,308,444	23,274,226	23,255,141	16,305,117	11,612,083	12,584,228	10,594,169	9,736,761	10,608,825	7,299,280	3,808,105	7,624,300	8,386,694	6,560,659	6,279,387

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Sep 2016	Sep 2015	Sep 2014	Sep 2013	Sep 2012	Sep 2011	Sep 2010	Sep 2009
Tangible Assets	13,625,447	12,729,883	12,058,606	12,573,536	13,166,786	9,651,069	9,541,519	8,322,026	8,168,277	8,942,944	9,539,929	8,703,668	7,004,166	6,504,990	5,886,882
Intangible Assets			126,333	261,667	250,748	529,774	808,800	1,087,826	1,366,850	1,573,282	2,001,976	2,145,196	2,166,211	2,303,422	1,339,198
Investments & Other							272,235	285,890	408,997	229,782	229,882	229,882	229,882	229,882	102
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	9,350,000	10,250,000	5,899,620	2,999,620	1,530,400
Total Fixed Assets	22,975,447	22,979,883	18,084,559	15,834,823	14,947,934	10,180,843	10,622,554	9,695,742	9,944,124	10,746,008	11,771,787	11,078,746	9,400,259	9,038,294	7,226,182
Stock & work in progress	34,098,002	33,918,535	31,139,086	29,560,128	29,620,174	26,422,356	26,503,444	25,225,302	24,601,458	26,961,027	27,779,683	24,994,097	22,068,613	18,455,925	16,880,022
Trade Debtors	32,714,396	30,443,867	28,308,812	28,082,629	24,991,820	24,825,138	21,714,638	20,577,796	21,089,675	23,076,008	21,742,313	21,448,766	20,666,294	18,289,073	15,579,937
Group Debtors
Misc Debtors	6,176,465	4,253,422	4,289,641	4,445,940	1,324,278	2,867,532	2,625,132	1,342,173	1,337,814	1,623,399	1,975,435	1,693,532	1,567,256	1,279,819	1,035,897
Cash	49,945,752	32,367,334	28,283,118	18,411,016	4,854,553	3,521,996	12,930	13,172	12,402	12,471	12,396	11,884	634,721	149,801	214,498
misc current assets
total current assets	122,934,615	100,983,158	92,020,657	80,499,713	60,790,825	57,637,022	50,856,144	47,158,443	47,041,349	51,672,905	51,509,827	48,148,279	44,936,884	38,174,618	33,710,354
total assets	145,910,062	123,963,041	110,105,216	96,334,536	75,738,759	67,817,865	61,478,698	56,854,185	56,985,473	62,418,913	63,281,614	59,227,025	54,337,143	47,212,912	40,936,536
Bank overdraft			10,176				2,152,933	4,945,154	8,348,029	9,576,521	13,095,664	12,092,086	9,262,259	8,885,040	9,168,080
Bank loan									1,148,334	1,273,332	1,183,332	850,000	850,000	850,000	850,000
Trade Creditors	33,792,682	30,923,293	28,593,966	28,232,169	22,224,948	21,001,921	18,421,231	17,275,680	16,845,406	17,011,957	16,890,374	16,205,087	16,937,653	13,995,227	12,761,359
Group/Directors Accounts									283,901	369,929	299,929	349,929	330,583	372,887	2
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments							1,950,129	1,456,485	1,065,592	1,253,204	1,564,753	1,568,953	1,149,924	1,189,093	1,004,009
other current liabilities	5,707,157	6,193,411	7,938,070	9,392,340	4,985,753	5,186,134	4,426,798	4,451,911	4,762,515	4,966,951	3,544,167	3,531,180	4,083,716	3,713,745	2,985,524
total current liabilities	39,499,839	37,116,704	36,542,212	37,624,509	27,210,701	26,188,055	26,951,091	28,129,230	32,453,777	34,451,894	36,578,219	34,597,235	32,614,135	29,005,992	26,768,974
loans							22,500	612,503	2,035,835	3,184,169	4,075,002	2,425,000	3,275,000	4,125,000	2,975,000
hp & lease commitments							637,049	516,492	393,015	338,770	641,158	681,276	457,093	410,443	340,288
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions	185,410														5,033
total long term liabilities	185,410						659,549	1,128,995	2,428,850	3,522,939	4,716,160	3,106,276	3,732,093	4,535,443	3,320,321
total liabilities	39,685,249	37,116,704	36,542,212	37,624,509	27,210,701	26,188,055	27,610,640	29,258,225	34,882,627	37,974,833	41,294,379	37,703,511	36,346,228	33,541,435	30,089,295
net assets	106,224,813	86,846,337	73,563,004	58,710,027	48,528,058	41,629,810	33,868,058	27,595,960	22,102,846	24,444,080	21,987,235	21,523,514	17,990,915	13,671,477	10,847,241
total shareholders funds	106,224,813	86,846,337	73,563,004	58,710,027	48,528,058	41,629,810	33,868,058	27,595,960	22,102,846	24,444,080	21,987,235	21,523,514	17,990,915	13,671,477	10,847,241

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Sep 2016	Sep 2015	Sep 2014	Sep 2013	Sep 2012	Sep 2011	Sep 2010	Sep 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	24,893,723	20,124,566	19,857,047	12,848,538	8,861,607	10,091,536	8,341,165	7,520,600	8,570,771	4,421,161	1,686,787	5,689,254	6,698,910	5,062,458	4,919,672
Depreciation	3,414,721	3,023,327	3,262,760	2,897,498	2,471,450	2,213,666	1,973,978	1,937,137	1,831,622	2,449,425	1,978,098	1,794,031	1,550,573	1,392,205	1,276,015
Amortisation		126,333	135,334	559,081	279,026	279,026	279,026	279,024	206,432	428,694	143,220	141,015	137,211	105,996	83,700
Tax	-5,669,969	-3,875,557	-3,680,152	-2,552,738	-1,887,034	-2,020,805	-1,702,651	-1,533,013	-1,774,281	-1,067,240	-334,684	-1,346,671	-1,691,913	-1,374,239	-1,257,852
Stock	179,467	2,779,449	1,578,958	-60,046	3,197,818	-81,088	1,278,142	623,844	-2,359,569	-818,656	2,785,586	2,925,484	3,612,688	1,575,903	16,880,022
Debtors	3,293,572	6,449,216	2,969,884	7,681,691	153,828	3,352,900	2,419,801	-507,520	-2,271,918	981,659	575,450	908,748	2,664,658	2,953,058	16,615,834
Creditors	2,869,389	2,329,327	361,797	6,007,221	1,223,027	2,580,690	1,145,551	430,274	-166,551	121,583	685,287	-732,566	2,942,426	1,233,868	12,761,359
Accruals and Deferred Income	-486,254	-1,744,659	-1,454,270	4,406,587	-200,381	759,336	-25,113	-310,604	-204,436	1,422,784	12,987	-552,536	369,971	728,221	2,985,524
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	185,410													-5,033	5,033
Cash flow from operations	21,733,981	10,754,672	13,933,674	16,544,542	7,396,049	10,631,637	6,314,013	8,207,094	13,095,044	7,613,404	810,659	1,158,295	3,729,832	2,614,515	-12,722,405
Investing Activities
capital expenditure						-2,301,395	-3,292,979	-2,034,293	-1,288,277	-1,952,884	-2,981,060	-3,843,052	-2,166,573	-3,048,326	-1,737,789
Change in Investments						-272,235	-13,655	-123,107	179,215	-100				229,780	102
cash flow from investments						-2,029,160	-3,279,324	-1,911,186	-1,467,492	-1,952,784	-2,981,060	-3,843,052	-2,166,573	-3,278,106	-1,737,891
Financing Activities
Bank loans								-1,148,334	-124,998	90,000	333,332				850,000
Group/Directors Accounts								-283,901	-86,028	70,000	-50,000	19,346	-42,304	372,885	2
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans						-22,500	-590,003	-1,423,332	-1,148,334	-890,833	1,650,002	-850,000	-850,000	1,150,000	2,975,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments						-2,587,178	614,201	514,370	-133,367	-613,937	-44,318	643,212	7,481	255,239	1,344,297
other long term liabilities
share issue									-8,500,000						7,850,084
interest	274,722	39,324	82	14,581	52,087	-180,567	-238,003	-380,180	-434,700	-694,053	-685,358	-725,390	-687,559	-634,767	-664,663
cash flow from financing	274,722	39,324	82	14,581	52,087	-2,790,245	-213,805	-2,721,377	-10,427,427	-2,038,823	1,203,658	-912,832	-1,572,382	1,143,357	12,354,720
cash and cash equivalents
cash	17,578,418	4,084,216	9,872,102	13,556,463	1,332,557	3,509,066	-242	770	-69	75	512	-622,837	484,920	-64,697	214,498
overdraft		-10,176	10,176			-2,152,933	-2,792,221	-3,402,875	-1,228,492	-3,519,143	1,003,578	2,829,827	377,219	-283,040	9,168,080
change in cash	17,578,418	4,094,392	9,861,926	13,556,463	1,332,557	5,661,999	2,791,979	3,403,645	1,228,423	3,519,218	-1,003,066	-3,452,664	107,701	218,343	-8,953,582

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DINGBRO LIMITED group structure

Dingbro Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

DINGBRO LIMITED

SC079886

DINGBRO LIMITED Shareholders

james allan dingwall	80%
helen dingwall	5%
executors of allan dingwall trust est by trust deed executed 13.11.19	5%
gary dingwall	5%
scott dingwall	5%

Dingbro Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr James Dingwall (Dec 1988) and Ms Helen Dingwall (Dec 1988).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr James Dingwall		80 years	Dec 1988	-	Director
Ms Helen Dingwall		78 years	Dec 1988	-	Director
Mr Gary Dingwall	United Kingdom	59 years	Oct 1993	-	Director
Mr Scott Dingwall		57 years	Mar 1996	-	Director
Ms Dawn Curry-Dingwall		53 years	Jul 1999	-	Director
Mr Craig Dingwall		34 years	Feb 2019	-	Director

P&L

September 2023

turnover

227.8m

+11%

operating profit

24.9m

+24%

gross margin

44.3%

+1.29%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

September 2023

net assets

106.2m

+0.22%

total assets

145.9m

+0.18%

cash

49.9m

+0.54%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

SC079886

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

45190 - Sale of other motor vehicles

incorporation date

August 1982

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

N/A

address

unit 7/8 whitemyres avenue, mastrick industrial estate, aberdeen, aberdeenshire, AB16 6HQ

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