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Company Number

SC125363

Website

www.dow-investments.com

Registered Address

archibald hope house, station road, musselburgh, EH21 7PQ

Industry

Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.

Telephone

Next Accounts Due

May 2025

Group Structure

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Directors

Anya Neilson14 Years

Liam Bain1 Years

Shareholders

robert dow kilgour 94.9%

anya neilson kilgour 5.1%

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dow investments plc Estimated Valuation

£104.2m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DOW INVESTMENTS PLC at £104.2m based on a Turnover of £41m and 2.55x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Dow Investments Plc is a live company located in musselburgh, EH21 7PQ with a Companies House number of SC125363. It operates in the activities of other holding companies n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 64209. Founded in May 1990, it's largest shareholder is robert dow kilgour with a 94.9% stake. Dow Investments Plc is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £41m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Dow Investments Plc a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

7 Strong

2 Regular

3 Weak

Size

annual sales of £41m, make it larger than the average company (£19.1m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 12%, show it is growing at a faster rate (9.4%)

EXPORT

Dow Investments Plc's latest turnover from November 2023 is £41 million and the company has net assets of £11.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, Dow Investments Plc has 1,419 employees and maintains cash reserves of £4.2 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Nov 2023	Nov 2022	Nov 2021	Nov 2020	Nov 2019	Nov 2018	Nov 2017	Nov 2016	Nov 2015	Nov 2014	Nov 2013	Nov 2012	Nov 2011	Nov 2010	Nov 2009
Turnover	40,952,013	35,623,873	32,715,162	29,471,004	26,461,065	20,896,576	19,951,698	17,090,330	15,736,457	16,358,653	9,446,994	8,572,416	3,028,902	2,441,635	3,313,689
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	24,683,961	21,464,657	18,724,628	17,344,271	15,888,798	13,111,878	12,797,945	10,964,471	9,576,904	10,604,912	5,844,805	5,295,709	1,581,264	1,420,667	2,810,499
Gross Profit	16,268,052	14,159,216	13,990,534	12,126,733	10,572,267	7,784,698	7,153,753	6,125,859	6,159,553	5,753,741	3,602,189	3,276,707	1,447,638	1,020,968	503,190
Admin Expenses	15,293,609	13,309,306	11,470,986	10,071,490	8,687,068	6,585,560	5,938,126	5,010,703	6,069,194	4,977,912	3,140,139	2,813,024	858,235	713,992	823,034
Operating Profit	974,443	849,910	2,519,548	2,055,243	1,885,199	1,199,138	1,215,627	1,115,156	90,359	775,829	462,050	463,683	589,403	306,976	-319,844
Interest Payable	558,461	260,134	96,167	140,601	119,080	116,733	115,239	118,718	161,347	219,755	229,632	256,779	275,473	281,492	268,465
Interest Receivable	7,491	77,000	1,588	1,312	1,919	1,275	0	0	1,318	47	32	19	72	6	82
Pre-Tax Profit	411,962	539,007	2,532,442	1,909,089	1,736,458	1,039,455	1,098,284	992,222	-60,689	562,853	225,616	145,901	297,533	21,379	-588,227
Tax	-169,730	-453,710	-451,984	-382,281	-405,051	-155,902	-270,303	-211,712	-32,676	-124,517	-60,154	-55,720	-26,935	35,859	-105,195
Profit After Tax	242,232	85,297	2,080,458	1,526,808	1,331,407	883,553	827,981	780,510	-93,365	438,336	165,462	90,181	270,598	57,238	-693,422
Dividends Paid	265,000	116,722	0	0	50,497	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Profit	-108,589	-305,220	1,761,602	1,382,089	1,426,859	883,553	827,981	780,510	-93,365	438,336	165,462	90,181	270,598	57,238	-693,422
Employee Costs	26,379,070	23,019,079	20,587,526	18,871,067	16,847,762	13,495,021	12,881,369	11,044,446	10,415,477	10,098,598	5,880,934	5,052,387	1,589,844	1,425,834	1,270,757
Number Of Employees	1,419	1,188	1,060	1,022	865	712	747	675	541	584	356	311	127	102	92
EBITDA*	1,800,963	1,488,177	3,058,787	2,505,285	2,279,403	1,482,860	1,487,790	1,346,911	286,121	934,318	573,426	601,118	702,659	397,154	-236,341

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Nov 2023	Nov 2022	Nov 2021	Nov 2020	Nov 2019	Nov 2018	Nov 2017	Nov 2016	Nov 2015	Nov 2014	Nov 2013	Nov 2012	Nov 2011	Nov 2010	Nov 2009
Tangible Assets	14,712,293	13,543,069	12,764,617	9,271,903	9,640,182	9,506,731	4,177,313	3,373,092	8,722,741	8,048,311	7,913,107	8,007,788	7,971,899	8,238,009	8,087,619
Intangible Assets	678,853	815,059	539,369	235,088	273,307	48,042	82,586	117,131	151,676	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	426,220	422,117	460,921	317,337	212,720	209,528	5,866,102	5,835,161	159,060	1,069,222	1,144,509	1,726,344	1,784,408	1,846,749	1,415,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	15,817,366	14,780,245	13,764,907	9,824,328	10,126,209	9,764,301	10,126,001	9,325,384	9,033,477	9,117,533	9,057,616	9,734,132	9,756,307	10,084,758	9,502,619
Stock & work in progress	2,921,670	2,659,936	12,920	12,920	33,449	5,650	6,400	6,725	6,725	356,725	708,938	806,575	1,105,456	1,068,737	1,065,639
Trade Debtors	3,349,210	2,702,245	2,250,983	1,882,572	1,429,017	1,824,500	951,158	939,778	901,994	1,112,286	1,109,837	515,963	134,175	125,374	117,660
Group Debtors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37,986	0	0
Misc Debtors	1,013,130	1,551,429	1,283,431	1,763,570	939,119	216,995	379,849	332,077	462,202	453,735	158,603	241,581	98,907	71,957	28,456
Cash	4,211,546	3,592,539	4,743,977	4,927,744	3,459,776	2,299,660	1,612,607	1,136,265	245,973	980,534	724,890	309,799	46,025	2,643	1,636
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	11,495,556	10,506,149	8,291,311	8,586,806	5,861,361	4,346,805	2,950,014	2,414,845	1,616,894	2,903,280	2,702,268	1,873,918	1,422,549	1,268,711	1,213,391
total assets	27,312,922	25,286,394	22,056,218	18,411,134	15,987,570	14,111,106	13,076,015	11,740,229	10,650,371	12,020,813	11,759,884	11,608,050	11,178,856	11,353,469	10,716,010
Bank overdraft	0	753	0	0	0	300,000	300,000	653,879	733,879	0	0	0	0	369,176	195,259
Bank loan	0	0	300,000	300,000	300,000	0	0	0	0	1,000,000	849,032	841,814	229,124	57,972	86,615
Trade Creditors	1,182,319	1,479,040	973,980	975,624	679,815	751,021	702,895	669,922	665,644	772,734	503,580	254,718	79,102	66,258	99,678
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	539,723	697,774	788,780	860,297	1,041,607	1,202,633	1,473,144	1,599,898	1,520,774
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	4,505	9,112	8,024	17,615	21,443	18,536	27,184	21,511	25,593	6,391	8,772	2,380	0	0	0
other current liabilities	5,476,796	4,331,191	4,251,905	3,973,388	3,548,786	2,873,024	1,885,844	1,970,948	1,783,309	1,874,772	1,927,517	1,043,437	406,112	416,237	277,920
total current liabilities	6,663,620	5,820,096	5,533,909	5,266,627	4,550,044	3,942,581	3,455,646	4,014,034	3,997,205	4,514,194	4,330,508	3,344,982	2,187,482	2,509,541	2,180,246
loans	7,973,804	6,833,197	4,560,278	4,785,000	3,965,000	3,675,000	3,975,000	3,347,850	3,760,618	4,580,000	4,880,031	5,079,063	5,920,876	6,092,028	6,063,385
hp & lease commitments	22,393	32,227	43,835	27,639	45,254	42,939	61,475	60,962	18,700	20,486	34,814	10,316	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
provisions	1,184,749	1,110,199	733,596	373,871	416,083	357,413	376,404	194,224	119,778	92,122	57,637	13,010	0	0	0
total long term liabilities	9,180,946	7,975,623	5,337,709	5,186,510	4,426,337	4,075,352	4,412,879	3,603,036	3,899,096	4,692,608	4,972,482	5,102,389	5,920,876	6,092,028	6,063,385
total liabilities	15,844,566	13,795,719	10,871,618	10,453,137	8,976,381	8,017,933	7,868,525	7,617,070	7,896,301	9,206,802	9,302,990	8,447,371	8,108,358	8,601,569	8,243,631
net assets	11,382,535	11,490,675	10,910,805	7,365,346	6,563,257	5,499,292	5,207,490	4,123,159	2,754,070	2,814,011	2,456,894	3,160,679	3,070,498	2,751,900	2,472,379
total shareholders funds	11,382,535	11,490,675	10,910,805	7,365,346	6,563,257	5,499,292	5,207,490	4,123,159	2,754,070	2,814,011	2,456,894	3,160,679	3,070,498	2,751,900	2,472,379

	Nov 2023	Nov 2022	Nov 2021	Nov 2020	Nov 2019	Nov 2018	Nov 2017	Nov 2016	Nov 2015	Nov 2014	Nov 2013	Nov 2012	Nov 2011	Nov 2010	Nov 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	974,443	849,910	2,519,548	2,055,243	1,885,199	1,199,138	1,215,627	1,115,156	90,359	775,829	462,050	463,683	589,403	306,976	-319,844
Depreciation	692,946	572,571	478,640	407,599	331,564	249,178	237,618	197,210	195,762	158,489	111,376	102,890	78,711	90,178	83,503
Amortisation	133,574	65,696	60,599	42,443	62,640	34,544	34,545	34,545	0	0	0	34,545	34,545	0	0
Tax	-169,730	-453,710	-451,984	-382,281	-405,051	-155,902	-270,303	-211,712	-32,676	-124,517	-60,154	-55,720	-26,935	35,859	-105,195
Stock	261,734	2,647,016	0	-20,529	27,799	-750	-325	0	-350,000	-352,213	-97,637	-298,881	36,719	3,098	1,065,639
Debtors	108,666	719,260	-111,728	1,278,006	326,641	710,488	59,152	-92,341	-201,825	297,581	510,896	486,476	73,737	51,215	146,116
Creditors	-296,721	505,060	-1,644	295,809	-71,206	48,126	32,973	4,278	-107,090	269,154	248,862	175,616	12,844	-33,420	99,678
Accruals and Deferred Income	1,145,605	79,286	278,517	424,602	675,762	987,180	-85,104	187,639	-91,463	-52,745	884,080	637,325	-10,125	138,317	277,920
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	74,550	376,603	359,725	-42,212	58,670	-18,991	182,180	74,446	27,656	34,485	44,627	13,010	0	0	0
Cash flow from operations	2,184,267	-1,370,860	3,355,129	1,543,726	2,183,138	1,633,535	1,288,709	1,493,903	634,373	1,115,327	1,277,582	1,183,754	567,987	483,597	-1,175,693
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	0	0	0	0	0	70,913	-767,973	-37,284	-364,516	-301,968	-310,943	-141,738	214,547	-65,737	-1,059,093
Change in Investments	4,103	-38,804	143,584	104,617	3,192	-5,656,574	30,941	5,676,101	-910,162	-75,287	-581,835	-58,064	-62,341	431,749	1,415,000
cash flow from investments	-4,103	38,804	-143,584	-104,617	-3,192	5,727,487	-798,914	-5,713,385	545,646	-226,681	270,892	-83,674	276,888	-497,486	-2,474,093
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	-300,000	0	0	300,000	0	0	0	-1,000,000	150,968	7,218	612,690	171,152	-28,643	86,615
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	-539,723	-158,051	-91,006	-71,517	-181,310	-161,026	-270,511	-126,754	79,124	1,520,774
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	1,140,607	2,272,919	-224,722	820,000	290,000	-300,000	627,150	-412,768	-819,382	-300,031	-199,032	-841,813	-171,152	28,643	6,063,385
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	-14,441	-10,520	6,605	-21,443	5,222	-27,184	6,186	38,180	17,416	-16,709	30,890	12,696	0	0	0
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
share issue	449	885,090	1,783,857	-580,000	-362,894	-591,751	256,350	588,579	33,424	-81,219	-869,247	0	48,000	222,283	3,165,801
interest	-550,970	-183,134	-94,579	-139,289	-117,161	-115,458	-115,239	-118,718	-160,029	-219,708	-229,600	-256,760	-275,401	-281,486	-268,383
cash flow from financing	575,645	2,664,355	1,471,161	79,268	115,167	-1,574,116	616,396	4,267	-2,000,088	-648,009	-1,420,797	-743,698	-354,155	19,921	10,568,192
cash and cash equivalents
cash	619,007	-1,151,438	-183,767	1,467,968	1,160,116	687,053	476,342	890,292	-734,561	255,644	415,091	263,774	43,382	1,007	1,636
overdraft	-753	753	0	0	-300,000	0	-353,879	-80,000	733,879	0	0	0	-369,176	173,917	195,259
change in cash	619,760	-1,152,191	-183,767	1,467,968	1,460,116	687,053	830,221	970,292	-1,468,440	255,644	415,091	263,774	412,558	-172,910	-193,623

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Very High Risk0 - 20

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DOW INVESTMENTS PLC group structure

Dow Investments Plc has 5 subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

DOW INVESTMENTS PLC

SC125363

5 subsidiaries

166 TRM (EDINBURGH) LIMITED

SC736466

RENAISSANCE CARE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

SC190022

SCHI LTD

SC604713

THE WHITE HOUSE (ST ANDREWS) LTD

SC726733

ICHS GROUP LTD

SC745117

DOW INVESTMENTS PLC Shareholders

robert dow kilgour	94.93%
anya neilson kilgour	5.06%
russell kilgour	0%
eve kilgour	0%
andrea kilgour	0%
jacqueline kilgour	0%

Dow Investments Plc currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Ms Anya Neilson (Apr 2010) and Mr Liam Bain (Oct 2022).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Ms Anya Neilson	United Kingdom	38 years	Apr 2010	-	Director
Mr Liam Bain	Scotland	45 years	Oct 2022	-	Director

P&L

November 2023

turnover

41m

+15%

operating profit

974.4k

+15%

gross margin

39.8%

-0.05%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

November 2023

net assets

11.4m

-0.01%

total assets

27.3m

+0.08%

cash

4.2m

+0.17%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

SC125363

Type

Public limited with Share Capital

industry

64209 - Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.

incorporation date

May 1990

accounts

Group

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

dow investments limited (November 2011)

last accounts submitted

November 2023

address

archibald hope house, station road, musselburgh, EH21 7PQ

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