£14.98m
+4%vs Mar 2024Active02781380Private limited companyManchester
DORMEX CONTAINERS LIMITED
Significant control: Kevin Desmond Murphy (75–100%)
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Summary
DORMEX CONTAINERS LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 02781380) incorporated on 20 January 1993, registered in Manchester. Its registered activity is non-specialised wholesale trade (SIC 46900). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2025, showing net assets of £14.98m and cash of £4.71m, with 27 employees on average. Net assets rose 4% on the prior period (£14.39m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 1,581 comparable companies in Manchester (median £1,000, upper quartile £27k).
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Ownership and control
- Mr Kevin Desmond Murphy
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 20 January 199333 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026in 66 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 3 February 2027in 100 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 46900
- Non-specialised wholesale trade
- Accounts type
- Small
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£4.71m
−39%vs Mar 2024Not reported
27
−7%vs Mar 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £14.98m | £4.71m | £2.08m | £1.73m | — | — | 27 |
| 31 March 2024 | £14.39m | £7.79m | £2.66m | £1.76m | — | — | 29 |
Current ratio5.89Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£175kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £14,977,381 at 31 March 2025
- Current assets at least 1.5× creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 5.89
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £4,713,904
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 20 January 1993
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 100 days
- Next accounts duein 66 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £14.98m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £14.39m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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All companies incorporated on 20 January 1993 · in Jan 1993.
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