Website & contact details
- Website
The Darlington Farmers Auction Mart Company Limited
- Incorporated
- 20 March 1926 (100 years)
- Previously known as
- Darlington Farmers Auction Mart Company,limited(the) (until 11 March 2010)
- Industry
- Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c. (01629)
- Directors
- Dorothy Lorna MacdonaldRichard William GilsonRichard Bell
- Accounts type
- Small
- Address
- The Darlington Farmers Auction Mart Co Ltd Humbleton ParkWest Auckland RoadDarlingtonDL2 2XX
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 6 September 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 23 August 2026
Charges
- Total
- 14
- Outstanding
- 3
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 11
Officers 6 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Macdonald, Dorothy Lorna
Director · Appointed 3 July 2026
British
Born December 1972 (53)
Gilson, Richard William
Director · Appointed 13 December 2024
British
Born February 1984 (42)
Bell, Richard
Director · Appointed 14 November 2023
British
Born May 1982 (44)
Director · Appointed 10 March 2020
British
Born May 1956 (70)
Director · Appointed 20 September 2019
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British
Born July 1963 (63)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2019
British
Born October 1956 (70)
Officer history (33 former)
3 July 2026
Appointed Macdonald, Dorothy Lorna as Director
9 January 2026
Resigned Dent, Mark Peter as Director
12 August 2025
Resigned Ferrie, Scott Macfarlane as Director
13 December 2024
Appointed Gilson, Richard William as Director
15 December 2023
Resigned Lentilo, Gerard Ti as Director
14 November 2023
Appointed Bell, Richard as Director
4 July 2023
Resigned Coates, Phillip as Director
27 January 2023
24 September 2021
20 April 2020
10 March 2020
22 November 2019
22 November 2019
20 September 2019
12 September 2019
Resigned Allison, James Jonathon as Director
12 August 2019
Appointed Lentilo, Gerard Ti as Director
12 August 2019
Appointed Coates, Phillip as Director
3 August 2019
3 August 2019
Appointed Ferrie, Scott Macfarlane as Director
3 August 2019
3 August 2019
3 August 2019
Resigned Blacklock, Eric as Director
3 August 2019
Appointed Allison, James Jonathon as Director
3 August 2019
Resigned Grieves, Jon Andrew as Director
3 August 2019
Resigned Johnson, Trevor David as Director
1 August 2019
Appointed Dent, Mark Peter as Director
1 August 2019
12 June 2019
10 June 2019
21 August 2018
23 March 2018
Appointed Blacklock, Eric as Director
31 December 2017
15 August 2017
25 August 2015
Appointed Johnson, Trevor David as Director
25 August 2015
Appointed Grieves, Jon Andrew as Director
4 August 2014
6 January 2014
2 January 2014
2 January 2014
25 July 2012
25 July 2012
Resigned Aitken, Stephen Robert as Director
13 October 2008
Resigned Corner, Arthur Stanley as Director
4 June 2008
4 June 2008
4 June 2008
31 March 2008
Resigned Durham, Katie as Secretary
1 January 2007
Resigned Gibson, Andrew Richard as Director
20 October 2005
Resigned Smith, Denys as Director
1 September 2004
Appointed Aitken, Stephen Robert as Director
1 September 2004
1 April 2004
Resigned Smith, Denys Richardson as Director
20 March 2004
1 January 2004
Appointed Gibson, Andrew Richard as Director
1 December 2003
Appointed Durham, Katie as Secretary
28 November 2003
Resigned Hogarth, Phillip as Secretary
28 January 2000
Resigned Walton, Geoffrey as Director
15 September 1999
15 September 1999
Resigned Beadle, James Eric as Director
15 September 1999
Appointed Smith, Denys as Director
15 September 1999
15 September 1999
Appointed Hogarth, Phillip as Secretary
15 April 1999
Appointed Smith, Denys Richardson as Director
10 March 1999
Resigned Carter, Paul as Secretary
20 July 1998
Appointed Walton, Geoffrey as Director
20 July 1998
19 March 1994
Ownership 0 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.
Holdings 1
Companies where The Darlington Farmers Auction Mart Company Limited is registered as a person with significant control
Owns 25–50% of shares
Active
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £7,769,643
- Cash
- £35,120
- Profit
- £135,062
- Employees
- 29
- Debt Ratio
- 41%
- Current Ratio
- 1.7x
- Return on Equity
- 2%
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £11,384,535 | £11,502,990 | £11,725,058 | £12,638,452 | £8,123,172 |
| Current Assets | £1,863,818 | £1,955,042 | £1,548,688 | £1,545,070 | £1,547,242 |
| Debtors | £1,827,927 | £1,928,507 | £1,535,946 | £1,533,370 | £1,493,075 |
| Cash | £35,120 | £12,526 | £11,971 | £10,929 | £53,396 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £1,115,042 | £1,516,730 | £2,645,545 | £2,837,685 | £666,548 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £2,628,698 | £2,690,781 | £1,751,041 | £2,810,170 | £567,168 |
| Net Current Assets | £748,776 | £438,312 | (£1,096,857) | (£1,292,615) | £880,694 |
| Net Assets | £7,769,643 | £7,649,281 | £7,172,931 | £7,474,679 | £7,501,835 |
| Shareholder Funds | £7,769,643 | £7,649,281 | £7,172,931 | £7,474,679 | £7,501,835 |
| Turnover | £1,370,847 | ||||
| Cost of Sales | £647,060 | ||||
| Gross Profit | £723,787 | ||||
| Admin Expenses | £934,270 | ||||
| Operating Profit | (£144,233) | ||||
| Profit Before Tax | (£153,662) | ||||
| Tax | (£134,369) | ||||
| Profit for Period | £135,062 | (£19,293) | |||
Filings 197
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2026 | Accounts for a small company | 31 December 2025 | ||
| 28 August 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 23 August 2026 | ||
| 3 July 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 9 January 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 27 August 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 23 August 2025 |
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