Extracts from audited accounts of Edward Dowley & Sons Ltd. 1906-1974 (actual figures in £’s)
Year |
Sales(000’s) |
Gross Profit(000’s) |
% GP |
Net |
Bank |
Sundry Debtors(000’s) |
Investments(000’s) |
1906 |
77.7 |
6.9 |
8.90 |
2.2 |
– |
11.9 |
– |
1907 |
82.1 |
7.2 |
8.85 |
1.9 |
– |
12.6 |
– |
1908 |
98.3 |
10.3 |
10.46 |
5.1 |
– |
14.1 |
– |
1909 |
100.1 |
9.3 |
9.33 |
2.0 |
– |
13.3 |
– |
1910 |
103.7 |
7.8 |
7.56 |
2.6 |
– |
14.1 |
– |
1911 |
104.8 |
10.9 |
10.37 |
4.6 |
– |
17.2 |
– |
1912 |
111.5 |
11.5 |
10.35 |
5.1 |
– |
18.5 |
– |
1913 |
126.0 |
10.4 |
8.22 |
3.9 |
– |
18.6 |
– |
1914 |
116.9 |
11.5 |
9.83 |
4.2 |
– |
18.6 |
– |
1915 |
136.5 |
18.0 |
13.20 |
9.5 |
– |
14.9 |
– |
1916 |
147.1 |
13.0 |
8.83 |
4.5 |
– |
17.1 |
3.0 |
1917 |
187.3 |
17.2 |
9.17 |
6.7 |
– |
14.4 |
6.0 |
1918 |
156.9 |
16.7 |
10.66 |
5.6 |
– |
9.7 |
6.0 |
1919 |
114.7 |
13.5 |
11.80 |
3.6 |
– |
9.1 |
16.0 |
1920 |
214.3 |
21.3 |
9.96 |
7.0 |
– |
16.9 |
16.0 |
1921 |
203.3 |
18.6 |
9.17 |
3.5 |
– |
14.7 |
16.0 |
1922 |
116.0 |
12.6 |
10.94 |
– 2.3 |
– |
11.1 |
15.7 |
1923 |
102.7 |
12.6 |
12.25 |
1.1 |
– |
13.1 |
27.2 |
1924 |
117.6 |
15.3 |
13.00 |
1.3 |
– |
11.8 |
28.2 |
1925 |
104.2 |
11.4 |
10.92 |
0.6 |
– |
10.0 |
27.2 |
1926 |
95.8 |
11.3 |
11.80 |
2.1 |
– |
9.7 |
27.2 |
1927 |
103.0 |
12.1 |
11.76 |
2.7 |
– |
11.5 |
27.2 |
1928 |
93.9 |
10.4 |
11.05 |
2.1 |
– |
14.5 |
28.2 |
1929 |
114.1 |
12.9 |
11.34 |
3.1 |
– |
13.3 |
20.9 |
1930 |
112.6 |
13.1 |
11.61 |
3.4 |
– |
14.6 |
21.9 |
1931 |
111.5 |
15.4 |
13.82 |
5.2 |
– |
13.6 |
22.8 |
1932 |
116.9 |
15.8 |
13.56 |
4.7 |
– |
12.1 |
21.2 |
1933 |
81.3 |
14.3 |
17.53 |
3.0 |
– |
6.4 |
21.1 |
1934 |
81.1 |
15.9 |
19.63 |
2.8 |
– |
6.8 |
31.6 |
1935 |
90.9 |
15.0 |
16.46 |
1.7 |
– |
8.8 |
32.1 |
1936 |
103.4 |
17.3 |
16.72 |
3.9 |
– |
14.7 |
31.7 |
1937 |
134.2 |
20.3 |
15.11 |
4.8 |
– |
18.8 |
31.7 |
1938 |
154.8 |
20.5 |
13.25 |
4.2 |
– |
24.4 |
29.9 |
1939 |
176.0 |
23.2 |
13.15 |
6.0 |
– |
26.5 |
30.1 |
1940 |
182.7 |
20.8 |
11.40 |
2.0 |
– |
25.9 |
29.5 |
Year |
Sales(000’s) |
Gross Profit(000’s) |
% GP |
Net Profit(000’s) |
Bank Overdraft(000’s) |
Sundry Debtors(000’s) |
Investments(000’s) |
1941 |
176.8 |
23.4 |
13.25 |
5.0 |
– |
21.4 |
24.6 |
1942 |
127.7 |
16.2 |
12.69 |
3.1 |
– |
20.8 |
31.8 |
1943 |
151.3 |
18.0 |
11.87 |
4.1 |
– |
21.6 |
29.2 |
1944 |
180.3 |
18.1 |
10.07 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
26.0 |
29.6 |
1945 |
199.1 |
22.5 |
11.29 |
5.1 |
– |
36.5 |
30.9 |
1946 |
258.4 |
25.7 |
9.96 |
8.2 |
6.8 |
41.5 |
30.9 |
1947 |
299.3 |
32.3 |
10.80 |
11.0 |
– |
48.5 |
28.1 |
1948 |
301.4 |
31.8 |
10.55 |
8.4 |
31.0 |
63.3 |
36.3 |
1949 |
428.0 |
25.3 |
5.90 |
– 0.7 |
29.4 |
53.5 |
30.8 |
1950 |
579.5 |
38.7 |
6.67 |
12.8 |
– |
86.0 |
30.8 |
1951 |
760.8 |
50.1 |
6.58 |
20.1 |
27.7 |
88.5 |
30.8 |
1952 |
616.2 |
43.6 |
7.08 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
91.8 |
32.8 |
1953 |
718.3 |
52.4 |
7.29 |
19.0 |
33.2 |
106.2 |
37.9 |
1961 |
648.8 |
86.1 |
13.27 |
8.8 |
115.9 |
199.2 |
76.8 |
1964 |
646.6 |
85.9 |
13.28 |
3.1 |
203.8 |
213.8 |
231.2 |
1967 |
577.8 |
102.2 |
17.70 |
0.7 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1968 |
643.0 |
102.2 |
15.90 |
2.7 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1969 |
745.7 |
112.6 |
15.10 |
7.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1970 |
844.1 |
112.8 |
13.30 |
9.5 |
210.8 |
250.9 |
N/A |
1971 |
919.3 |
127.4 |
13.90 |
17.3 |
159.0 |
288.7 |
N/A |
1972 |
922.7 |
124.5 |
13.50 |
6.9 |
138.5 |
269.2 |
N/A |
1973 |
925.6 |
137.8 |
16.20 |
45.3 |
121.7 |
288.1 |
96.6 |
1974 |
1,250 |
168.6 |
20.00 |
119.7 |
112.7 |
316.1 |
1.1 |