DON & LOW LIMITED

Active
Company number SC005657Private limited companyIncorporated 1904

Key figures

£57,549,000-2.4%
Net assets 2025
-2.4%
Average annual change 2024–2025
020 m40 m60 m20242025

† DON & LOW LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 13960

Where the company stands among the 361 active companies whose first SIC code is 13960 (Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles).

Net assets£57,549,000
Higher than 99% · median £42,648
Employees338
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age122.3 years
Older than 99% · median 6.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. ANDREW INDUSTRIES LIMITED£72.1m
  2. DON & LOW LIMITED£57.5m
  3. IGM MALTA LIMITED£47.6m
  4. PACT EARTH LTD£14.1m
  5. A.W. HAINSWORTH HOLDINGS LIMITED£12.6m
  6. AMANN THREADS UK LIMITED£11.5m
  7. SIGMATEX (UK) LIMITED£9.7m
  8. SHD COMPOSITE MATERIALS LTD£9.4m
  9. SCOTT & FYFE LIMITED£8.8m
  10. EVAC+CHAIR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£7.7m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 361. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: DON & LOW LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

DON & LOW LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC005657. It was incorporated on 6 Jul 1904. Its status is active. The registered office is in Forfar (DD8). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles (13960).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £61,057,000. Loss for the year was £1,345,000. Net assets were £57,549,000, down 2.4% on the previous year. The company had an average of 338 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 361 active companies whose first SIC code is 13960: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £42,648). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 6.7 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2020. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £50.8m. Its most frequent buyer is DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (3 contracts). 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics, man-made staple fibres, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly man-made filaments, wadding, felt and rope, plastics. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 46 days to pay suppliers, and 52% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 7% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 7 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 10 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 17 May 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover55,834,00061,057,000
Profit for the year-6,854,000-1,345,000
Total assets——
Total liabilities17,700,00017,245,000
Net assets / total equity58,952,00057,549,000
Average number of employees344338

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

6 contracts

DON & LOW LIMITED is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2020. The 4 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £50.8m. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers3
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
3 contracts · £49.1m
NHS Supply Chain
2 contracts
The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS")
1 contract · £1.7m
Contracts
  1. Type IIR FacemasksNHS Supply Chain · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £260,000,000 in total · runs until Sep 2027
  2. Single Use PPE and Medical Protective ConsumablesNHS Supply Chain · shared by 76 suppliers, up to £5,000,000,000 in total
  3. Contract for fabric suitable for use in the manufacture of face masks to meet the urgent demand for PPE across the NHS and public sector as a result of the cor…‡DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE · £990,000
  4. Supply of Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers for the Care of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)‡DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE · £7,080,000
  5. Supply of Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers for the Care of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)‡DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE · £41,040,000
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  1. NSSCOVID-19 -258 Gowns‡The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) ("NSS") · £1,652,000

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2025 – 30 Jun 2025
Average time taken to pay invoices
46 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
52%
Standard payment terms
30–90 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 23%
  • 31 to 60 days 58%
  • After 60 days 19%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2024
49
19%
56%
30 Jun 2024
50
22%
34%
31 Dec 2023
45
19%
30%
1 Jun 2023
45
23%
30%
31 Dec 2022
48
17%
30%
30 Jun 2022
50
19%
20%
31 Dec 2021
49
19%
30%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 7% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 11% lower
Median bonus pay
women 58% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter26.2% womenLower middle18.8% womenUpper middle12.5% womenUpper pay quarter15% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 8% lower
women 12% lower
2023/24
women 9% lower
women 13% lower
2022/23
women 8% lower
women 12% lower
2021/22
women 10% lower
women 13% lower
2020/21
women 11% lower
women 13% lower
2019/20
women 8.3% lower
women 13.7% lower
2018/19
women 7.9% lower
women 12.9% lower
2017/18
women 7.8% lower
women 13.4% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements7
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (4)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: plastics, man-made staple fibres, machinery, wadding, felt and rope and miscellaneous chemicals.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: man-made filaments, wadding, felt and rope, plastics, machinery and man-made staple fibres.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £61.1m, net assets £57.5m, 338 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £55.8m, net assets £59m, 344 employees
  3. Thrace Plastics Co Sa registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.