J.F. & H. DOWDS LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£7,311,176
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company is that of mechanical, electrical and specialist engineering services
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1997-06-05
- Employees
- 262 (2025 accounts · was 211 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 4 Parkway, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, BT43 5ET
- Postcode
- BT43 5ET
- Capital
- 10,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-05
- Next due by
- 2027-06-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 41201 Construction of commercial buildings
Officers 8 current · 9 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by Dowds Electrical Holdings Ltd (NI51219) — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZC086382 (Tier 1), registered since 2026.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| VIC TRADING LIMITED | 1997-06-20 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 626 similar companies in BT
The largest employer among its local peers (262 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1997.
No.9 of the largest construction of commercial buildings companies in Belfast →
Competitors Belfast
This company ranks 9 among construction of commercial buildings in Belfast.
The class of 1997
25%
of the 615 companies in this sector incorporated in 1997 are still active today; 73% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2022-04-12
- Price paid, where recorded
- £3,500,000
- Where
- Greater London
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGL539656 | Greater London | Freehold | 2022-04-12 | £3,500,000 |
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