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About DSW Capital
Its shares trade on LSE under the ticker DSW.L. It has been listed since 16 December 2021. In the fiscal year to 31 March 2026, it reported revenue of £6.2m and net income of £559,000. At that date it held total assets of £14.1m and shareholders' equity of £10.0m.
DSW Capital Plc engages in licensing model and licenses the DSW and associated brand names in return for a royalty based on a percentage of fee income. The principal activity of the Company and its subsidiary, DSW Services LLP, is the licensing of the Dow Schofield Watts brand and associated brand names for use in the professional services sector. The company operates licensing arrangements with 20 licensee businesses and 97 fee earners, across seven offices in England and two in Scotland, which primarily trade under the Dow Schofield Watts brand. Its United Kingdom market comprises approximately 5,000 professional services firms, which divided into three segments Big 4, mid-market and high-street. The firm offers a range of services, which includes ABL risk management, business planning, business recovery, corporate finance advice, debt advisory, DSW ventures, equity finance, financial due diligence, forensic services, industrial property solutions, tax advisory, valuation services, and wealth planning.
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Company facts
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Listed since
- 16 Dec 2021
- Employees
- 15
- Website
- dswcapital.com ↗
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Ms. Heather LauderIndependent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, since 2020£59,000
- Ms. Shrutisha MorrisChief Executive Officer, Executive Director, since 2024£155,000
- Mr. Peter FendallChief Financial and Operating Officer, Executive Director, since 2022£155,000
- Mr. James DowExecutive Director, since 2020£242,000
- Ms. Jillian JonesIndependent Non-Executive Director£42,000
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 0
- Environment
- 0
- Social
- 0
- Governance
- 0
SWOT analysis
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Strengths
- DSW Capital PLC licenses the DSW brand across seven offices in England and two in Scotland.
- The company operates with 20 licensee businesses and 97 fee earners in the UK professional services sector.
- DSW Capital PLC serves approximately 5,000 professional services firms in the UK market.
Weaknesses
- DSW Capital PLC has only 15 employees managing a licensing model across multiple offices.
- The company relies on a royalty-based income model from 20 licensee businesses.
- DSW Capital PLC operates within a competitive UK professional services market segment.
Opportunities
- DSW Capital PLC can expand its licensing model to additional segments within the UK professional services market.
- The company has potential to grow its presence in the mid-market and high-street segments of the UK market.
- DSW Capital PLC can leverage its 20 licensee businesses to increase market share in the professional services sector.
Threats
- DSW Capital PLC faces competition from the Big 4 professional services firms in the UK market.
- The company's royalty-based income model is vulnerable to economic downturns affecting fee earners.
- DSW Capital PLC must navigate regulatory changes in the UK professional services sector.
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