- CEO
- Shrutisha Gautum Morris
- Full Time Employees
- 26
- Sector
- Miscellaneous
- Industry
- Investment trusts
- Address
- 7400 Daresbury Park Daresbury WN United Kingdom WA4 4BS
- IPO Date
- Dec 16, 2021
- Business
- DSW Capital plc operates as a challenger mid-market professional services network in the United Kingdom, licensing the Dow Schofield Watts and associated brand names to affiliated businesses in exchange for royalties based on fee income while providing legal services under the DR Solicitors brand. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services including asset-based lending risk management covering pre- and post-lend due diligence on receivables, inventory, plant and machinery, and trade finance; business planning and recovery encompassing financial modelling, business cases, infrastructure finance, and procurement due diligence; corporate finance advice such as company sales, acquisitions, and technology deals; debt advisory; equity finance; financial due diligence; tax advisory including R&D tax credits; DSW Ventures; wealth advisory; forensic and valuation services; and legal services targeted at professionals, mid-market corporates, owner-managers, private equity firms, and high net-worth individuals. Founded in 2002 and headquartered at 7400 Daresbury Park, Warrington, England, WA4 4BS, DSW Capital serves clients primarily across England and Scotland through a network of 144 fee earners and 49 partners as of September 2025. In recent developments, the company completed the transformational acquisition of DR Solicitors Limited in November 2024, which enhances diversification, broadens niche professional services, reduces reliance on M&A revenue from 67% to about 32%, and contributes to upgraded FY25 guidance with expected consolidated network revenue of approximately £23.0 million and adjusted pre-tax profit of £1.45 million; this follows strong half-year results to September 2024 with network revenue up to £7.8 million and an outstanding October 2024 performance driven by elevated M&A activity ahead of the UK Autumn Budget. For the half-year ended September 2025, network revenue rose 32% to £10.3 million, reflecting full contributions from DR Solicitors and organic growth, alongside a 29% increase in fee earners to 144, robust cash reserves of £2.2 million, and an interim dividend declaration of 1.2 pence per share, up 20% year-on-year, underscoring confidence in medium-term growth through organic expansion, geographic reach, additional service lines, and selective acquisitions.