DECCO LIMITED
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Cash
£28m
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£70m
+6.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
248
-4.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.3m
-24.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £111,446,000 | £110,111,000 | £107,544,000 | -2.3% | |
| Operating profit | £3,870,000 | £2,989,000 | £2,997,000 | +0.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,242,000 | £4,395,000 | £3,319,000 | -24.5% | |
| Net profit | £3,203,000 | £3,265,000 | £2,446,000 | -25.1% | |
| Cash | £25,850,000 | £26,440,000 | £27,645,000 | +4.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £64,305,000 | £67,432,000 | £71,088,000 | +5.4% | |
| Net assets | £61,972,000 | £65,583,000 | £69,621,000 | +6.2% | |
| Equity | £61,972,000 | £65,583,000 | £69,621,000 | +6.2% | |
| Average employees | 266 | 259 | 248 | -4.2% | |
| Wages | £9,686,000 | £9,754,000 | £9,134,000 | -6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £205,000 | £217,000 | £230,000 | +6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £1,000 | £1,000 | £1,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £108,000 | £113,000 | £106,000 | -6.2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 2.7% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.0% | 4.4% | 4.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.6% | 20.7% | 19.2% | |
| Current ratio | 5.17x | 5.18x | 5.51x | |
| Interest cover | — | 7.80x | 1.85x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- DECCO LIMITED 1989-02-01 → present
- DECCO STERN OSMAT LIMITED 1986-01-13 → 1989-02-01
- STERN OSMAT LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1986-01-13
- F.W.STERN LIMITED 1946-08-12 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fiander ETL
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After considering the Company's performance in the year to 31 December 2025, its future prospects and its cash flow forecasts, the Directors have full expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and at least for a period of twelve months”
Group structure
- DECCO LIMITED · parent
- K Supplies Holdings Limited 100%
- K Supplies Limited 100%
- Decco Pension Trustees Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YU, Leo | Secretary | 2018-01-01 | — | — |
| WESTBROOK, Steven | Director | 2006-05-26 | Feb 1956 | British |
| YU, Leo | Director | 2018-01-01 | Jun 1984 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKS, Bryce Rowan | Secretary | 1998-02-27 | 2007-01-15 |
| SMITH, Stewart John | Secretary | — | 1998-02-20 |
| WESTBROOK, Steven | Secretary | 2007-01-15 | 2018-01-01 |
| BATEMAN, Michael John | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
| BROOKS, Bryce Rowan | Director | 1998-02-27 | 2007-01-15 |
| COLBURN, Richard Whiting | Director | 1995-12-21 | 1997-11-28 |
| COLBURN, Richard Dunton | Director | — | 1995-12-21 |
| COOKE, Stuart Malcolm | Director | 1993-11-30 | 2004-02-29 |
| FALCONER, Ian Gordon | Director | — | 1999-04-09 |
| FALCONER, Ian Gordon | Director | — | 1994-07-09 |
| FINDLAY, John Milne | Director | 2009-03-20 | 2017-05-04 |
| GODDARD, Roger David | Director | 2003-02-20 | 2007-01-15 |
| HOGEL, Carol Colburn | Director | 1995-12-21 | 2000-11-13 |
| HOGEL, Jens Christian | Director | — | 2000-01-21 |
| HOPWOOD, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2006-11-01 |
| JACKSON, Barry | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2017-05-04 |
| MCNAIR, Douglas Talbot | Director | 2003-02-20 | 2007-01-15 |
| PALMER, Nigel John | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| SCHOFIELD, David John | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2017-05-04 |
| SMITH, Stewart John | Director | — | 1998-02-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Leo Yu | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2020-05-05 |
| Mr Steven Westbrook | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-05-06 |
| Mr Nigel John Palmer | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-05-06 |
| Mr Barry Jackson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-05-06 |
| Mr David John Schofield | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-30 |
| Mr John Milne Findlay | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-04 |
| Newbury Investments (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.