DDC OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£3m
+6.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.4m
-17.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
182
-15.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1m
-145.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £44,775,328 | £32,271,151 | £25,785,915 | -20.1% | |
| Operating profit | £3,994,642 | £1,994,497 | -£1,256,479 | -163% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,431,744 | £2,257,219 | -£1,023,802 | -145.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,712,620 | £1,721,085 | -£724,056 | -142.1% | |
| Cash | £4,738,734 | £2,800,278 | £2,987,622 | +6.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,505,276 | £5,373,589 | £4,424,731 | -17.7% | |
| Net assets | £9,389,218 | £5,373,589 | £4,424,731 | -17.7% | |
| Equity | £9,389,218 | £5,373,589 | £4,424,731 | -17.7% | |
| Average employees | 2,529 | 216 | 182 | -15.7% | |
| Wages | £29,648,625 | £6,879,326 | £6,511,563 | -5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £579,039 | £1,230,862 | £614,965 | -50% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £11,111 | £145,834 | £91,449 | -37.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £171,000 | £771,750 | £264,288 | -65.8% |
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 | 8.9% | 6.2% | -4.9% | |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 5.3% | -2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.0% | 37.1% | -28.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.3% | 51.4% | 61.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.18x | 1.73x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | 45.76x | 98.97x | — |
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 4 times since incorporation
- DDC OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2022-02-25 → present
- CGF MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 2005-11-10 → 2022-02-25
- WEGENER DM - CONTACT & FULFIL, WORKSOP LTD 2004-01-26 → 2005-11-10
- DOWERHILL LIMITED 1988-11-25 → 2004-01-26
- ELDERELM LIMITED 1987-07-29 → 1988-11-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Shorts
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has considered the level of funds held and the expected levels of cash inflows and outflows for 12 months from the date of authorising these financial statements. It is on this basis that the directors are of the view that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- DDC OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- DDC Multilingual Services d.o.o. Sarajevo 65%
- DDC OSS d.o.o. Beograd 100%
Significant events
- “DDC CS Limited was formally dissolved on 28 February 2025.”
- “Post year end the group has also obtained ISO 42001:2023 - AI Certification”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAMONT, Julian Callum | Secretary | 2017-07-31 | — | — |
| BEAL, Joseph | Director | 2022-03-21 | Mar 1981 | British |
| CALLACHAN, John | Director | 2016-11-21 | Nov 1976 | British |
| DAVIES, Michelle Christiana | Director | 2022-03-21 | Feb 1973 | British |
| LAMONT, Julian Callum | Director | 2017-07-31 | Feb 1964 | British |
| TREVALYAN, Brett Austin | Director | 2017-09-19 | Nov 1959 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCLIFF, Lesley Jane | Secretary | 1999-08-13 | 2005-11-10 |
| FINDLAY, Grant Mcdowall | Secretary | 2005-11-10 | 2017-02-25 |
| MCSHANE, Ian Henry | Secretary | — | 1993-05-14 |
| MONTEITH, James Henry George | Secretary | 1993-07-26 | 1999-08-13 |
| SMYTH, Raymond Bruce | Secretary | 1993-05-14 | 1993-07-26 |
| AKHAURI, Nimesh Priya | Director | 2025-01-21 | 2026-05-13 |
| ANCLIFF, Lesley Jane | Director | 1999-08-13 | 2005-11-10 |
| BAHCHELI, Tylan Salih | Director | — | 2001-01-01 |
| BIRD, Anthony Donald | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
| EVANS, Simon | Director | 1997-06-09 | 2004-08-23 |
| FINDLAY, Grant Mcdowall | Director | 2016-11-21 | 2017-02-25 |
| GRAY, Colin Robert | Director | 2005-11-10 | 2016-12-21 |
| KEELER, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2024-04-29 |
| MADDISON, John | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
| MCSHANE, Ian Henry | Director | — | 1993-05-14 |
| MONTEITH, James Henry George | Director | 1993-12-07 | 1999-08-13 |
| OOSTERWIJK, Otto Jan | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2005-11-10 |
| PERKINS, David Charles | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2005-08-05 |
| WILSON, Paul | Director | — | 2002-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ddc Acquisitions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-22 | Active |
| Mr Colin Robert Gray | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-12-22 |
| Wallingford Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-02-25 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-25 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2021-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.