DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
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Cash
£5m
-59.7% vs 2025
Net assets
£32m
-9.2% vs 2025
Employees
195
+7.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£17m
-11.5% vs 2025
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £26,387,268 | £33,810,594 | £34,406,989 | +1.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £14,169,951 | £19,388,614 | £17,212,818 | -11.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £14,216,036 | £19,446,335 | £17,217,001 | -11.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £10,762,566 | £14,357,922 | £13,011,555 | -9.4% | |
| Cash | £4,868,561 | £6,885,514 | £6,989,224 | £12,513,440 | £5,043,402 | -59.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,417,538 | £12,877,195 | £23,728,766 | £35,280,976 | £32,056,146 | -9.1% | |
| Net assets | £9,987,976 | £12,284,896 | £23,306,922 | £34,844,970 | £31,632,878 | -9.2% | |
| Equity | — | — | £23,306,922 | £34,844,970 | £31,632,878 | -9.2% | |
| Average employees | 136 | 146 | 157 | 182 | 195 | +7.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,141,148 | £7,212,700 | £8,476,027 | +17.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £1,135,328 | £1,244,641 | £1,595,818 | +28.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £58,180 | £63,960 | £65,831 | +2.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £403,517 | £441,365 | £685,449 | +55.3% |
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 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 53.7% | 57.3% | 50.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 40.8% | 42.5% | 37.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 59.7% | 55.0% | 53.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -94.8% | -52.7% | 35.8% | 31.7% | 32.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.72x | 3.00x | 2.94x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED · parent
- Camatics Ltd 100%
- TCM Advisors Ltd 100%
- Accident Repair Management Specialists Ltd 100%
- Haul-In-One.Com Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “After the year end, two subsidiaries of the Company were dissolved. Accident Repair Management Specialists Ltd was dissolved on 12 May 2026 and TCM Advisors Ltd was dissolved on 26 May 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUILFOYLE, Liam James | Secretary | 2007-05-31 | — | English |
| CRIPPS, Carl Mark Anthony | Director | 2020-05-06 | Mar 1968 | British |
| CUNNINGHAM, Philip Michael | Director | 2010-01-20 | Jan 1970 | British |
| GUILFOYLE, Liam James | Director | 2007-08-01 | Apr 1982 | English |
| HANTSON, Joseph | Director | 2023-09-21 | Mar 1972 | British |
| HOULIHAN, Peter | Director | 2023-05-25 | Sep 1978 | Irish |
| WEBB, Christopher Joseph | Director | 2020-05-06 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNINGHAM, Emma Marie Claude | Secretary | 2016-09-20 | 2021-12-08 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Emma Marie Claude | Secretary | 1999-12-01 | 2002-05-03 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Patricia Ellen | Secretary | 1996-01-31 | 1999-12-01 |
| SANT, Emma | Secretary | 1995-12-04 | 1996-01-31 |
| SKINNER, Neil Fraser | Secretary | 2002-05-03 | 2007-05-31 |
| BUTLER, Charles Colin | Director | 2002-06-17 | 2011-06-15 |
| CROTHERS, Robert James | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2010-04-05 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Emma Marie Claude | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2002-05-03 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Philip | Director | 2002-05-03 | 2011-02-28 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Philip Michael | Director | 1995-12-04 | 2002-05-03 |
| MCCARTHY, Charles John | Director | 2002-05-03 | 2004-12-20 |
| OLESZKO, Colin Henry | Director | 2020-05-06 | 2023-09-21 |
| SKINNER, Neil Fraser | Director | 2004-09-08 | 2007-05-31 |
| WEBB, Christopher Joseph | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2009-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-12-08 | Ceased 2021-12-08 |
| Mrs Emma Marie Claude Cunningham | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-20 | Ceased 2021-12-08 |
| Stm Fidecs Trust Company Limited As Trustees Of The Carraig Employee Benefit Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-15 |
| Mr Philip Michael Cunningham | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-05 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2026-01-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-16 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.