DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-18 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£13M
+79% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£35M
+49.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
182
+15.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£19M
+36.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-28 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £26,387,268 | £33,810,594 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £14,169,951 | £19,388,614 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £14,216,036 | £19,446,335 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £10,762,566 | £14,357,922 | |
| Cash | £8,320,884 | £4,868,561 | — | — | £6,989,224 | £12,513,440 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,276,515 | £10,417,538 | — | — | £23,728,766 | £35,280,976 | |
| Net assets | £8,635,460 | £9,987,976 | — | — | £23,306,922 | £34,844,970 | |
| Equity | £8,635,460 | £9,987,976 | £12,952,459 | £13,265,622 | £23,306,922 | £34,844,970 | |
| Average employees | 100 | 136 | — | — | 157 | 182 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £6,141,148 | £7,212,700 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £1,135,328 | £1,244,641 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
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Turnover
+28.1%
£26,387,268 £33,810,594
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Cash
+79%
£6,989,224 £12,513,440
highest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+49.5%
£23,306,922 £34,844,970
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+15.9%
157 182
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+36.8%
£14,169,951 £19,388,614
-
Profit before tax
+36.8%
£14,216,036 £19,446,335
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Wages
+17.4%
£6,141,148 £7,212,700
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-02-28 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 53.7% | 57.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 40.8% | 42.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 59.7% | 55.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.72x | 3.00x |
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
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- 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.”
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
- “On 4 June 2024 the group disposed of its 100% holding in Waste Line (UK) Ltd upon dissolution of the subsidiary. Included in the company's financial statements are losses of £1 arising from the company's interests in Waste Line (UK) Ltd up to the date of its disposal.”
- “On 4 June 2024 the group disposed of its 100% holding in Direct Commercial Line Ltd upon dissolution of the subsidiary. Included in the company's financial statements are losses of £10,000 arising from the company's interests in Direct Commercial Line Ltd up to the date of its disposal.”
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 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2022-12-19 | 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
- 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.