PDS DESIGN & BUILD T/A PDS GROUP LTD
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Cash
£1.1m
+206.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3.8m
+48.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
18
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£1.8m
+252.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £17,005,466 | £19,325,511 | £21,533,454 | +11.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £316,347 | £512,618 | £1,773,566 | +246% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £281,030 | £501,675 | £1,769,788 | +252.8% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £163,704 | £335,895 | £1,320,765 | +293.2% | |
| Cash | £551,181 | £699,364 | £861,458 | £348,742 | £1,067,595 | +206.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,587,060 | £1,549,848 | £2,276,724 | £2,588,675 | £3,835,902 | +48.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,370,480 | £1,405,786 | £2,252,780 | £2,588,675 | £3,834,440 | +48.1% | |
| Equity | £1,370,480 | £1,405,786 | £2,252,780 | £2,588,675 | £3,834,440 | +48.1% | |
| Average employees | 16 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | £747,452 | £891,239 | £895,096 | +0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £179,377 | £336,599 | £372,474 | +10.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £110,433 | £135,925 | £156,098 | +14.8% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £145,293 | £157,675 | £143,397 | -9.1% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.9% | 2.7% | 8.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.0% | 1.7% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 13.9% | 19.8% | 46.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.0% | 61.6% | 62.9% | 55.5% | 56.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.57x | 1.77x | 1.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 8.96x | 46.84x | — |
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
- PDS DESIGN & BUILD T/A PDS GROUP LTD 2024-03-01 → present
- PDS DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED 2012-09-10 → 2024-03-01
- PERKIN DECOR SERVICES LIMITED 1998-10-16 → 2012-09-10
- THERMOBLEND LIMITED 1998-07-28 → 1998-10-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Parsons Accountants Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “During the year, PDS Group 2025 Limited became the parent of PDS Design & Build Holdings Limited and the ultimate controlling party became N E Taylor.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Andrew Alec | Secretary | 1998-10-06 | — | British |
| HALL, Peter | Director | 2017-11-01 | Jan 1970 | British |
| IRELAND, Michael James | Director | 2018-10-01 | Jul 1970 | British |
| TAYLOR, Andrew Alec | Director | 1998-10-06 | Oct 1962 | British |
| TAYLOR, Nicholas Edward | Director | 2018-10-01 | Jul 1992 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-28 | 1998-10-06 |
| CLARK, Graham Andrew | Director | 2011-12-02 | 2017-09-18 |
| CLARKE, John Peter | Director | 2001-04-06 | 2005-05-26 |
| PERKIN, Michael Grahame | Director | 1998-10-06 | 2010-06-26 |
| STURGEON, James | Director | 2001-04-06 | 2021-12-31 |
| WOODS, Richard Thomas | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2018-04-17 |
| BONUSWORTH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-28 | 1998-10-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pds Design & Build Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-08-30 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Alec Taylor | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2022-08-30 |
| Mr James Sturgeon | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2022-08-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-08-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.