DAVID CHIPPERFIELD ARCHITECTS LIMITED.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-18 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-04
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+82.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+20.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
109
-9.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-15.3% first positive since 2019
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,253,201 | — | — | — | £16,075,941 | £14,764,998 | |
| Operating profit | -£523,538 | — | — | — | £2,115,994 | £1,750,415 | |
| Profit before tax | -£546,445 | — | — | — | £2,031,878 | £1,721,087 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,125,214 | £1,389,678 | |
| Cash | £643,889 | — | — | — | £2,411,739 | £4,392,896 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,167,200 | — | — | — | £4,635,391 | £5,330,409 | |
| Net assets | £1,785,886 | — | — | — | £4,230,626 | £5,095,304 | |
| Equity | £1,785,886 | £2,094,351 | £2,363,609 | £2,105,412 | £4,230,626 | £5,095,304 | |
| Average employees | 79 | — | — | — | 120 | 109 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £6,077,827 | £6,190,854 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £802,923 | £591,084 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-8.2%
£16,075,941 £14,764,998
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Cash
+82.1%
£2,411,739 £4,392,896
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+20.4%
£4,230,626 £5,095,304
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-9.2%
120 109
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Operating profit
-17.3%
£2,115,994 £1,750,415
first positive since 2019
-
Profit before tax
-15.3%
£2,031,878 £1,721,087
first positive since 2019
-
Wages
+1.9%
£6,077,827 £6,190,854
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.3% | — | — | — | 13.2% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 13.2% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -24.2% | — | — | — | 45.6% | 32.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.81x | 1.91x | |
| Interest cover | -16.40x | — | — | — | 25.16x | 28.46x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- DAVID CHIPPERFIELD ARCHITECTS LIMITED. 2000-02-03 → present
- ENFRANCHISE 347 LIMITED 1999-12-24 → 2000-02-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Praxis
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- DAVID CHIPPERFIELD ARCHITECTS LIMITED. · parent
- Group DC Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no events after the balance sheet date affecting the Company since the financial year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIPPERFIELD, David Alan | Director | 2000-01-11 | Dec 1953 | British |
| GRAHAM, Alasdair Ross | Director | 2022-02-18 | Jul 1978 | British |
| LAUGHLAN, Graeme | Director | 2025-01-20 | Mar 1976 | British |
| LOUGHNANE, Julia | Director | 2025-01-20 | Mar 1977 | Irish |
| SANDI, Robert James | Director | 2025-01-20 | Jun 1984 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSBY, Paul William | Secretary | 2003-01-01 | 2008-12-02 |
| PENNSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-24 | 2003-01-01 |
| BLANCO AVELLANO, Benito | Director | 2022-02-18 | 2025-08-10 |
| BORHO, Franz | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2013-06-26 |
| CROSBY, Paul William | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2014-05-01 |
| CROSBY, Paul William | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2008-12-02 |
| DIER, Louise | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2018-05-31 |
| FRENCH, Jonathan Dominic | Director | 2009-11-18 | 2013-01-31 |
| JESSEN PIKE, Victoria Ann | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2007-11-23 |
| JOHNSTON, Melissa Jane | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2010-07-01 |
| JOHNSTON, Melissa Jane | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2013-06-26 |
| MILLER, Harriet Ellen | Director | 2022-02-18 | 2023-08-16 |
| NYS, Rik Herman | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2016-12-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Andrew | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2013-06-26 |
| PRENDERGAST, William Francis Patrick | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2025-09-05 |
| ULMER, Oliver Manfred | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2016-12-01 |
| ZAMPIERI, Giuseppe | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2006-04-30 |
| PENNINGTONS DIRECTORS (NO 1) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-12-24 | 2000-01-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dc Studio Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-11-03 | Active |
| Mr William Francis Patrick Prendergast | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-09-05 |
| Mrs Louise Dier | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-31 |
| Mr David Alan Chipperfield | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.