DES GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
+24.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.6m
+3.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
89
+4.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£262k
-16% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,503,629 | £12,051,299 | £12,710,203 | £16,317,778 | £12,851,777 | £16,577,501 | +29% | |
| Operating profit | £459,128 | £279,755 | £388,798 | £752,866 | £340,728 | £285,008 | -16.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £450,083 | £272,620 | £361,009 | £727,831 | £312,286 | £262,173 | -16% | |
| Net profit | £358,382 | £211,756 | £289,038 | £580,300 | £249,627 | £198,157 | -20.6% | |
| Cash | £1,438,512 | £1,164,579 | £623,905 | £1,347,198 | £1,241,218 | £1,546,826 | +24.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,483,217 | £1,469,282 | £1,440,871 | £1,650,482 | £1,623,758 | £1,651,163 | +1.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,180,238 | £1,230,683 | £1,284,669 | £1,477,512 | £1,532,304 | £1,581,146 | +3.2% | |
| Equity | £1,180,238 | £1,230,683 | £1,284,669 | £1,477,512 | £1,532,304 | £1,581,146 | +3.2% | |
| Average employees | 90 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 85 | 89 | +4.7% | |
| Wages | £4,398,977 | £4,426,042 | £4,724,595 | £5,527,786 | £5,169,496 | £5,744,741 | +11.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £212,397 | £218,093 | £209,502 | £248,654 | £128,938 | £371,840 | +188.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £116,866 | £31,000 | £26,431 | -14.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £400,000 | £400,000 | £300,000 | -25% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 2.7% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.0% | 19.0% | 27.0% | 45.6% | 21.0% | 17.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.5% | 75.2% | 74.9% | 73.1% | 71.5% | 77.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.27x | 1.25x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | 50.76x | 39.21x | 13.99x | 30.07x | 11.98x | 12.48x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared budgets and forecasts and considered the current level of customer enquiries and ongoing contracts, taking into account the potential impact of the forecast economic slowdown... directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue”
Group structure
- DES GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Design & Engineering Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, Deborah | Secretary | 2001-10-26 | — | British |
| ANDREWS, Raymond William | Director | 2001-10-26 | Mar 1954 | British |
| ANDREWS, William Kenneth | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1987 | British |
| CARNEY, Kevin | Director | 2002-03-15 | Apr 1964 | British |
| FORRESTER, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2026-01-01 | Aug 1976 | Irish |
| TOMLINSON, David Leigh | Director | 2025-02-03 | Nov 1980 | British |
| WEBSTER, Jeffrey | Director | 2002-03-15 | Jun 1957 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-10-26 | 2001-10-26 |
| BOOTH, Barry | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2016-10-28 |
| FOWKES, David Nigel | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2024-08-02 |
| MORRIS, David Stanley | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2016-03-31 |
| OSGOOD, Dean Paul | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2023-05-17 |
| STONE, Neil Barry | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2012-09-11 |
| TRIGG, Steven | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2017-11-29 |
| WHITE, James Simon | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2019-08-23 |
| WOHLMAN, Barry | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2008-08-26 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-10-26 | 2001-10-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond William Andrews | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-04 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-11-03 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-10-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.