DC STUDIO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-01 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£14M
Equity attributable
Employees
132
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £22,358,877 | — | £22,337,897 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,577,413 | — | £4,740,975 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,409,492 | — | £4,627,619 | |
| Net profit | — | £841,024 | — | — | — | — | £3,356,708 | — | £3,590,502 | |
| Cash | — | £911,632 | — | — | — | — | £6,283,258 | — | £8,241,842 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | £14,929,058 | — | £17,426,549 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,539,677 | — | — | — | — | £11,076,620 | — | £14,374,550 | |
| Equity | £2,538,653 | £2,539,677 | £2,255,616 | £2,544,837 | £3,325,783 | — | £11,076,620 | — | £14,374,550 | |
| Average employees | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | 137 | — | 132 | |
| Wages | — | £3,935,511 | — | — | — | — | £6,820,850 | — | £6,767,571 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £955,558 | — | £778,834 |
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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-01-01
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.0% | — | 21.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.0% | — | 16.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.0% | — | 27.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.75x | — | 1.96x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.27x | — | 29.95x |
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
- Praxis
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The director has a reasonable expectation that the Group 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
- DC STUDIO LIMITED · parent
- David Chipperfield Architects S.R.L 75%
- Group DC Ltd 100%
- David Chipperfield Architects Limited 100%
- David Chipperfield Architects Santiago de Compostela SL 100%
- David Chipperfield Studio Spain SL 100%
Significant events
- “Our UK subsidiary completed its move to new studio facilities, allowing the company to build on its current strategies of strengthening its practice leadership and core design ethos.”
- “Our Italian subsidiary has maintained its project focus within the sectors of fashion, finance, real estate, cultural and public entities alongside accepting prestigious pro bono work for religious institutes within Italy. Overall, the company has rebuilt its activities successfully post Covid and in 2024 completed repayments of fiscal support loans granted by the Italian government.”
- “The 2024 results for our sister company in Shanghai continue to show its historic stability due to low overheads and volume of existing projects under commission, however the directorship recognised the opportunity to diversify into other areas of Asia, specifically Taiwan and Hong Kong to be assured of new projects, whilst continuing to maintain its strong commitments within mainland China.”
- “As forecasted in 2023, the 2024 period for our Spanish subsidiaries in Santiago de Compostela showcased powerful growth since the company completed the renovations of its property known as Casa RIA.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STERN, Evelyn Marcela | Director | 2006-06-21 | Nov 1952 | German |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUNKER, Anthony George | Secretary | 2006-06-21 | 2018-12-31 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-06-21 | 2006-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Alan Chipperfield | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-11 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-03-08 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-02-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to 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.