DESIGN CONSULTING LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-13
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£174K
+521.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£107K
-68.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
12
+20% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£384K
-202.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-13.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £1,719,000 | £1,362,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£127,000 | -£384,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£127,000 | -£384,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£102,000 | -£384,000 | |
| Cash | £320,578 | £705,447 | £726,884 | £28,000 | £174,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £334,668 | £633,608 | £741,525 | £341,000 | £107,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £341,000 | £107,000 | |
| Equity | £334,668 | £633,608 | £741,525 | £341,000 | £107,000 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £646,000 | £750,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £1,416,000 | £1,214,000 |
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
-20.8%
£1,719,000 £1,362,000
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Cash
+521.4%
£28,000 £174,000
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Net assets
-68.6%
£341,000 £107,000
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Employees
+20%
10 12
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
-202.4%
-£127,000 -£384,000
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Profit before tax
-202.4%
-£127,000 -£384,000
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Wages
+16.1%
£646,000 £750,000
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -7.4% | -28.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -5.9% | -28.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -37.2% | -358.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.42x | 1.21x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and reviewing forecast trading activity in light of the above, including the liquidity and capital position of the Group, the Directors have concluded that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- DESIGN CONSULTING LTD · parent
- Ferrier Pearce Limited 100%
- Making Giants Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The UK economic landscape shows considerable uncertainty, with an increase in the National Insurance contribution rate imposed on employers in 2025 impacting long-term hiring plans of businesses. Consecutive Budget statements have seen significant revisions to government spending; growth forecasts and personal tax and saving regimes and allowances, particularly around pension provision becoming subject to inheritance taxation.”
- “There have been no material events occurring between the balance sheet date and the date of signing this report.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUTCHINSON, Mark Leonard | Secretary | 2022-07-11 | — | — |
| CASSIDY, David Frederick | Director | 2022-03-22 | Jul 1955 | British |
| HUTCHINSON, Mark Leonard | Director | 2022-03-22 | Apr 1956 | British |
| PAYNE, Stuart Murray | Director | 2022-03-22 | May 1974 | British |
| SALES, Ryan | Director | 2009-04-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| WATTS-LAY, Jonathan Roy | Director | 2022-03-22 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINNEY, Michael William James | Secretary | 2008-10-10 | 2015-10-09 |
| CARTER, John | Director | 2008-10-10 | 2008-10-10 |
| LINNEY, Michael William James | Director | 2008-10-10 | 2009-04-02 |
| RYDER, Johnathon James | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2025-08-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignace Louis Ghislain Van Waesberghe | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-06-05 | Active |
| Vincenzo La Ruffa | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-06-05 | Active |
| Mr Jeffrey Wayne Greenberg | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-03-22 | Ceased 2024-06-05 |
| Mr Johnathon James Ryder | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-22 |
| Mr Ryan Sales | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 81 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-08 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2022-09-06 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.