DE GROUP CONTRACTING LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7M
+4,888.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£3.7M
+14.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
35
-2.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£720K
+247.3% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,905,257 | — | £54,911,734 | £60,728,882 | +10.6% | |
| Operating profit | £813,990 | — | £207,432 | £720,401 | +247.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £814,090 | £1,110,231 | £207,432 | £720,401 | +247.3% | |
| Net profit | £712,360 | £949,377 | £157,154 | £540,668 | +244% | |
| Cash | £130,930 | £3,755,977 | £73,237 | £3,653,148 | +4,888.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,583,705 | £3,212,189 | £3,279,255 | £3,729,584 | +13.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,533,705 | £3,184,062 | £3,261,216 | £3,721,884 | +14.1% | |
| Equity | £1,533,705 | £3,184,062 | £3,261,216 | £3,721,884 | +14.1% | |
| Average employees | 15 | 35 | 36 | 35 | -2.8% | |
| Wages | £798,623 | £2,438,476 | £2,927,390 | £3,591,585 | +22.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £307,396 | £568,961 | £480,000 | £404,169 | -15.8% |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | — | 0.4% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | — | 0.3% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 51.4% | — | 6.3% | 19.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.25x | 1.20x |
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
- DE GROUP CONTRACTING LIMITED 2019-07-10 → present
- DEVELOP UK (SPACE) LIMITED 2014-09-26 → 2019-07-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Goodman Jones LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company is part of a group cross guarantee arrangement in relation to parent company loan note debt of £1,777,149 as at the reporting date (2023 - £3,535,135).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORD, Paul John | Director | 2014-09-26 | Mar 1967 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Ashley Ross | Director | 2014-09-26 | Jul 1972 | British |
| HYNDS, Kelly Patrick | Director | 2019-11-01 | Jan 1970 | British |
| KANG, Raj | Director | 2019-07-10 | Sep 1987 | British |
| PINCHAM, Robert Graham | Director | 2019-01-23 | Nov 1972 | British |
| RUSSELL, James Edward | Director | 2019-07-10 | Oct 1985 | British |
| SMITH, Marc Edward | Director | 2019-07-10 | Apr 1972 | British |
| SWAIN, George William | Director | 2019-07-10 | Jun 1992 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNHILL, Christopher David | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2020-02-14 |
| STOKER, Roger Alan | Director | 2014-09-26 | 2018-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Group Contracting (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-03-28 | Active |
| Gdyk Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-03-27 | Ceased 2019-03-28 |
| The De Group (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 55 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-04-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-04-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-04-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-03-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.