DERWENT LONDON DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£833k
-27% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£112k
-159.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As at 31 December 2025 the Company was in a net current liability position. The net current liability position is primarily driven by amounts owed to group undertakings. The Company's ultimate parent company, Derwent London plc, has provided the Company with an undertaking that it will provide such financial support as the Company requires for its continued operations for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Based on this understanding, the Directors believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis notwithstanding the net current liabilities on the Company's balance sheet.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £102,840 | £128,555 | £76,098 | -40.8% | |
| Operating profit | £102,840 | £128,555 | £76,098 | -40.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £101,470 | £189,014 | -£111,861 | -159.2% | |
| Net profit | £101,470 | £310,474 | -£308,381 | -199.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £455,950 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £455,950 | £1,141,604 | £833,223 | -27% | |
| Equity | £455,950 | £1,141,604 | £833,223 | -27% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Net margin | 98.7% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.6% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 99.7% | 99.3% | 99.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.05x | 0.11x | 0.00x | |
| Interest cover | 0.03x | 0.04x | 0.01x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As at 31 December 2025 the Company was in a net current liability position. The net current liability position is primarily driven by amounts owed to group undertakings. The Company's ultimate parent company, Derwent London plc, has provided the Company with an undertaking that it will provide such financial support as the Company requires for its continued operations for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Based on this understanding, the Directors believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis notwithstanding the net current liabilities on the Company's balance sheet.”
Significant events
- “In 2025, upon completion, the portion of the 25 Baker Street W1 site developed for a third party was disposed of to the freeholder.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWLER, David Andrew | Secretary | 2017-10-02 | — | — |
| GEORGE, Nigel Quentin | Director | 2015-10-30 | May 1963 | British |
| PRIDEAUX, Emily Joanna | Director | 2021-03-01 | Sep 1979 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Paul Malcolm | Director | 2015-10-30 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WISNIEWSKI, Damian Mark Alan | Director | 2015-10-30 | Jun 1961 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KITE, Timothy James | Secretary | 2015-10-30 | 2017-10-02 |
| BURNS, John David | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2019-05-17 |
| SILVER, Simon Paul | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2021-02-26 |
| SILVERMAN, David Gary | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2022-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derwent London Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 35 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-04-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-04-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.