DIRECTIONAL DRILLING CONSULTANTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-19 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£8M
Equity attributable
Employees
76
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3M
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,352,120 | £23,958,432 | |
| Operating profit | £5,324,487 | £3,207,653 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,713,750 | £2,823,175 | |
| Net profit | £4,306,925 | £2,606,520 | |
| Cash | £2,767,989 | £3,498,848 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,916,785 | £8,193,827 | |
| Net assets | £8,731,407 | £8,087,927 | |
| Equity | £8,731,407 | £8,087,927 | |
| Average employees | 74 | 76 | |
| Wages | £3,524,172 | £3,323,115 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £310,241 | £200,000 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.5% | 13.4% | |
| Net margin | 12.5% | 10.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 59.7% | 39.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.02x | 2.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | 167.25x |
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
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- DIRECTIONAL DRILLING CONSULTANTS LIMITED · parent
- Mechanical & Electrical Fixings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The comparative information covers the 14 month period from 1 November 2023 to 31 December 2024.”
- “The company extended its accounting period in 2024 to align with the ultimate parent company, Niedax GmbH & Co. KG.”
- “Despite the challenges present in the wider economy, the new management teamare extremely focused on growing the business this year and are hopeful of a better year in 2026 with continued focus on innovation, technical support, off-site prefabrication, offering more to contractors than the competitors, securing the best deals for quality products, growing our customer base, adding new products and expanding into different markets with the support of the Niedax group we believe this is possible.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Alison | Secretary | 2000-01-01 | — | British |
| REUFELS, Bruno | Director | 2023-11-01 | Dec 1957 | German |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNCAN, Morris Murray | Secretary | — | 1993-06-28 |
| MACMHICHEAN, Seumas Stiubhard | Secretary | 1991-07-09 | 1991-07-10 |
| MEARNS, Colin | Secretary | 1993-06-28 | 1999-12-31 |
| CUNLIFFE, Ronald Scott | Director | 1993-06-28 | 2025-11-01 |
| DUNCAN, Morris Murray | Director | — | 1993-06-28 |
| MACMHICHEAN, Seumas Stiubhard | Director | 1991-07-09 | 1991-07-10 |
| MEARNS, Michael Colin | Director | 1993-06-28 | 2025-11-01 |
| YOUNG, Alan Nicol | Director | — | 1993-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Horn | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-11-01 | Active |
| Mr Sebastian Horn | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-11-01 | Active |
| Mr Ronald Scott Cunliffe | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-11-01 |
| Mr Michael Colin Mearns | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-13 | RP04PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-12 | RP04PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.