DRS PROPERTIES LIMITED
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Cash
£1k
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£389k
-4.7% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£19k
+9.5% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £84,000 | -£19,000 | -£19,000 | 0% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £86,000 | -£21,000 | -£19,000 | +9.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £64,000 | -£21,000 | -£19,000 | +9.5% | |
| Cash | £7,457 | £20,250 | £32,278 | £161,000 | £1,000 | £1,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £299,063 | £328,497 | £365,003 | £429,000 | £408,000 | £389,000 | -4.7% | |
| Net assets | £299,063 | £328,497 | £365,003 | £429,000 | £408,000 | £389,000 | -4.7% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £429,000 | £408,000 | £389,000 | -4.7% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 19.6% | -4.7% | -4.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.3% | 65.6% | 62.1% | 76.4% | 77.0% | 77.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.01x | 0.03x | 0.05x | 0.12x | 0.10x | 0.10x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -9.50x | — |
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
- DRS PROPERTIES LIMITED 2004-02-13 → present
- NEWCO (780) LIMITED 2003-12-21 → 2004-02-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Deloitte 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCANDLESS, Christopher Andrew | Director | 2025-09-03 | Jul 1978 | British |
| MULLER, Matthew Peter | Director | 2023-05-23 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWITT, Mark | Secretary | 2004-04-28 | 2005-03-31 |
| SCRIMGEOUR, Melanie Ruth | Secretary | 2005-03-31 | 2023-05-23 |
| MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-12-21 | 2004-04-28 |
| CREASER, Cheryl Jayne | Director | 2023-05-23 | 2025-09-03 |
| SCRIMGEOUR, David Reid | Director | 2004-02-10 | 2023-05-23 |
| SCRIMGEOUR, Melanie Ruth | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2023-05-23 |
| MBM BOARD NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-12-21 | 2004-02-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-23 | Active |
| Mr David Reid Scrimgeour | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-17 | Ceased 2023-05-23 |
| Mrs Melanie Ruth Scrimgeour | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-17 | Ceased 2023-05-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.