DDC OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-23 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-18.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
-3% vs 2023
Employees
2,004
-20.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-20.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- DDC OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2022-02-25 → present
- CGF MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 2005-11-10 → 2022-02-25
- WEGENER DM - CONTACT & FULFIL, WORKSOP LTD 2004-01-26 → 2005-11-10
- DOWERHILL LIMITED 1988-11-25 → 2004-01-26
- ELDERELM LIMITED 1987-07-29 → 1988-11-25
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £44,775,328 | £39,049,829 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,994,642 | £2,755,921 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,431,744 | £2,724,832 | |
| Net profit | £511,890 | — | £1,223,214 | — | £1,963,052 | — | £2,900,203 | — | £2,712,620 | £2,173,014 | |
| Cash | £961,383 | — | £754,985 | — | £2,385,063 | — | £4,078,674 | — | £4,738,734 | £3,841,688 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,692,949 | — | £2,082,568 | — | £3,259,161 | — | £4,793,612 | — | £9,505,276 | £9,169,351 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | £4,779,713 | — | £9,389,218 | £9,104,005 | |
| Equity | £1,422,296 | £1,422,296 | £2,028,826 | £2,028,826 | £3,208,194 | £3,208,194 | £4,779,713 | £4,779,713 | £9,389,218 | £9,104,005 | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 373 | — | 2,529 | 2,004 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £29,648,625 | £26,613,716 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.9% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42.0% | 30.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.18x | 2.45x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45.76x | 37.26x |
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
- Shorts
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company and Group has considered the level of funds held and the expected levels of cash inflows and outflows for 12 months from the date of authorising these financial statements. It is on this basis that the directors are of the view that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- DDC OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- DDC CS Limited 100%
- DDC Multilingual Services d.o.o. Sarajevo 65%
- DDC OSS d.o.o. Beograd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAMONT, Julian Callum | Secretary | 2017-07-31 | — | — |
| AKHAURI, Nimesh Priya | Director | 2025-01-21 | Jan 1970 | British |
| BEAL, Joseph | Director | 2022-03-21 | Mar 1981 | British |
| CALLACHAN, John | Director | 2016-11-21 | Nov 1976 | British |
| DAVIES, Michelle Christiana | Director | 2022-03-21 | Feb 1973 | British |
| LAMONT, Julian Callum | Director | 2017-07-31 | Feb 1964 | British |
| TREVALYAN, Brett Austin | Director | 2017-09-19 | Nov 1959 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCLIFF, Lesley Jane | Secretary | 1999-08-13 | 2005-11-10 |
| FINDLAY, Grant Mcdowall | Secretary | 2005-11-10 | 2017-02-25 |
| MCSHANE, Ian Henry | Secretary | — | 1993-05-14 |
| MONTEITH, James Henry George | Secretary | 1993-07-26 | 1999-08-13 |
| SMYTH, Raymond Bruce | Secretary | 1993-05-14 | 1993-07-26 |
| ANCLIFF, Lesley Jane | Director | 1999-08-13 | 2005-11-10 |
| BAHCHELI, Tylan Salih | Director | — | 2001-01-01 |
| BIRD, Anthony Donald | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
| EVANS, Simon | Director | 1997-06-09 | 2004-08-23 |
| FINDLAY, Grant Mcdowall | Director | 2016-11-21 | 2017-02-25 |
| GRAY, Colin Robert | Director | 2005-11-10 | 2016-12-21 |
| KEELER, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2024-04-29 |
| MADDISON, John | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
| MCSHANE, Ian Henry | Director | — | 1993-05-14 |
| MONTEITH, James Henry George | Director | 1993-12-07 | 1999-08-13 |
| OOSTERWIJK, Otto Jan | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2005-11-10 |
| PERKINS, David Charles | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2005-08-05 |
| WILSON, Paul | Director | — | 2002-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ddc Acquisitions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-22 | Active |
| Mr Colin Robert Gray | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-12-22 |
| Wallingford Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-02-25 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-25 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2021-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-12.8%
£44,775,328 £39,049,829
-
Cash
-18.9%
£4,738,734 £3,841,688
-
Net assets
-3%
£9,389,218 £9,104,005
-
Employees
-20.8%
2,529 2,004
-
Operating profit
-31%
£3,994,642 £2,755,921
-
Profit before tax
-20.6%
£3,431,744 £2,724,832
-
Wages
-10.2%
£29,648,625 £26,613,716
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers