SDL SURVEYING LIMITED

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. SDL SURVEYING LIMITED 2018-03-29 → present
2. DIRECT VALUATIONS LIMITED 1989-08-08 → 2018-03-29

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

BDO LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Based on forecasts prepared for the period to March 2027, being more than 12 months from the date the financial statements have been approved current trading (which at the date of signing remains in line with budget) is expected to grow over the foreseeable future, delivering increased profitability. Furthermore, cash is expected to grow in line with profit.”

Group structure

1. SDL SURVEYING LIMITED · parent
   1. JV Limited 100%
   2. Seasame Bankhall Valuation Services Limited 25%

Significant events

• “SDL's parent company Mortgage Support Services Limited took the strategic decision to dispose of its Surveying operations, with the final sale concluding in June 2025. SDL was legally separated from the rest of the group. The sale occurred via an incorporation of a new UK holding company (SDLS Holdings Ltd), with the new ultimate owners being a mix of original founders and executive team members.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

10

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -1.4%

  £25,404,000 → £25,046,000

• Cash

  +67.4%

  £757,000 → £1,267,000

• Net assets

  +47%

  £457,000 → £672,000

• Employees

  -6.6%

  289 → 270

• Operating profit

  +68.5%

  £305,000 → £514,000

• Profit before tax

  +116.9%

  £160,000 → £347,000

• Wages

  +2.5%

  £12,480,000 → £12,797,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers