DB GROUP SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£107M
+8.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+11.1% vs 2023
Employees
6,767
-0.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£0
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DB GROUP SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 1998-09-30 → present
- DEUTSCHE MORGAN GRENFELL (UK) LIMITED 1995-07-04 → 1998-09-30
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,783,980,583 | £1,950,416,089 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £0 | £0 | |
| Net profit | £0 | £0 | |
| Cash | £97,954,230 | £106,622,746 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,801,664 | £8,668,516 | |
| Net assets | £7,801,664 | £8,668,516 | |
| Equity | £7,801,664 | £8,668,516 | |
| Average employees | 6,776 | 6,767 | |
| Wages | £1,352,288,488 | £1,464,979,196 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.62x | 0.69x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Financial Statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have considered the Company's liquidity position, cash flows and the plans for its future operations, based on which they have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a minimum of 12 months from the date these Financial Statements were signed, i.e., 05 August 2026. Furthermore, the Company is party to an Intra-Group Employment Services Agreement (IGSA) with Deutsche Bank AG and others. The IGSA was significantly strengthened in 2017 which provided additional comfort to the Company that Deutsche Bank AG will support the Company in meeting its pensions obligations, however they arise.”
Significant events
- “The Group's new UK headquarters were completed during the year and most London-based staff relocated to the new building.”
- “Purchases of a series of Bulk Purchase Annuity policies between January 2020 and September 2024 substantially mitigated market risk of pension obligations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGSHAW, Joanne Louise | Secretary | 2009-04-14 | — | British |
| BARTLETT, Andrew William | Secretary | 2001-01-05 | — | British |
| HAMILTON, Teresa | Director | 2020-12-11 | Apr 1974 | British |
| HARDS, David | Director | 2017-05-04 | Feb 1956 | British |
| PALLAS, Benjamin Jon | Director | 2018-10-24 | Nov 1976 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Giles Sebastian | Secretary | 1997-10-21 | 2000-05-03 |
| PAGE, Stephen Richard | Secretary | 1995-07-04 | 1997-10-21 |
| PRESTON, Stuart | Secretary | 2000-05-03 | 2001-01-05 |
| AIREY, Virginia Louise | Director | 2025-02-12 | 2026-04-30 |
| ASQUITH, Jonathan Paul | Director | 1995-12-14 | 1997-11-30 |
| ATKINSON, Nicola | Director | 2024-05-04 | 2024-10-17 |
| BYNE, Christopher Adam | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2014-01-09 |
| COOK, Brian Ronald | Director | 1999-10-19 | 2000-03-31 |
| COXON, Mandy Pamela | Director | 2007-09-24 | 2009-06-30 |
| ELLISTON, Richard Paul | Director | 1995-07-04 | 1995-12-14 |
| FREEDMAN, Mark Edward | Director | 2010-09-13 | 2014-05-16 |
| GOFF, Eric William | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2004-09-30 |
| GOLDTHORPE, Sally Louise | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2010-05-25 |
| HARDS, David | Director | 2004-11-12 | 2017-04-03 |
| HOGARTH, David | Director | 2013-12-17 | 2015-08-16 |
| HOYSTED, Desmond Christopher Fitzgerald | Director | 1995-12-14 | 1998-03-31 |
| KEEN, David Dorian Oliver | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2010-09-13 |
| LEE, Tiina Le-Seong | Director | 2011-05-23 | 2023-08-08 |
| LYTTON, Samantha Jane | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2013-09-16 |
| MORRIS, Steven Leo | Director | 2007-09-24 | 2010-01-24 |
| PAGE, Stephen Richard | Director | 1995-07-04 | 1995-12-14 |
| PENFOLD, David George | Director | 1995-12-14 | 2007-06-29 |
| POLONIECKA, Lucy Caroline | Director | 2001-07-11 | 2007-03-29 |
| RANFT, Thomas | Director | 1998-09-14 | 2001-06-27 |
| SCHWABE, Michelle Anne | Director | 2001-11-29 | 2002-07-17 |
| SLUMBERS, Martin Richard | Director | 2002-07-17 | 2004-11-18 |
| STOEHR, Harald Paul | Director | 1996-04-23 | 2004-11-01 |
| TANDON, Rajat | Director | 2014-07-07 | 2018-05-23 |
| THOMAS, David Hugh | Director | 1997-12-18 | 2002-03-31 |
| THOMAS, Gwyn Morgan | Director | 2003-10-15 | 2010-10-26 |
| TRAILL, Kenneth Stewart | Director | 2014-04-22 | 2015-02-25 |
| VENTER, Conrad Peter | Director | 2004-11-30 | 2013-04-16 |
| WARD, Steven George | Director | 2010-06-10 | 2020-03-31 |
| WARREN, Elizabeth Dorcas | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| WHITE, Steven Douglas | Director | 2010-12-14 | 2013-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Db Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-20 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-07-20 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-07-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+9.3%
£1,783,980,583 £1,950,416,089
-
Cash
+8.8%
£97,954,230 £106,622,746
-
Net assets
+11.1%
£7,801,664 £8,668,516
-
Employees
-0.1%
6,776 6,767
-
Wages
+8.3%
£1,352,288,488 £1,464,979,196
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