DBD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-10 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-27
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+33.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+59.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
125
+17.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£6M
+76.2% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DBD LIMITED 2009-09-30 → present
- DIFFERENT BY DESIGN LIMITED 1995-10-27 → 2009-09-30
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £21,434,094 | £25,193,998 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,306,458 | £5,852,184 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,520,893 | £2,256,762 | £3,350,536 | £5,902,621 | |
| Net profit | £2,447,143 | £1,880,386 | £2,783,819 | £4,716,581 | |
| Cash | £956,542 | £2,938,909 | £1,986,774 | £2,644,832 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,578,047 | £5,904,221 | £7,533,821 | £11,886,374 | |
| Net assets | £4,258,401 | £5,669,849 | £7,438,476 | £11,843,057 | |
| Equity | £4,258,401 | £5,669,849 | £7,438,476 | £11,843,057 | |
| Average employees | 68 | 81 | 106 | 125 | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,058,173 | £7,348,529 |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 15.4% | 23.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 13.0% | 18.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 43.9% | 49.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.74x | 4.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 826.41x | 25555.39x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- JS. Audit Limited
- 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 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.”
Significant events
- “The company secured significant growth in 2025 from new contracts in each of its key sectors being defence, decommissioning and energy. The long-term relationships with key clients continue to provide further growth potential opportunities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAVEN, Andrew | Secretary | 2022-12-01 | — | — |
| CRAVEN, Andrew | Director | 2025-06-19 | Oct 1976 | British |
| CUMING, David Austen | Director | 2025-06-19 | Aug 1973 | British |
| HURST, John Andrew | Director | 2025-06-19 | Nov 1964 | British |
| KEEGAN, Thomas John | Director | 2019-09-10 | Oct 1982 | British |
| PARR, David Robert | Director | 2022-09-27 | Jul 1960 | British |
| TAYLOR, Christian | Director | 2025-06-19 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Alan | Secretary | 2008-02-01 | 2013-09-13 |
| MARTLEW, Paul John, Doctor | Nominee Secretary | 1995-10-27 | 1995-10-27 |
| SEED, Zoe Ann | Secretary | 1995-10-27 | 2008-02-15 |
| ALLAN, Donald Frederick, Dr | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2009-12-31 |
| BRAMWELL, Stephanie Rebecca | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| CARLICK, Andrew | Director | 2004-04-06 | 2020-11-29 |
| CARLICK, Marie Angela | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2024-10-31 |
| CLARKE, Alan | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2013-09-13 |
| CLAXTON, Humphrey Kenneth Haslam | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2009-05-19 |
| CURRIE, Robert Lindsay | Director | 2006-06-29 | 2007-01-31 |
| MARTLEW, Helen Michelle | Nominee Director | 1995-10-27 | 1995-10-27 |
| SEED, Ian Edward | Director | 1995-10-27 | 2008-02-15 |
| SEED, Zoe Ann | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2008-02-15 |
| THOMAS OBE, Ian Arthur | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2019-03-06 |
| WILCOCK, William | Director | 2020-06-17 | 2022-09-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas John Keegan | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-10 | Ceased 2022-11-20 |
| Mrs Marie Angela Carlick | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-31 |
| Mr Andrew David Carlick | Individual | Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-11-29 |
| Dbd Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+17.5%
£21,434,094 £25,193,998
-
Cash
+33.1%
£1,986,774 £2,644,832
-
Net assets
+59.2%
£7,438,476 £11,843,057
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+17.9%
106 125
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+77%
£3,306,458 £5,852,184
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Profit before tax
+76.2%
£3,350,536 £5,902,621
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+21.3%
£6,058,173 £7,348,529
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