DATABASE FOR BUSINESS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-13 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£758K
+9.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+11.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
53
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£677K
-1.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DATABASE FOR BUSINESS LTD 2001-03-09 → present
- KINGKOM (BENTLEY) LIMITED 1998-09-29 → 2001-03-09
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £11,953,118 | £12,755,458 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £788,839 | £831,911 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £687,587 | £676,874 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | — | £360,834 | — | £493,994 | — | £690,903 | £758,069 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,816,050 | — | £1,979,852 | — | £2,460,152 | £2,540,893 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,153,349 | — | £1,371,580 | — | £1,657,773 | £1,854,309 | |
| Equity | — | £1,153,349 | — | £1,371,580 | — | £1,657,773 | £1,854,309 | |
| Average employees | — | 43 | — | 46 | — | 53 | 53 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,949,102 | £2,149,538 |
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 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.6% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 32.1% | 32.7% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 7.53x | 5.15x |
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.
People
9 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANSELL, Jessica Rose | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | — | — |
| ANSELL, Jessica Rose | Director | 2022-06-09 | May 1979 | British |
| BAXTER, Jamie Mark | Director | 2018-05-24 | Jul 1973 | British |
| ELLIS, Jo | Director | 2024-10-01 | May 1975 | British |
| HAND, Philip Keith | Director | 2024-10-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| KINGSTON, Brian | Director | 2011-04-06 | Feb 1951 | British |
| LEE, Samuel | Director | 2016-10-03 | Feb 1989 | British |
| MULLINGS, Emma Alixandra | Director | 2023-03-29 | Sep 1980 | British |
| PICKERING, Simon James | Director | 2016-09-19 | Jan 1971 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KINGSTON, Brian | Secretary | 1998-09-29 | 2002-04-24 |
| OLIVER, William | Secretary | 2002-04-24 | 2016-04-07 |
| STEVENSON, Lisa | Secretary | 2016-04-07 | 2020-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-09-29 | 1998-09-29 |
| BECKLEY, Colin | Director | 2014-02-03 | 2025-06-18 |
| GANATRA, Pritesh | Director | 2014-02-03 | 2018-05-31 |
| GANATRA, Pritesh | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2013-07-29 |
| HALLAM, Keiran | Director | 1999-09-20 | 2000-07-17 |
| KINGSTON, Brian | Director | 1998-09-29 | 2002-04-24 |
| MOORE, Colin John | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2002-06-28 |
| MOORE, Susan Frances | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2002-06-28 |
| OLIVER, William | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2016-04-07 |
| SPITTLEHOUSE, David | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2013-02-15 |
| STEVENSON, Lisa Mary | Director | 2016-04-07 | 2020-09-30 |
| THIEDE, David | Director | 1998-09-29 | 1999-03-31 |
| WALKER, Peter | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2000-10-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumbleton Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-12-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+6.7%
£11,953,118 £12,755,458
-
Cash
+9.7%
£690,903 £758,069
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+11.9%
£1,657,773 £1,854,309
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
53 53
-
Operating profit
+5.5%
£788,839 £831,911
-
Profit before tax
-1.6%
£687,587 £676,874
-
Wages
+10.3%
£1,949,102 £2,149,538
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