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DCSL LIMITED
Cash
£134K
+61.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+120.6% vs 2023
Employees
76
+18.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+113.1% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 06725101
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2008-10-15
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 87300
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Net assets
9-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £1,946,311 | — | £2,368,211 | — | £2,902,407 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £433,064 | — | £499,869 | — | £642,333 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £331,695 | — | £408,305 | — | £547,498 | £690,208 | £1,471,082 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £276,438 | — | £319,277 | — | £648,522 | £523,251 | £1,095,781 | |
| Cash | £51,555 | £51,555 | £121,314 | £121,314 | £16,655 | £16,655 | £219 | £82,908 | £133,604 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,717,056 | — | £4,964,529 | — | £5,230,088 | — | £5,654,045 | £6,157,092 | £10,704,844 | |
| Net assets | £1,556,956 | — | £1,754,327 | — | £2,073,604 | — | £2,722,126 | £3,045,377 | £6,718,315 | |
| Equity | £1,556,956 | £1,477,889 | £1,754,327 | £1,754,327 | £2,073,604 | £2,073,604 | £2,722,126 | £3,045,377 | £6,718,315 | |
| Average employees | 53 | — | 57 | — | 56 | — | 60 | 64 | 76 | |
| Wages | — | — | £924,093 | — | £1,116,317 | — | £1,425,111 | £1,744,946 | £2,305,693 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Whitings LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The directors continue to implement their strategy of modernising the carehome to provide for high care residents with an associated decrease in capacity.”
- “The directors continue to confirm their commitment to the future of the business by again investing further amounts in new asset purchases during the year.”
- “The Company is subject to unannounced inspections by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). At the date of approving the financial statements the overall rating of the business has been assessed as "good".”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIDFORD, David Glenn | Director | 2015-03-31 | Dec 1953 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGLIA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-10-21 | 2014-03-31 |
| CASTLEFIELD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-10-15 | 2011-10-21 |
| CURTIS, Derek | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2025-06-18 |
| LIDFORD, Samantha Marie | Director | 2010-09-10 | 2015-03-12 |
| LIDFORD, Stephen John | Director | 2011-12-15 | 2025-11-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Lidford | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Stephen John Lidford | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 74 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-02-01 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-03-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-03-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-03-20 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-03-20 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-03-20 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-03-20 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2022-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
3.11
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.136 × 6.56 = +0.89
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.135 × 6.72 = +0.91
- Book equity / Total liabilities 1.250 × 1.05 = +1.31
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory