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DELVE SERVICES LIMITED
Cash
£187K
+133.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+1.6% vs 2023
Employees
2
Average over period
Profit before tax
£51K
+156.1% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 09893287
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2015-11-27
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 52103
Net assets
4-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £518,546 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £44,461 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£24,373 | -£7,204 | -£91,791 | £51,472 | |
| Net profit | -£24,373 | -£7,204 | -£91,791 | £51,472 | |
| Cash | £159,105 | £214,483 | £80,106 | £186,797 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,885,374 | £3,895,881 | £3,622,917 | £3,727,949 | |
| Net assets | £3,371,524 | £3,364,320 | £3,272,917 | £3,324,389 | |
| Equity | £3,371,524 | £3,364,320 | £3,272,917 | £3,324,389 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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's current trading performance has been resilient in the current climate and has performed in accordance with forecast for the year. The company has improved its operating performance, moving from a loss in 2023 to being profitable in 2024.”
- “The long-term loan relates to a loan agreement entered into on 29 August 2024 with Shawbrook Bank Limited. In the previous year, the company had a loan with Rockpool Investments LLP, which was refinanced during the year through Shawbrook Bank Limited.”
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
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-10-31 | — | — |
| DUCK, Jonathan Matthew | Director | 2021-05-25 | May 1961 | British |
| NORRIS, Graham | Director | 2017-10-31 | Jun 1955 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Thomas Macpherson | Director | 2015-11-27 | Feb 1956 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Macpherson Phillips | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-11-26 | Ceased 2017-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-12-04 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-05-23 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-09-06 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-09-05 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-12-14 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-04-28 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2023-01-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-03-29 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2021-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2021-09-13 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2021-06-30 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2021-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2021-04-01 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
6.65
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.035 × 6.56 = +0.23
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.018 × 6.72 = +0.12
- Book equity / Total liabilities 5.997 × 1.05 = +6.30
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