DELVE SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-16 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£187K
+133.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+1.6% vs 2023
Employees
2
Average over period
Profit before tax
£51K
+156.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 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 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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.6% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | -4.7% | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.1% | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.65x | — | — | — |
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 §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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+133.2%
£80,106 £186,797
-
Net assets
+1.6%
£3,272,917 £3,324,389
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Profit before tax
+156.1%
-£91,791 £51,472
highest in 4 filed years
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