DESIGN AND ARTISTS COPYRIGHT SOCIETY
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Cash
£7.8m
+16.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.7m
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
58
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£129k
-32.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,125,149 | £19,920,545 | £20,319,137 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | £265,303 | -£423,021 | -£472,254 | -11.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £728,162 | £191,119 | £129,128 | -32.4% | |
| Net profit | £506,310 | £126,077 | £175,916 | +39.5% | |
| Cash | £6,087,162 | £6,707,286 | £7,797,555 | +16.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,583,477 | £2,709,699 | £2,836,255 | +4.7% | |
| Net assets | £2,365,078 | £2,491,155 | £2,667,071 | +7.1% | |
| Equity | £2,365,078 | £2,491,155 | £2,667,071 | +7.1% | |
| Average employees | 58 | 58 | 58 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,856,873 | £1,946,423 | £2,006,722 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £70,540 | £80,794 | £81,099 | +0.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | -2.1% | -2.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 0.6% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.3% | -15.6% | -16.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 82.9% | 81.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 1.10x | 1.12x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DESIGN AND ARTISTS COPYRIGHT SOCIETY 2005-01-05 → present
- DESIGN AND ARTISTS COPYRIGHT SOCIETY LIMITED 1983-12-22 → 2005-01-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BKL Audit 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUTTA, Helen Rosemary | Secretary | 2015-09-21 | — | — |
| CURTIN, Dónall | Director | 2022-09-26 | Mar 1966 | Irish |
| DES DÉSERTS, Tiphaine Marie Odile Danguy | Director | 2025-09-29 | Oct 1977 | French |
| EVANS, Oliver Andrew | Director | 2022-09-26 | Mar 1982 | British |
| FARAMAWY, Adham | Director | 2023-09-18 | Mar 1981 | British |
| GOSLING, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2021-09-27 | Aug 1958 | British |
| HEFFERNAN, Margaret Windham, Dr | Director | 2020-08-27 | Jun 1955 | British |
| HOLDSWORTH, Jennifer May | Director | 2025-09-29 | Mar 1985 | British |
| LEWISOHN, Cedar Herbert | Director | 2022-09-26 | Jun 1977 | British |
| MENDONCA, Anita Lira | Director | 2025-09-29 | Jun 1973 | British,Australian |
| MULLER, Michael Peter | Director | 2025-09-29 | Mar 1959 | British |
| NADIN, James | Director | 2021-09-27 | Mar 1979 | British |
| PANESAR, Gajinder Singh | Director | 2021-09-27 | Feb 1960 | British |
| PARRIS, Janette | Director | 2018-09-24 | Nov 1962 | British |
| PATTERSON, Simon Matthew George | Director | 2023-09-18 | Apr 1967 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARR-SMITH, Adrian | Secretary | — | 2000-12-13 |
| REMINGTON, David William | Secretary | 2000-12-13 | 2006-06-19 |
| ROBINSON, John Charles | Secretary | 2006-06-19 | 2013-02-13 |
| SPRIGGENS, Tania Jane | Secretary | 2013-02-13 | 2014-01-30 |
| WILCOX, Tomas Norman | Secretary | 2014-01-30 | 2015-09-21 |
| BENDANDI, Michelangelo, Mr. | Director | 2018-09-24 | 2020-03-03 |
| BIRD, Peter | Director | — | 1994-03-19 |
| BLACK, Simon Henry | Director | 1992-03-04 | 2008-03-03 |
| BLEES LUXEMBURG, Rut | Director | 2017-09-07 | 2025-09-29 |
| BURGESS, Neil Jonathan | Director | 2017-09-07 | 2025-09-29 |
| BUTLER, Cortina Maxine Ann Cotterell | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2021-09-28 |
| COLEMAN, Ian | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2020-04-03 |
| COX, Stephen | Director | — | 1992-07-29 |
| CRABTREE, Julia Eloise | Director | 2016-09-26 | 2025-09-29 |
| FINUCANE, Brendan Godfrey Eamonn | Director | 2010-01-28 | 2016-12-14 |
| FLOWERS, Matthew Dominic | Director | 2008-04-30 | 2020-08-27 |
| FROSH, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 1996-09-10 | 1998-03-25 |
| GOLLIFER, Sue | Director | 2000-04-21 | 2010-12-17 |
| GOSTYN, Antony Mark | Director | 2004-09-06 | 2009-12-18 |
| GRANT, Noreen Elizabeth | Director | 1994-09-13 | 2004-09-06 |
| HODSON, Daniel Houghton | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2005-12-08 |
| KELLY, Conor | Director | 2007-12-14 | 2015-12-13 |
| KINSMAN, Chloe Jessica | Director | 2017-09-07 | 2018-02-12 |
| KOWALSKY, Elaine | Director | 2004-09-06 | 2005-09-17 |
| KOWALSKY, Elaine | Director | — | 2000-03-09 |
| LELIE, Herman | Director | 2009-07-23 | 2021-09-28 |
| LYDIATE, Peter William Henry | Director | 2000-12-13 | 2009-01-29 |
| MOORE, Mary | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2022-10-10 |
| PETTERSON, Melvyn Lawrence | Director | 1994-07-05 | 1999-09-08 |
| PIERRE-PIERRE, Frederique | Director | 2017-09-07 | 2025-09-29 |
| POTTER, Andrew John | Director | 2005-12-08 | 2011-12-31 |
| RATNAM, Niru, Mr. | Director | 2018-09-24 | 2021-05-28 |
| RUSSON, Rosemary Anne | Director | 2000-04-14 | 2008-09-25 |
| STEPHENS, Mark | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2020-08-27 |
| STERN, Simon Francis | Director | 1992-09-24 | 2008-09-25 |
| TAYLOR SILVERWOOD, Sarah | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2021-09-28 |
| THOMAS, Emily Catrin | Director | 2010-01-28 | 2015-09-30 |
| THOMAS, Gwendoline Marian | Director | 2000-02-03 | 2011-12-31 |
| THYMANN, Klaus | Director | 2010-12-17 | 2019-09-25 |
| VROMBAUT, An | Director | 2009-07-23 | 2012-02-06 |
| WHITAKER, Nick | Director | 2020-08-27 | 2021-09-28 |
| WILSON, Jane Beverley | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2022-10-10 |
| WOOLFITT, Adam | Director | 1992-09-24 | 1996-05-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 244 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-24 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.