DERWENT VALLEY PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£892k
-18.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£321m
+5.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£17m
+84.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate 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 | £8,904,592 | £7,035,991 | £6,541,148 | -7% | |
| Operating profit | -£24,201,518 | £1,577,977 | £7,100,836 | +350% | |
| Profit before tax | -£16,457,949 | £8,971,319 | £16,553,066 | +84.5% | |
| Net profit | -£16,457,949 | £8,971,319 | £16,553,066 | +84.5% | |
| Cash | £1,526,832 | £1,096,342 | £892,025 | -18.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £309,881,374 | £333,230,520 | +7.5% | |
| Net assets | £320,843,991 | £304,815,310 | £321,368,376 | +5.4% | |
| Equity | £320,843,991 | £304,815,310 | £321,368,376 | +5.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | — | 22.4% | 108.6% | |
| Net margin | -184.8% | 127.5% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.5% | 2.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 1.00x | 0.46x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.09x | 12.38x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DERWENT VALLEY PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 1987-10-21 → present
- GOOD GROOVER LIMITED 1987-07-17 → 1987-10-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As at 31 December 2025 the Company was in a net current liability position. The Company's ultimate parent company, Derwent London plc, has provided the Company with an undertaking that it will provide such financial support as the Company requires for its continued operations for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In June 2024, the Company disposed of its freehold interest in Turnmill EC1 for £77.35m before costs.”
- “In May 2022, the Company entered into a conditional contract to acquire the freehold of Old Street Quarter island site.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWLER, David Andrew | Secretary | 2017-10-02 | — | — |
| GEORGE, Nigel Quentin | Director | 1998-06-01 | May 1963 | British |
| PRIDEAUX, Emily Joanna | Director | 2021-03-01 | Sep 1979 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Paul Malcolm | Director | — | Mar 1960 | British |
| WISNIEWSKI, Damian Mark Alan | Director | 2010-02-01 | Jun 1961 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON, John Ernest | Secretary | — | 1996-09-11 |
| KITE, Timothy James | Secretary | 1996-09-11 | 2017-10-02 |
| BURNS, John David | Director | — | 2019-05-17 |
| DIXON, John Ernest | Director | — | 1997-10-31 |
| FRIEDLOS, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2007-07-18 |
| ODOM, Christopher James | Director | — | 2010-02-01 |
| ROSEN, David Henry | Director | — | 2003-12-31 |
| SILVER, Simon Paul | Director | — | 2021-02-26 |
| SILVERMAN, David Gary | Director | 2008-06-16 | 2022-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derwent London Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-04-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-04-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.