DE DIETRICH PROCESS SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4m
+83.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£6.5m
+8.7% vs 2024
Employees
23
-4.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£901k
+139.6% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-04.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,696,000 | £7,334,000 | £7,512,000 | £8,068,000 | +7.4% | |
| Operating profit | £234,000 | £478,000 | £201,000 | £710,000 | +253.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £263,000 | £657,000 | £376,000 | £901,000 | +139.6% | |
| Net profit | £190,000 | £454,000 | £354,000 | £660,000 | +86.4% | |
| Cash | £3,355,000 | £2,450,000 | £1,847,000 | £3,385,000 | +83.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,634,000 | £6,842,000 | £6,014,000 | £6,535,000 | +8.7% | |
| Net assets | — | £6,842,000 | £6,013,000 | £6,534,000 | +8.7% | |
| Equity | £6,345,000 | £6,842,000 | £6,013,000 | £6,534,000 | +8.7% | |
| Average employees | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | -4.2% | |
| Wages | £1,157,000 | £1,204,000 | £1,280,000 | £1,423,000 | +11.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £207,000 | £107,551 | £118,710 | £135,800 | +14.4% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 6.5% | 2.7% | 8.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 6.2% | 4.7% | 8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.5% | 7.0% | 3.3% | 10.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 27.8% | 27.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.56x | 3.61x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- DE DIETRICH PROCESS SYSTEMS LIMITED 2009-04-28 → present
- QVF PROCESS SYSTEMS LIMITED 1993-10-18 → 2009-04-28
- QVF SYSTEMS PROCESS LIMITED 1993-10-07 → 1993-10-18
- FORAY 574 LIMITED 1993-07-21 → 1993-10-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company made a profit of £660k (2024 - £354k) for the year ended and the Company's total assets exceeded current liabilities by £6,534k (2024 - £6,013k). The forecasts for 2026 estimates that sales will be £8,685k with post-tax profits of £629k. Therefore, the directors believe it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFERY, Harry Martin | Secretary | 2022-10-01 | — | — |
| BUFFERY, Harry Martin | Director | 2022-10-01 | Oct 1988 | British |
| GUICHARD, Frederic | Director | 2025-06-20 | Aug 1973 | French |
| PAILLAT, Stephane Rene Auguste | Director | 2020-03-01 | May 1973 | French |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWEN, Michael Christopher | Secretary | 2008-08-01 | 2021-04-15 |
| CARTER, Raymond Ernest | Secretary | 2021-04-15 | 2022-09-30 |
| GRIMOLDBY, Stephen | Secretary | 2006-04-03 | 2007-07-31 |
| HAGYARD, Martin Peter | Secretary | 2001-01-05 | 2006-03-31 |
| JONES, John Neville | Secretary | 1993-10-20 | 2001-01-05 |
| NEUMANN, Jean-Darc | Secretary | 2007-08-06 | 2008-08-01 |
| BURG, Frederic Raymond Pascal | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2025-06-20 |
| CARTER, Raymond Ernest | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| DE JONG, Remco | Director | 2015-07-08 | 2018-08-03 |
| DOELL, Donald | Director | 2009-01-15 | 2016-11-10 |
| EVANS, Albert David | Director | 2000-10-03 | 2002-08-31 |
| HAGAN, Peter Cullen | Director | 1993-10-20 | 2001-08-24 |
| JONES, John Neville | Director | 1993-10-20 | 2001-01-05 |
| KORBACH, Joachim, Doctor | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2017-10-27 |
| MCELVANEY, Peter | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2020-03-31 |
| PILHOFER, Theo Walter, Dr-Ing | Director | 2000-10-03 | 2003-02-28 |
| STECK, Daniel, Dr-Ing | Director | 2000-10-03 | 2015-07-08 |
| TATTERSALL, Adrian David | Director | 2001-09-03 | 2007-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Dietrich Process Systems Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-04-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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last 24 months
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