DATABASE FOR BUSINESS LTD
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Cash
£279k
-63.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2m
+7.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
67
+26.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£796k
+17.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,953,118 | £12,755,458 | £15,326,511 | +20.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £788,839 | £831,911 | £807,131 | -3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £687,587 | £676,874 | £795,526 | +17.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £566,193 | £500,536 | £591,131 | +18.1% | |
| Cash | £360,834 | £493,994 | £690,903 | £758,069 | £279,268 | -63.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,816,050 | £1,979,852 | £2,460,152 | £2,540,893 | £2,495,219 | -1.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,153,349 | £1,371,580 | £1,657,773 | £1,854,309 | £1,985,440 | +7.1% | |
| Equity | £1,153,349 | £1,371,580 | £1,657,773 | £1,854,309 | £1,985,440 | +7.1% | |
| Average employees | 43 | 46 | 53 | 53 | 67 | +26.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,949,102 | £2,149,538 | £2,685,268 | +24.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £371,243 | £519,860 | £560,565 | +7.8% |
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 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.6% | 6.5% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.7% | 3.9% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 32.1% | 32.7% | 32.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.61x | 1.72x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 7.53x | 5.15x | 47.46x |
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
- DATABASE FOR BUSINESS LTD 2001-03-09 → present
- KINGKOM (BENTLEY) LIMITED 1998-09-29 → 2001-03-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have considered relevant information, including the annual budget, and the impact of subsequent events in making their assessment. Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the entity, the Directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Significant events
- “During year ended 30 September 2025 the business was pleased to continue year on year organic growth as well as completing the acquisition of TC Solutions in June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANSELL, Jessica Rose | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | — | — |
| ANSELL, Jessica Rose | Director | 2022-06-09 | May 1979 | British |
| BAXTER, Jamie Mark | Director | 2018-05-24 | Jul 1973 | British |
| ELLIS, Jo | Director | 2024-10-01 | May 1975 | British |
| HAND, Philip Keith | Director | 2024-10-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| KINGSTON, Brian | Director | 2011-04-06 | Feb 1951 | British |
| LEE, Samuel | Director | 2016-10-03 | Feb 1989 | British |
| MULLINGS, Emma Alixandra | Director | 2023-03-29 | Sep 1980 | British |
| PICKERING, Simon James | Director | 2016-09-19 | Jan 1971 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KINGSTON, Brian | Secretary | 1998-09-29 | 2002-04-24 |
| OLIVER, William | Secretary | 2002-04-24 | 2016-04-07 |
| STEVENSON, Lisa | Secretary | 2016-04-07 | 2020-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-09-29 | 1998-09-29 |
| BECKLEY, Colin | Director | 2014-02-03 | 2025-06-18 |
| GANATRA, Pritesh | Director | 2014-02-03 | 2018-05-31 |
| GANATRA, Pritesh | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2013-07-29 |
| HALLAM, Keiran | Director | 1999-09-20 | 2000-07-17 |
| KINGSTON, Brian | Director | 1998-09-29 | 2002-04-24 |
| MOORE, Colin John | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2002-06-28 |
| MOORE, Susan Frances | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2002-06-28 |
| OLIVER, William | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2016-04-07 |
| SPITTLEHOUSE, David | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2013-02-15 |
| STEVENSON, Lisa Mary | Director | 2016-04-07 | 2020-09-30 |
| THIEDE, David | Director | 1998-09-29 | 1999-03-31 |
| WALKER, Peter | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2000-10-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumbleton Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-12-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.