DRP (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
-57.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.5m
-4.5% vs 2024
Employees
365
+1.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£257k
-129.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
These conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £43,109,212 | £40,454,233 | £46,838,403 | +15.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,385,791 | £1,750,322 | £1,169,130 | -33.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,371,033 | £883,872 | -£257,123 | -129.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,274,954 | £974,192 | -£354,822 | -136.4% | |
| Cash | £78,920 | £2,507,099 | £1,060,599 | -57.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,766,896 | £8,636,800 | £8,965,002 | +3.8% | |
| Net assets | £6,126,909 | £7,850,199 | £7,495,377 | -4.5% | |
| Equity | £6,126,909 | £7,850,199 | £7,495,377 | -4.5% | |
| Average employees | 373 | 361 | 365 | +1.1% | |
| Wages | £14,507,512 | £15,594,197 | £14,292,830 | -8.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,012,026 | £1,206,601 | £1,297,928 | +7.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £31,670 | £37,696 | £31,651 | -16% | |
| Highest paid director | £165,537 | £207,905 | £338,228 | +62.7% |
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 | 3.2% | 4.3% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 2.4% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.5% | 20.3% | 13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.1% | 71.2% | 75.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.21x | 1.23x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | 80.09x | 47.25x | 9.06x |
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
- DRP (UK) LIMITED 1999-04-12 → present
- MORFIS NINE LIMITED 1998-10-21 → 1999-04-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“These conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- DRP (UK) LIMITED · parent
- DRP Presentations Limited 100%
- A-Vision UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Commenced a re-structure of the group in 2025, to continue throughout 2026.”
- “Considerable investment in 2025 of over £6.5m on new London headquarters/studio and Worcestershire studio improvements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARMENTER, Dale Reginald | Secretary | 2002-03-11 | — | British |
| FRANKS, Matthew Kenneth | Director | 2014-11-01 | Mar 1979 | British |
| HINGLEY, Richard Neal | Director | 1999-04-20 | Mar 1973 | British |
| MACKETT, Dagmar Maria | Director | 2009-02-09 | Jun 1967 | German |
| PARMENTER, Dale Reginald | Director | 1999-04-20 | Dec 1958 | British |
| PARMENTER, Richard | Director | 2020-01-01 | Jul 1989 | British |
| WALLACE, Benjamin James | Director | 2006-12-01 | Oct 1974 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLING, Paul William James | Secretary | 1999-04-20 | 2002-03-11 |
| LEE, Suzanne Jane | Secretary | 1998-10-21 | 1999-04-20 |
| BUIST, Mark Charles | Director | 2021-05-10 | 2024-07-31 |
| COPSEY, Peter Bernard | Director | 1998-10-21 | 1999-04-20 |
| DAVIDSON, Julie | Director | 2012-07-23 | 2021-05-27 |
| FRANKLING, Paul William James | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2002-03-11 |
| GOOD, Desmond Steven | Director | 2014-01-24 | 2026-01-01 |
| JONES, Digby Marritt, Lord | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2023-05-31 |
| JONES, Jane Louise | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2018-07-02 |
| LYDDY, Sara | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| NICHOLAS, Stuart Joseph | Director | 2002-09-23 | 2005-01-28 |
| NICHOLLS, Paul Keith | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2021-05-10 |
| O'DONNELL, Stuart | Director | 2005-12-19 | 2006-07-21 |
| PARDOE, Adam John | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| PEARSON MYATT, April Louise | Director | 2009-11-09 | 2016-12-23 |
| REED, Richard Marc | Director | 2018-11-20 | 2019-08-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drp Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-11-01 | Active |
| Mr Dale Reginald Parmenter | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.