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DIRECTSCALE LIMITED

#03727552 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1999-03-05 (27y 7m) · Last filing 2026-09-23 (1mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 74990 · M Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-03-19 (in 5 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£809k

-43.5% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£9.4m

+7.4% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

39

+11.4% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£1.4m

+11.4% highest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £22,288,280£19,185,488£21,559,038 +12.4%
Operating profit £1,338,565£1,201,505£1,289,053 +7.3%
Profit before tax £1,348,049£1,253,343£1,396,555 +11.4%
Net profit £929,008£904,831£993,208 +9.8%
Cash £1,648,859£1,431,626£808,816 -43.5%
Total assets less current liabilities £9,019,832£9,697,725£10,118,339 +4.3%
Net assets £8,209,434£8,772,335£9,417,166 +7.4%
Equity £8,209,434£8,772,335£9,417,166 +7.4%
Average employees 413539 +11.4%
Wages £1,748,926£1,701,677£1,848,078 +8.6%
Directors' remuneration £31,304£114,784£114,784 0%
Directors' pension contributions £36,000£83,480£83,480 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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 6.0%6.3%6.0%
Net margin 4.2%4.7%4.6%
Return on capital employed 14.8%12.4%12.7%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 31.1%31.5%30.4%
Current ratio 3.59x3.60x3.52x
Interest cover 21.28x19.84x23.26x

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.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Langtons Professional Services Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

  1. DIRECTSCALE LIMITED · parent
    1. Tarways Limited 100% · United Kingdom
    2. Landways Limited 100% · United Kingdom

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 3 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BATTERTON, Tracey Jane Secretary 1999-03-29 — British
BATTERTON, David Walter Director 1999-03-29 Sep 1963 British
BATTERTON, Tracey Jane Director 1999-11-12 Aug 1964 British
LOWE, Robert William Director 2002-09-26 Jun 1969 British
Show 3 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1999-03-05 1999-03-29
ROBINSON, Darren Lee Director 2002-09-26 2025-12-11
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1999-03-05 1999-03-29

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr. David Walter Batterton Individual Shares 50–75% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 117 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2026-01-09 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2026-01-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-09-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-07-06 RP01CS01 confirmation-statement Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date PDF
2026-04-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement
2026-01-09 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2026-01-09 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-01-09 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2026-01-09 SH10 capital Capital variation of rights attached to shares
2025-12-16 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-09-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-03-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-03-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-08-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-03-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2022-09-15 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2022-03-24 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-10-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2021-06-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2020-10-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
8

last 12 months

Capital events
2

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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