DEPT DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY LTD
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Cash
£433k
-83.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5.3m
+36.3% vs 2024
Employees
75
-13.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.1m
-7.1% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,948,793 | £10,248,525 | £12,278,583 | £12,992,954 | £14,079,444 | £16,893,990 | +20% | |
| Operating profit | £1,989,948 | £1,037,979 | £2,472,747 | £2,481,541 | £2,262,574 | £1,968,807 | -13% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,985,981 | £1,044,011 | £2,471,391 | £2,481,541 | £2,274,439 | £2,112,682 | -7.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,488,891 | £1,979,201 | £1,420,841 | -28.2% | |
| Cash | £1,313,463 | £983,686 | £681,082 | £1,102,473 | £2,632,822 | £433,355 | -83.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,065,281 | £4,029,211 | £6,500,602 | £3,970,579 | £3,938,689 | £5,353,187 | +35.9% | |
| Net assets | £3,056,926 | £4,003,411 | £6,468,383 | £3,945,710 | £3,918,485 | £5,339,326 | +36.3% | |
| Equity | £3,056,926 | £4,003,411 | £6,468,383 | £3,945,710 | £3,918,485 | £5,339,326 | +36.3% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 84 | 122 | 110 | 87 | 75 | -13.8% | |
| Wages | — | £3,853,330 | £5,399,399 | £5,600,571 | £4,696,434 | £4,868,020 | +3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £225,587 | £142,119 | £145,760 | £59,172 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £6,500 | £2,167 | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 25.0% | 10.1% | 20.1% | 19.1% | 16.1% | 11.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 19.2% | 14.1% | 8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 64.9% | 25.8% | 38.0% | 62.5% | 57.4% | 36.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.1% | 43.9% | 28.8% | 39.8% | 32.6% | 35.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.48x | 3.05x | 2.78x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- DEPT DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY LTD 2018-04-03 → present
- DEBT DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY LTD 2018-04-03 → 2018-04-03
- BUILDING BLOCKS (UK) LTD 2007-03-21 → 2018-04-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has prepared the financial statements for the financial year ending 31st December 2025 on a going concern basis which assumes continuity of current business activities and the realisation of assets and settlement of liabilities in the ordinary course of business.”
Group structure
- DEPT DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY LTD · parent
- Dept Design & Technology Spain SL 100%
Significant events
- “In early 2025, the Group successfully completed its first recertification process for B Corp Certification.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUU, Hue Tuyet | Director | 2024-04-22 | Oct 1981 | British |
| SCHMID, Francois Louis | Director | 2017-07-04 | Jan 1981 | Dutch |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Julie Emma | Secretary | 2007-03-21 | 2015-04-24 |
| IDDON, Andrew Robert | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2016-12-22 |
| MANUEL, Bart Albert | Director | 2016-05-09 | 2018-10-02 |
| MANUEL, Paul Henry | Director | 2016-05-09 | 2018-10-02 |
| ROBINSON, Brian Robert | Director | 2020-02-13 | 2024-04-22 |
| THOMAS, Andrew Clifford | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2013-02-28 |
| VAN DE LUIJTGAARDEN, Jasper | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2020-02-13 |
| WHITESIDE, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2007-03-21 | 2020-02-13 |
| UCENSIS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-05-01 | 2011-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dept Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-09 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-05-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation 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
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