DELIVERY ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Cash
£22m
USD 28,949,616
-20.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£31m
USD 41,676,740
+6.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
210
+17.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£20m
USD 26,305,127
+27.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £41,022,526 | £49,074,256 | £57,068,427 | +16.3% | |
| Operating profit | £10,464,640 | £15,146,262 | £19,472,294 | +28.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,464,278 | £15,307,155 | £19,550,447 | +27.7% | |
| Net profit | £8,147,267 | £11,932,603 | £15,973,799 | +33.9% | |
| Cash | £14,994,225 | £26,916,959 | £21,515,880 | -20.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,440,473 | £29,123,207 | £30,974,909 | +6.4% | |
| Net assets | £18,440,473 | £29,123,207 | £30,974,909 | +6.4% | |
| Equity | £18,440,473 | £29,123,207 | £30,974,909 | +6.4% | |
| Average employees | 169 | 179 | 210 | +17.3% | |
| Wages | £19,789,807 | £20,622,543 | £22,813,726 | +10.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £852,606 | £820,241 | £813,950 | -0.8% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.743 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 25.5% | 30.9% | 34.1% | |
| Net margin | 19.9% | 24.3% | 28.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 56.7% | 52.0% | 62.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 36.9% | 37.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.83x | 2.71x | 2.69x |
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
- DELIVERY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 2013-04-26 → present
- BRIGHTLINES - DELIVERY, INNOVATION AND RESULTS LIMITED 2012-12-17 → 2013-04-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In accordance with their responsibilities as directors, the directors have considered the appropriateness of the going concern basis for the preparation of the financial statements and they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The directors are satisfied that in all scenarios there is sufficient liquidity to continue operating. In making this assessment, the directors have considered the project pipeline, current and expected cash balances and expected performance of the business up to June 2027.”
Group structure
- DELIVERY ASSOCIATES LIMITED · parent
- Delivery Associates Limited 100%
- Delivery Associates Brasil Consultoria E Treinamento Eireli 100%
- Delivery Associates Australia (Pty) Ltd 100%
- Delivery Associate Peru S.A.C 50%
Significant events
- “We expect the business to make further progress as we continue to win new work and extend relationships with existing clients.”
- “The company has provided security over cash deposits by way of a fixed and floating charge in favour of HSBC UK Bank PLC.”
- “The group has given guarantees in favour of the following entities: - HSBC Bank Middle East Ltd for USD 1,084,000 (2024: USD 1,084,000)”
- “Delivery Associates has a Performance Bond in favour of one of its clients in Qatar. This Bond, which is 10% of the contract, is contingent on Delivery Associates being able to produce deliverables agreed as per contract.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RODRIGUEZ, Nickolas Craig | Director | 2017-08-25 | Sep 1981 | American |
| SANDALS, Leigh | Director | 2014-08-11 | Sep 1976 | British |
| TODD, Denise Lynn | Director | 2022-11-25 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, Michael Bayldon, Sir | Director | 2012-12-17 | 2022-11-25 |
| DONNELLY, Katelyn Rae | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2022-11-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-11-25 | Active |
| Sir Michael Bayldon Barber | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2022-11-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-06-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-06-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-02-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-02-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-02-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-23 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2023-02-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-13 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-02-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-02-13 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.