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Company No. 05531123 · Incorporated 8 Aug 2005

Dbe Services Limited

Registered name: DBE SERVICES LIMITED

Dbe Services Limited made £2.9m revenue and £285k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Dbe Services Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £2.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £285k profit and 13 employees. The company is classified under “combined office administrative service activities” and is based in Blackburn; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82110Combined office administrative service activities
Status
Active
Location
Blackburn, North West
Age
21 yrs · since 2005
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

IndependentCapital-light
Revenue
£2.9m
Growth ▲3.6%
Profit
£285k
Growth ▼33.1%
Profit margin
9.8%
Gross 36.1%
Employees
13
Change ▲62.5%
Profit / employee
£21.9k
Revenue/employee £224k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£2.8m£2.9m
Cost of sales£1.5m£1.9m
Gross profit£1.3m£1.1m
Operating profit£425k£284k
Profit before tax£425k£285k
Profit after tax£425k£285k
Profit (best available)£425k£285k
Employees (average)813
Ratios
Profit margin15.1%9.8%
Gross margin47.3%36.1%
Revenue per employee£352k£224k
Profit per employee£53.1k£21.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲3.6%
Profit growth—▼33.1%
Headcount growth—▲62.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£691k£370k
Net assets£274k£34.3k
Fixed assets£17.7k£16.7k
Current assets£1.5m£936k
Debtors£758k£514k
Deferred income£897k£739k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
9.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
36.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£224k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£21.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
25.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
17.6%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▼87%
Now £34.3k
Cash at bank
▼46%
Now £370k
Headcount
▲63%
Now 13
Deferred income
▼18%
Now £739k
Fixed assets
▼5%
Now £16.7k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit £285k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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