DBS Group Holdings Limited
Registered name: DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
DBS Group Holdings Limited made £11.4m revenue and £282k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
DBS Group Holdings Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £11.4m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £282k profit and 60 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Watford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Watford, East of England
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £12.3m | £11.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £9.7m | £8.4m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2.6m | £3m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£1.8m | £439k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£1.8m | £404k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£1.6m | £282k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£1.6m | £282k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £3.5m | £3.1m |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 60 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −13.2% | 2.5% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 21.2% | 26.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £1.4m | £190k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£181k | £4.7k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | — | 5.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼7.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲566.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £39.4k | £94.1k | £46.8k | £18.6k |
| Net assets | £113k | £4.3k | £10.3k | −£618k |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £373k | £421k |
| Current assets | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.4m | £1m |
| Debtors | £135k | £376k | £0 | £625k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£19k | £24.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £190k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 5.5%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.5%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▼6086%
- Now −£618k
- Cash at bank
- ▼60%
- Now £18.6k
- Headcount
- ▲567%
- Now 60
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲13%
- Now £421k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- David Blakey Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- DBS Mechanical & Electrical LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £282k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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