How many employees does DBD Contracting Limited have?

DBD Contracting Limited reported an average of 4 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 08114649 · Incorporated 21 Jun 2012

DBD Contracting Limited

Q: Is DBD Contracting Limited profitable?

No — DBD Contracting Limited reported a loss of £6.2k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Registered name: DBD CONTRACTING LIMITED

Part of DBD Employee Ownership Trust Limited group

DBD Contracting Limited made a £6.2k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

DBD Contracting Limited reported a loss of £6.2k in the year to 31 Dec 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 4 employees. The company is classified under “other construction installation” and is based in Hemel Hempstead; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection F · ConstructionSIC 43290Other construction installation

Status: Active
Location: Hemel Hempstead, South East
Age: 14 yrs · since 2012
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small teamBoring industry

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

−£6.2k

Growth —

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▼20%

Profit / employee

−£1.6k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Profit before tax	£3.3k	−£6.4k	−£8.9k	−£6.2k
Profit (best available)	£3.3k	−£6.4k	−£8.9k	−£6.2k
Employees (average)	5	6	5	4
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£656	−£1.1k	−£1.8k	−£1.6k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▼294.3%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▲20%	▼16.7%	▼20%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£945	£852	£1.1k	£385
Net assets	£890k	£883k	£875k	£868k
Current assets	£1.1m	£1m	£875k	£868k
Debtors	−£410	−£410	£873k	£868k
Deferred income	£2.5k	£2.7k	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: ▼1%; Now £868k
Cash at bank: ▼66%; Now £385
Headcount: ▼20%; Now 4
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

DBD Employee Ownership Trust Limitedultimate parent75–100%
DBD Enterprises Limited75–100%
DBD Contracting Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

DBD Distribution LimitedRev. £40.9m · Profit £1.1m

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 2025 (profit −£6.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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