The De Group (UK) Limited
Registered name: THE DE GROUP (UK) LIMITED
Part of Deg III (Holding) Ltd groupThe De Group (UK) Limited made £2m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
The De Group (UK) Limited reported £2m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, up 38% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 22 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2013
- 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.
Key figures
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.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £70.1m | £54.9m | £52.3m | — |
| Profit after tax | £4k | −£64.9k | £1.5m | £2m |
| Profit (best available) | £4k | −£64.9k | £1.5m | £2m |
| Staff costs | £2.5m | £1.7m | £1.6m | £2m |
| Employees (average) | 30 | 28 | 28 | 22 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £134 | −£2.3k | £52.3k | £91.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼1717% | — | ▲37.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼6.7% | 0% | ▼21.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £938k | £1m | £1.5m | £304k |
| Net assets | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.7m | £1.7m |
| Fixed assets | £1.1m | £1.1m | £952k | £1.1m |
| Current assets | £8.2m | £9.1m | £8.2m | £9.2m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | £123k | £250k |
| Cash from operations | −£580k | £3.3m | −£3.7m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
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
- £91.7k
- 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.
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 £1.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼80%
- Now £304k
- Headcount
- ▼21%
- Now 22
- Deferred income
- ▲103%
- Now £250k
- Fixed assets
- ▲11%
- Now £1.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Deg III (Holding) Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Deg II (Holding) Ltd75–100%
- De Group (UK) Holdings Limited75–100%
- The De Group (UK) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Deconstruct (UK) LimitedRev. £57.1m · Profit £2.3m
- De Construction Solutions LimitedRev. £871k · Profit £53k
- S3 Structural Steelwork Solutions 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 Oct 2025 (profit £2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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