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Company No. 10339116 · Incorporated 22 Aug 2016

Design & Development Engineering Ltd

Registered name: DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING LTD

Design & Development Engineering Ltd made £310k revenue and £11.5k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Design & Development Engineering Ltd’s revenue fell 24% to £310k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £11.5k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “specialised design activities” and is based in Privett; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 74100specialised design activities
Status
Active
Location
Privett, South East
Age
10 yrs · since 2016
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall team
Revenue
£310k
Growth ▼23.9%
Profit
£11.5k
Growth ▼78.5%
Profit margin
3.7%
Gross 41.6%
Employees
2
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£5.8k
Revenue/employee £155k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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 to31 Aug 202231 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£293k£490k£407k£310k
Cost of sales£164k£329k£239k£181k
Gross profit£130k£162k£168k£129k
Operating profit——£38k£11.5k
Profit before tax£69.1k£79k£38.1k£11.5k
Profit after tax£85.4k£73.8k£53.5k£11.5k
Profit (best available)£85.4k£73.8k£53.5k£11.5k
Employees (average)2222
Ratios
Profit margin29.1%15.1%13.1%3.7%
Gross margin44.3%33%41.3%41.6%
Revenue per employee£147k£245k£204k£155k
Profit per employee£42.7k£36.9k£26.8k£5.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲67.2%▼16.9%▼23.9%
Profit growth—▼13.5%▼27.5%▼78.5%
Headcount growth—0%0%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£34.6k£49.4k£9.9k£38.4k
Net assets£131k£168k£188k£163k
Fixed assets£53.5k£99.7k£131k£172k
Current assets£103k£99.5k£77.6k£89.2k
Debtors£22k£11.6k£19.7k£7k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
41.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£155k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£5.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
55.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
2.2%
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
▼13%
Now £163k
Cash at bank
▲287%
Now £38.4k
Headcount
0%
Now 2
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲31%
Now £172k
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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £11.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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