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Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities · Sunderland

Desco (Design & Consultancy)

Desco (Design & Consultancy) Limited

ActiveLatest figures: 2025Filed as a small companyAbridged accountsCompany only28 years on the register

Private limited company registered in Sunderland, classed under “Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Company only

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£1.12m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£2022202320242025
Profit after tax£1.12m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves
Dividends paid

Every figure for all 4 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet2022202320242025
Fixed assets
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Net assets
Ratios
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Dividends to profitDividends paid as a share of profit after tax, in a year with a profit
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year
Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets

7 balance-sheet lines and 5 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-22

  1. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Linda Susan Roberts as a director on 31 May 2026
  2. Accounts
    Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2025
  3. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Linda Susan Roberts as a secretary on 7 April 2025
  4. Directors
    Appointment of Mrs Hannah Elizabeth Dougan-Gaftea as a secretary on 7 April 2025
  5. Accounts
    Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2024
  6. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mr Kevin Hall on 19 March 2025
  7. Directors
    Secretary's details changed for Mrs Linda Susan Roberts on 19 March 2025
  8. Ownership
    Change of details for Desco (2011) Ltd as a person with significant control on 23 September 2021
  9. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Ross Starling as a director on 25 November 2024
  10. Accounts
    Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2023
  11. Accounts
    Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2022
  12. Accounts
    Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2021
  13. 27 earlier
    1. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Michael Vince as a director on 31 December 2021
    2. Address
      Registered office address changed from 5 Manchester Square London W1U 3PD England to Azure House 2 Azure Court Doxford International Business Park Sunderland SR3 3BE on 23 Septe…
    3. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2020
    4. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Kenneth Howard Beall as a director on 4 March 2021
    5. Filing
      Rectified The form TM01 was removed from the public register on 24/05/2021 as it was invalid or ineffective, factually inaccurate or derived from something factually inaccurate. (and 2 more like it since 15 September 2008)
    6. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Adam Lee as a director on 1 January 2021
    7. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Linda Susan Roberts as a director on 1 January 2021
    8. Ownership
      Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement on 16 November 2020
    9. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2019
    10. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Tushar Sudhakar Prabhu as a director on 1 September 2019
    11. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Jonathan Barry Grady as a director on 1 October 2019
    12. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Adam Lee as a director on 1 October 2019
    13. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Kevin Hall on 6 June 2019
    14. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2018
    15. Directors
      Termination of appointment of George Gifford as a director on 31 December 2018
    16. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Paul Lindsay Marshall as a director on 31 December 2018
    17. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Jonathan Barry Grady on 2 July 2018
    18. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2017
    19. Ownership
      Notification of Desco (2011) Ltd as a person with significant control on 6 April 2016
    20. Accounts
      Accounts for a small company made up to 31 December 2016
    21. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Tushar Sudhakar Prabhu as a director on 26 October 2016
    22. Accounts
      Audited abridged accounts made up to 31 March 2016
    23. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Jonathan Barry Grady as a director on 26 October 2016
    24. Accounts
      Current accounting period shortened from 31 March 2017 to 31 December 2016
    25. Address
      Registered office address changed from Azure House 2 Azure Court Doxford International Business Park Sunderland SR3 3BE to 5 Manchester Square London W1U 3PD on 31 October 2016
    26. Directors
      Appointment of Mrs Linda Susan Roberts as a secretary on 26 October 2016
    27. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Paul Lindsay Marshall as a secretary on 25 October 2016

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Desco (Design & Consultancy) do?

Private limited company registered in Sunderland, classed under “Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities”.

›How much turnover does Desco (Design & Consultancy) make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Desco (Design & Consultancy) profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £1.12m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at Desco (Design & Consultancy)?

Answered in the full report

›Who runs and owns Desco (Design & Consultancy)?

Its directors are Hannah Elizabeth Dougan-Gaftea, Neil David Crowe, Kevin Hall, Ross Starling. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is Desco (Design & Consultancy) based?

Its registered office is Azure House 2 Azure Court, Doxford International Business Park, Sunderland, SR3 3BE, in Sunderland.

›When was Desco (Design & Consultancy) founded?

Desco (Design & Consultancy) Limited was incorporated on 11 August 1998.

›Is Desco (Design & Consultancy) still trading?

The register lists Desco (Design & Consultancy) Limited as active.

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