d.p.e. limited Company Information
Company Number
03765867
Next Accounts
May 2025
Directors
Shareholders
dpe acquisitions ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Other engineering activities (not including engineering design for industrial process and production or engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities)
Registered Address
11th floor one temple row, birmingham, B2 5LG
d.p.e. limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of D.P.E. LIMITED at £812.1k based on a Turnover of £1.8m and 0.45x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
d.p.e. limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of D.P.E. LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-663.3k and a 3.84x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
d.p.e. limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of D.P.E. LIMITED at £1.6m based on Net Assets of £658.6k and 2.36x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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D.p.e. Limited Overview
D.p.e. Limited is a live company located in birmingham, B2 5LG with a Companies House number of 03765867. It operates in the other engineering activities sector, SIC Code 71129. Founded in May 1999, it's largest shareholder is dpe acquisitions ltd with a 100% stake. D.p.e. Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £1.8m with declining growth in recent years.
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D.p.e. Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded D.P.E. Limited a 2.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 2 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


2 Strong

4 Regular

6 Weak

Size
annual sales of £1.8m, make it smaller than the average company (£3.1m)
- D.p.e. Limited
£3.1m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -9%, show it is growing at a slower rate (6.1%)
- D.p.e. Limited
6.1% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 34.7%, this company has a comparable cost of product (34.7%)
- D.p.e. Limited
34.7% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of -38% make it less profitable than the average company (6.4%)
- D.p.e. Limited
6.4% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 23 employees, this is similar to the industry average (25)
23 - D.p.e. Limited
25 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £54.1k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£54.1k)
- D.p.e. Limited
£54.1k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £78.2k, this is less efficient (£124.3k)
- D.p.e. Limited
£124.3k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 43 days, this is earlier than average (67 days)
- D.p.e. Limited
67 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 32 days, this is slower than average (27 days)
- D.p.e. Limited
27 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 230 days, this is more than average (40 days)
- D.p.e. Limited
40 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 1 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (19 weeks)
1 weeks - D.p.e. Limited
19 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 60.2%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (58.5%)
60.2% - D.p.e. Limited
58.5% - Industry AVG
D.P.E. LIMITED financials

D.P.E. Limited's latest turnover from August 2023 is estimated at £1.8 million and the company has net assets of £658.6 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, D.P.E. Limited has 23 employees and maintains cash reserves of £23 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2010 | |
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Number Of Employees | 23 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | ||||||
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 173,533 | 192,587 | 205,465 | 213,172 | 242,826 | 212,600 | 149,241 | 179,444 | 169,517 | 77,910 | 87,464 | 108,901 | 109,303 | 140,011 |
Intangible Assets | ||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | ||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | ||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 173,533 | 192,587 | 205,465 | 213,172 | 242,826 | 212,600 | 149,241 | 179,444 | 169,517 | 77,910 | 87,464 | 108,901 | 109,303 | 140,011 |
Stock & work in progress | 742,028 | 357,643 | 351,401 | 406,546 | 289,887 | 318,393 | 275,726 | 375,825 | 226,385 | 234,905 | 265,665 | 289,595 | 232,392 | 240,917 |
Trade Debtors | 213,691 | 492,847 | 290,046 | 448,823 | 506,782 | 678,992 | 342,846 | 599,740 | 621,039 | 534,484 | 549,460 | 607,020 | 624,950 | 509,082 |
Group Debtors | 1,274,359 | 1,090,588 | 961 | |||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 501,929 | 65,079 | 54,115 | 191,881 | 24,083 | 20,022 | 34,259 | 25,403 | ||||||
Cash | 22,979 | 12,790 | 92,483 | 212,127 | 204,174 | 5,924 | 160,206 | 27,251 | 16,776 | 149,670 | 51,556 | 162,185 | 149,420 | 86,381 |
misc current assets | ||||||||||||||
total current assets | 1,480,627 | 2,202,718 | 1,878,633 | 1,260,338 | 1,024,926 | 1,023,331 | 813,037 | 1,028,219 | 864,200 | 919,059 | 866,681 | 1,058,800 | 1,006,762 | 836,380 |
total assets | 1,654,160 | 2,395,305 | 2,084,098 | 1,473,510 | 1,267,752 | 1,235,931 | 962,278 | 1,207,663 | 1,033,717 | 996,969 | 954,145 | 1,167,701 | 1,116,065 | 976,391 |
Bank overdraft | 35,975 | |||||||||||||
Bank loan | 35,000 | 45,648 | ||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 105,692 | 257,755 | 213,955 | 106,955 | 89,652 | 252,612 | 60,693 | 123,211 | 284,623 | 221,096 | 192,205 | 346,782 | 498,670 | 356,789 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 135,980 | |||||||||||||
other short term finances | ||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 44,000 | 46,000 | 25,000 | 38,293 | 41,260 | |||||||||
other current liabilities | 694,270 | 399,548 | 357,272 | 170,514 | 143,432 | 101,817 | 82,515 | 163,754 | ||||||
total current liabilities | 834,962 | 838,931 | 571,227 | 321,469 | 279,084 | 415,404 | 181,501 | 328,225 | 284,623 | 221,096 | 192,205 | 346,782 | 498,670 | 356,789 |
loans | 121,527 | 156,528 | 50,000 | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 23,862 | 69,750 | 65,000 | 22,000 | 60,293 | |||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | ||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 84,780 | 63,553 | ||||||||||||
provisions | 39,040 | 39,040 | 39,040 | 38,135 | 39,195 | 24,042 | 22,244 | 30,928 | 8,545 | 7,679 | 11,145 | 14,038 | 12,243 | 16,779 |
total long term liabilities | 160,567 | 195,568 | 173,820 | 61,997 | 108,945 | 89,042 | 44,244 | 91,221 | 72,098 | 7,679 | 11,145 | 14,038 | 12,243 | 16,779 |
total liabilities | 995,529 | 1,034,499 | 745,047 | 383,466 | 388,029 | 504,446 | 225,745 | 419,446 | 356,721 | 228,775 | 203,350 | 360,820 | 510,913 | 373,568 |
net assets | 658,631 | 1,360,806 | 1,339,051 | 1,090,044 | 879,723 | 731,485 | 736,533 | 788,217 | 676,996 | 768,194 | 750,795 | 806,881 | 605,152 | 602,823 |
total shareholders funds | 658,631 | 1,360,806 | 1,339,051 | 1,090,044 | 879,723 | 731,485 | 736,533 | 788,217 | 676,996 | 768,194 | 750,795 | 806,881 | 605,152 | 602,823 |
Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 19,634 | 23,939 | 23,049 | 35,744 | 42,505 | 34,922 | 35,034 | 37,335 | 26,561 | 30,944 | 28,241 | 36,677 | 35,958 | 41,532 |
Amortisation | ||||||||||||||
Tax | ||||||||||||||
Stock | 384,385 | 6,242 | -55,145 | 116,659 | -28,506 | 42,667 | -100,099 | 149,440 | -8,520 | -30,760 | -23,930 | 57,203 | -8,525 | 240,917 |
Debtors | -1,116,665 | 397,536 | 793,084 | 110,800 | -168,149 | 321,909 | -248,038 | 4,104 | 86,555 | -14,976 | -57,560 | -17,930 | 115,868 | 509,082 |
Creditors | -152,063 | 43,800 | 107,000 | 17,303 | -162,960 | 191,919 | -62,518 | -161,412 | 63,527 | 28,891 | -154,577 | -151,888 | 141,881 | 356,789 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 294,722 | 42,276 | 186,758 | 27,082 | 41,615 | 19,302 | -81,239 | 163,754 | ||||||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 905 | -1,060 | 15,153 | 1,798 | -8,684 | 22,383 | 866 | -3,466 | -2,893 | 1,795 | -4,536 | 16,779 | ||
Cash flow from operations | ||||||||||||||
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Financing Activities | ||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -10,648 | 45,648 | ||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -135,980 | 135,980 | ||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | ||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -35,001 | 106,528 | 50,000 | |||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -67,862 | -47,888 | 25,750 | 29,707 | -41,260 | 101,553 | ||||||||
other long term liabilities | -84,780 | 84,780 | -63,553 | 63,553 | ||||||||||
share issue | ||||||||||||||
interest | ||||||||||||||
cash flow from financing | ||||||||||||||
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||||||
cash | 10,189 | -79,693 | -119,644 | 7,953 | 198,250 | -154,282 | 132,955 | 10,475 | -132,894 | 98,114 | -110,629 | 12,765 | 63,039 | 86,381 |
overdraft | -35,975 | 35,975 | ||||||||||||
change in cash | 10,189 | -79,693 | -119,644 | 7,953 | 234,225 | -190,257 | 132,955 | 10,475 | -132,894 | 98,114 | -110,629 | 12,765 | 63,039 | 86,381 |
d.p.e. limited Credit Report and Business Information
D.p.e. Limited Competitor Analysis

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d.p.e. limited Ownership
D.P.E. LIMITED group structure
D.P.E. Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
D.P.E. LIMITED
03765867
d.p.e. limited directors
D.P.E. Limited currently has 1 director, Mr Christopher Alexander serving since Apr 2024.
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Christopher Alexander | England | 59 years | Apr 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
August 2023turnover
1.8m
-27%
operating profit
-682.9k
0%
gross margin
34.8%
+3.39%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
August 2023net assets
658.6k
-0.52%
total assets
1.7m
-0.31%
cash
23k
+0.8%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
d.p.e. limited company details
company number
03765867
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
71129 - Other engineering activities (not including engineering design for industrial process and production or engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities)
incorporation date
May 1999
age
26
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Small Company
last accounts submitted
August 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
SCC
auditor
-
address
11th floor one temple row, birmingham, B2 5LG
Bank
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Legal Advisor
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d.p.e. limited Charges & Mortgages
A charge, or mortgage, refers to the rights a company gives to a lender in return for a loan, often in the form of security given over business assets.
We found 3 charges/mortgages relating to d.p.e. limited. Currently there are 1 open charges and 2 have been satisfied in the past.
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d.p.e. limited Companies House Filings - See Documents
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