ddb uk investments limited Company Information
Company Number
08712635
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
omnicom finance limited
ddb europe limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Activities of head offices
Registered Address
bankside 3, 90 - 100 southwark street, london, SE1 0SW
Website
http://omnicomgroup.comddb uk investments limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DDB UK INVESTMENTS LIMITED at £107.5m based on a Turnover of £95.8m and 1.12x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
ddb uk investments limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DDB UK INVESTMENTS LIMITED at £146.2m based on an EBITDA of £16.5m and a 8.88x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
ddb uk investments limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DDB UK INVESTMENTS LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-27.5m and 2.11x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Ddb Uk Investments Limited Overview
Ddb Uk Investments Limited is a live company located in london, SE1 0SW with a Companies House number of 08712635. It operates in the activities of head offices sector, SIC Code 70100. Founded in October 2013, it's largest shareholder is omnicom finance limited with a 100% stake. Ddb Uk Investments Limited is a established, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £95.8m with declining growth in recent years.
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Ddb Uk Investments Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Ddb Uk Investments Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


4 Strong

1 Regular

6 Weak

Size
annual sales of £95.8m, make it larger than the average company (£20.2m)
£95.8m - Ddb Uk Investments Limited
£20.2m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -4%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7.4%)
-4% - Ddb Uk Investments Limited
7.4% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 33.7%, this company has a comparable cost of product (33.7%)
33.7% - Ddb Uk Investments Limited
33.7% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 12.4% make it more profitable than the average company (5.9%)
12.4% - Ddb Uk Investments Limited
5.9% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 611 employees, this is above the industry average (110)
611 - Ddb Uk Investments Limited
110 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £91.2k, the company has a higher pay structure (£49.9k)
£91.2k - Ddb Uk Investments Limited
£49.9k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £156.7k, this is less efficient (£204.7k)
£156.7k - Ddb Uk Investments Limited
£204.7k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 101 days, this is later than average (45 days)
101 days - Ddb Uk Investments Limited
45 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 35 days, this is quicker than average (42 days)
35 days - Ddb Uk Investments Limited
42 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 25 days, this is less than average (48 days)
25 days - Ddb Uk Investments Limited
48 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Ddb Uk Investments Limited
- - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 117.6%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (55.6%)
117.6% - Ddb Uk Investments Limited
55.6% - Industry AVG
DDB UK INVESTMENTS LIMITED financials

Ddb Uk Investments Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £95.8 million and the company has net assets of -£27.5 million. According to their latest financial statements, Ddb Uk Investments Limited has 611 employees and maintains cash reserves of 0 as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | |
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Turnover | 95,767,086 | 109,555,853 | 106,739,956 | 106,768,172 | 109,381,678 | 103,229,614 | 99,905,227 | 96,104,414 | 86,545,453 | 73,248,128 | 61,808,168 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 731,776 | 879,730 | 2,040,476 | 1,251,714 | 2,931,702 | 2,699,045 | 1,324,400 | 1,598,618 | 1,548,752 | 1,012,639 | |
Gross Profit | 108,824,077 | 105,860,226 | 104,727,696 | 108,129,964 | 100,297,912 | 97,206,182 | 94,780,014 | 84,946,835 | 71,699,376 | 60,795,529 | |
Admin Expenses | 97,803,384 | 99,510,094 | 95,640,215 | 100,955,445 | 85,955,285 | 83,722,061 | 75,537,972 | 69,140,725 | 60,224,731 | 49,850,889 | |
Operating Profit | 11,885,626 | 11,020,693 | 6,350,132 | 9,087,481 | 7,174,519 | 14,342,627 | 13,484,121 | 19,242,042 | 15,806,110 | 11,474,645 | 10,944,640 |
Interest Payable | 4,589,195 | 5,681,614 | 6,092,162 | 6,055,178 | 7,295,819 | 7,618,404 | 6,287,558 | 4,434,694 | 4,732,173 | 3,740,818 | 670,956 |
Interest Receivable | 1,859,462 | 431,466 | 19,489 | 74,669 | 349,865 | 277,700 | 116,264 | 161,078 | 169,632 | 111,644 | 120,072 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 7,331,690 | 5,947,970 | 1,141,159 | 3,331,031 | 2,228,891 | 7,337,587 | 7,673,348 | 15,416,858 | 11,669,905 | 7,845,471 | 10,393,756 |
Tax | -3,254,639 | -3,955,476 | -3,221,478 | -1,570,514 | -2,924,119 | -3,004,644 | -2,006,370 | -3,694,084 | -4,513,049 | -2,358,514 | -3,007,511 |
Profit After Tax | 4,077,051 | 1,992,494 | -2,080,319 | 1,760,517 | -695,228 | 4,332,943 | 5,666,978 | 11,722,774 | 7,156,856 | 5,486,957 | 7,386,245 |
Dividends Paid | 28,000,000 | 13,800,000 | |||||||||
Retained Profit | 4,062,113 | 1,833,067 | -2,083,775 | -26,239,483 | -695,228 | 4,332,943 | 5,666,978 | -2,077,226 | 7,156,856 | 5,486,957 | 7,386,245 |
Employee Costs | 55,700,737 | 60,128,813 | 61,056,321 | 58,460,852 | 57,286,298 | 51,544,000 | 49,852,666 | 42,883,681 | 39,155,150 | 33,745,094 | 30,543,494 |
Number Of Employees | 611 | 740 | 746 | 729 | 780 | 709 | 680 | 636 | |||
EBITDA* | 16,460,301 | 24,208,038 | 20,270,664 | 23,859,065 | 21,849,423 | 21,818,810 | 20,809,916 | 26,478,402 | 22,946,180 | 16,700,988 | 16,142,759 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | |
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Tangible Assets | 1,202,333 | 1,652,425 | 1,992,267 | 1,410,837 | 1,204,422 | 2,191,524 | 3,263,928 | 4,040,639 | 4,856,448 | 5,842,298 | 6,745,819 |
Intangible Assets | 112,050 | 4,032,883 | 16,326,546 | 29,710,592 | 44,013,445 | 24,262,614 | 30,112,125 | 35,918,686 | 41,707,436 | 47,510,145 | 53,281,154 |
Investments & Other | 3,397,254 | 5,221,457 | 5,044,032 | 1,959,071 | 1,735,012 | 57,292,876 | 56,957,212 | 56,596,691 | 31,857,375 | 123,733 | 232,356 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 4,711,637 | 10,906,765 | 23,362,845 | 33,080,500 | 46,952,879 | 83,747,014 | 90,333,265 | 96,556,016 | 78,421,259 | 53,476,176 | 60,259,329 |
Stock & work in progress | 4,394,622 | 2,633,273 | 2,646,110 | 3,564,533 | 5,290,152 | 5,051,688 | 6,051,899 | 6,615,197 | 6,487,059 | 6,669,642 | 4,868,628 |
Trade Debtors | 26,653,554 | 28,369,481 | 23,733,300 | 31,964,998 | 38,527,100 | 30,952,617 | 48,537,390 | 28,900,552 | 28,049,297 | 28,729,189 | 18,709,559 |
Group Debtors | 109,094,619 | 95,052,462 | 93,177,941 | 82,640,922 | 86,884,911 | 104,444,030 | 79,615,776 | 77,622,084 | 74,948,162 | 8,103,161 | 8,344,081 |
Misc Debtors | 8,925,651 | 7,958,387 | 8,187,988 | 6,475,916 | 5,385,693 | 8,399,028 | 5,033,984 | 4,063,177 | 1,314,105 | 38,665,636 | 32,633,972 |
Cash | 4,456 | 5,652 | 4,868 | 3,716 | 4,344 | 8,623 | 5,347 | 197,028 | 240,100 | ||
misc current assets | |||||||||||
total current assets | 149,068,446 | 134,013,603 | 127,749,795 | 124,652,021 | 136,092,724 | 148,851,079 | 139,243,393 | 117,209,633 | 110,803,970 | 82,364,656 | 64,796,340 |
total assets | 153,780,083 | 144,920,368 | 151,112,640 | 157,732,521 | 183,045,603 | 232,598,093 | 229,576,658 | 213,765,649 | 189,225,229 | 135,840,832 | 125,055,669 |
Bank overdraft | 66,892 | ||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 6,141,255 | 6,295,129 | 6,174,994 | 10,461,051 | 11,520,285 | 7,396,934 | 7,491,680 | 5,097,853 | 9,406,476 | 10,467,842 | 8,742,168 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 91,741,388 | 86,365,431 | 86,117,174 | 85,534,630 | 84,929,281 | 83,339,882 | 79,906,855 | 2,103,390 | 2,822,042 | 2,395,942 | 6,940,522 |
other short term finances | 43,848,100 | 43,848,100 | 43,848,100 | 43,848,100 | 71,948,100 | 71,948,100 | 71,948,100 | ||||
hp & lease commitments | 535,828 | 557,508 | 552,787 | 377,511 | 283,195 | 179,861 | 126,613 | 43,398 | |||
other current liabilities | 81,726,117 | 37,275,727 | 47,153,649 | 50,901,966 | 48,801,711 | 53,393,947 | 57,290,883 | 54,335,808 | 120,148,207 | 123,390,811 | 115,136,431 |
total current liabilities | 180,144,588 | 174,341,895 | 183,846,704 | 191,123,258 | 189,382,572 | 216,258,724 | 216,764,131 | 133,528,549 | 132,376,725 | 136,254,595 | 130,886,013 |
loans | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 701,516 | 1,015,687 | 1,239,156 | 696,424 | 548,462 | 398,439 | 367,033 | 152,372 | |||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||
other liabilities | 1,307,423 | 1,307,423 | 1,307,423 | ||||||||
provisions | 75,422,982 | 50,109,532 | |||||||||
total long term liabilities | 701,516 | 1,015,687 | 1,239,156 | 696,424 | 1,855,885 | 1,705,862 | 1,674,456 | 75,575,354 | 50,109,532 | ||
total liabilities | 180,846,104 | 175,357,582 | 185,085,860 | 191,819,682 | 191,238,457 | 217,964,586 | 218,438,587 | 209,103,903 | 182,486,257 | 136,254,595 | 130,886,013 |
net assets | -27,492,575 | -30,986,036 | -34,362,615 | -34,087,161 | -8,192,854 | 14,633,507 | 11,138,071 | 4,661,746 | 6,738,972 | -413,763 | -5,830,344 |
total shareholders funds | -27,492,575 | -30,986,036 | -34,362,615 | -34,087,161 | -8,192,854 | 14,633,507 | 11,138,071 | 4,661,746 | 6,738,972 | -413,763 | -5,830,344 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||
Operating Profit | 11,885,626 | 11,020,693 | 6,350,132 | 9,087,481 | 7,174,519 | 14,342,627 | 13,484,121 | 19,242,042 | 15,806,110 | 11,474,645 | 10,944,640 |
Depreciation | 653,842 | 759,502 | 534,386 | 434,083 | 341,923 | 1,591,672 | 1,368,660 | 1,266,156 | 1,223,375 | 1,183,208 | 1,197,747 |
Amortisation | 3,920,833 | 12,427,843 | 13,386,146 | 14,337,501 | 14,332,981 | 5,884,511 | 5,957,135 | 5,970,204 | 5,916,695 | 4,043,135 | 4,000,372 |
Tax | -3,254,639 | -3,955,476 | -3,221,478 | -1,570,514 | -2,924,119 | -3,004,644 | -2,006,370 | -3,694,084 | -4,513,049 | -2,358,514 | -3,007,511 |
Stock | 1,761,349 | -12,837 | -918,423 | -1,725,619 | 238,464 | -1,000,211 | -563,298 | 128,138 | -182,583 | 1,801,014 | 4,868,628 |
Debtors | 13,293,494 | 6,281,101 | 4,017,393 | -9,715,868 | -12,997,971 | 10,608,525 | 22,601,337 | 6,274,249 | 28,813,578 | 15,810,374 | 59,687,612 |
Creditors | -153,874 | 120,135 | -4,286,057 | -1,059,234 | 4,123,351 | -94,746 | 2,393,827 | -4,308,623 | -1,061,366 | 1,725,674 | 8,742,168 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 44,450,390 | -9,877,922 | -3,748,317 | 2,100,255 | -4,592,236 | -3,896,936 | 2,955,075 | -65,812,399 | -3,242,604 | 8,254,380 | 115,136,431 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -75,422,982 | 25,313,450 | 50,109,532 | ||||||||
Cash flow from operations | 42,447,335 | 4,226,511 | 5,915,842 | 34,771,059 | 31,215,926 | 5,214,170 | -73,308,573 | -28,425,641 | 35,607,698 | 6,711,140 | 72,457,607 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||
capital expenditure | -31,406 | -75,422,982 | 25,465,822 | 49,758,021 | -358,811 | ||||||
Change in Investments | -1,824,203 | 177,425 | 3,084,961 | 224,059 | -55,557,864 | 335,664 | 360,521 | 24,739,316 | 31,733,642 | -108,623 | 232,356 |
cash flow from investments | 1,824,203 | -177,425 | -3,084,961 | -224,059 | 55,557,864 | -367,070 | -75,783,503 | 726,506 | 18,024,379 | -250,188 | |
Financing Activities | |||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 5,375,957 | 248,257 | 582,544 | 605,349 | 1,589,399 | 3,433,027 | 77,803,465 | -718,652 | 426,100 | -4,544,580 | 6,940,522 |
Other Short Term Loans | -43,848,100 | -28,100,000 | 71,948,100 | ||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -335,851 | -218,748 | 718,008 | 242,278 | 253,357 | 84,654 | 297,876 | 195,770 | |||
other long term liabilities | -1,307,423 | 1,307,423 | |||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||
interest | -2,729,733 | -5,250,148 | -6,072,673 | -5,980,509 | -6,945,954 | -7,340,704 | -6,171,294 | -4,273,616 | -4,562,541 | -3,629,174 | -550,884 |
cash flow from financing | -42,106,379 | -3,677,127 | -2,963,800 | -6,095,129 | -55,334,331 | -4,660,530 | 74,046,817 | 67,151,602 | -4,140,562 | -8,244,130 | -6,826,951 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
cash | -4,456 | -1,196 | 784 | 1,152 | -628 | -4,279 | 3,276 | -191,681 | -43,072 | 240,100 | |
overdraft | -66,892 | 66,892 | |||||||||
change in cash | -4,456 | -1,196 | 784 | 1,152 | -628 | -4,279 | 3,276 | -191,681 | 23,820 | 173,208 |
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Ddb Uk Investments Limited Competitor Analysis

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ddb uk investments limited Ownership
DDB UK INVESTMENTS LIMITED group structure
Ddb Uk Investments Limited has 3 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
OMNICOM GROUP INC
#0053407
2 parents
DDB UK INVESTMENTS LIMITED
08712635
3 subsidiaries
ddb uk investments limited directors
Ddb Uk Investments Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Dominic Nagy (Oct 2013) and Mr Glen Lomas (Feb 2021).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Dominic Nagy | England | 52 years | Oct 2013 | - | Director |
Mr Glen Lomas | 54 years | Feb 2021 | - | Director | |
Mr David Clark | 55 years | Feb 2023 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
95.8m
-13%
operating profit
11.9m
+8%
gross margin
33.7%
-66.11%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
-27.5m
-0.11%
total assets
153.8m
+0.06%
cash
0
0%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
ddb uk investments limited company details
company number
08712635
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
70100 - Activities of head offices
incorporation date
October 2013
age
12
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
KPMG LLP
address
bankside 3, 90 - 100 southwark street, london, SE1 0SW
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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ddb uk investments limited Charges & Mortgages
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