DBE SERVICES LIMITED

Company number 05531123 ·

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Executive summary

DBE Services Limited presents a contradictory financial profile: while operationally profitable and compliant, its balance sheet has been severely weakened by apparent capital extraction that has nearly eliminated its working capital buffer. The dramatic drop in net assets despite a £284k profit, combined with a current ratio of just 1.02, necessitates urgent investigation into its dividend policy and the true cash nature of its deferred income liabilities.

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Shareholders' funds

£34,301

Balance sheet as at 2023-12-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the company is to carry on business as a general commercial company and in particular to provide various services to schools including but not exclusively inspections, teaching and curriculum support, administrative services, building, equipment and construction support and insurance.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2005-08-08
Employees
13 (2023 accounts · was 8 in 2022)
Registered office
Clayton House Walker Industrial Estate, Walker Road, Guide, Blackburn, England, BB1 2QE
Postcode
BB1 2QE
Capital
72 GBP
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-12-31
Next due by
2027-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-06-25
Next due by
2027-07-09
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 82110 Combined office administrative service activities

Officers 13 current · 31 resigned

Appointed 2026-03-10
Mari PALMER Director
Appointed 2025-03-03
Iain PARKS Director
Appointed 2023-11-01
Appointed 2023-11-01
Sam, Dr JOHNSON Secretary
Appointed 2022-09-01

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB166029 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.

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Contact details

Website
dbeservices.co.uk
Phone
01254958850

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
CHURCH HOUSE, CATHEDRAL CLOSE, BLACKBURN, BB1 5AA2016-01-11

Among its peers

Top 25%

by shareholders' funds, of 36 similar companies in BB

The largest employer among its local peers (13 staff).

2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 2005.

No.6 of the largest combined office administrative service activities companies in Blackburn →

55 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Blackburn

This company ranks 6 among combined office administrative service activities in Blackburn.

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The class of 2005

34%

of the 154,486 companies incorporated in 2005 are still active today; 63% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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