{"name":"DD & P LTD","company_number":"03690387","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1998-12-30","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Forward Park, 315 Corporation Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7DS","postcode":"B4 7DS","sic_codes":[{"code":32990,"description":"Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"CHALLINORS LYON CLARK ONE LIMITED","changed_on":"2003-03-25"},{"name":"THE SPECTACLE WEARHOUSE LIMITED ","changed_on":"1999-03-22"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 March","last_made_up_to":"2025-04-30","next_due":"2027-01-14"},"employees":{"count":12,"accounts_date":"2025-04-30"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-04-30","cash":798198,"average_employees":12},{"financial_date":"2024-03-31","cash":1593071,"average_employees":12},{"financial_date":"2023-03-31","cash":2192720},{"financial_date":"2022-03-31","cash":1801814},{"financial_date":"2021-03-31","cash":1622050}],"officers":{"current":7,"resigned":8,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":0,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"DD & P Ltd is a long-trading (27 years), privately-owned kitchen restoration manufacturer with a strong equity base (£878k) and exceptional liquidity (current ratio 3.74x, cash covering 2.4x current liabilities). The most recent accounts show a material contraction in cash and total assets, though shareholders' funds remain stable, suggesting capital returns rather than trading distress. Recommend conditional approval subject to clarification of the cash reduction and receipt of management accounts to confirm ongoing profitability. The business has clear capacity to service modest facilities from its cash reserves, though key-person risk (single PSC) and lack of P&L transparency are the principal limitations.","website":null,"links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/dd-p","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/dd-p/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/dd-p/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03690387","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/dd-p/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/dd-p/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/dd-p/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/dd-p/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/dd-p"}