DEVILLE AND LEAR LIMITED
Company number 02226515 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
DeVille and Lear Limited is a long-established steel-framed buildings contractor with a historically strong balance sheet, no external debt, and substantial cash reserves of £2.57M. However, FY2025 shows a sharp £3.66M decline in P&L reserves that requires explanation before credit approval — likely a distribution to the parent company but potentially indicative of trading pressure. A conditional approval is recommended, contingent on receiving management accounts clarifying the FY2025 decline and confirming ongoing profitability.
Shareholders' funds
£5,481,671
Balance sheet as at 2026-07-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1988-03-02
- Employees
- 27 (2026 accounts · was 25 in 2025)
- Registered office
- Mill Lane Works, Roston, Ashbourne, Derbys, DE6 2EE
- Postcode
- DE6 2EE
- Capital
- 111,114 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-07-31
- Next due by
- 2028-04-30
- Financial year end
- 31 July
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-05
- Next due by
- 2027-05-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 41201 Construction of commercial buildings
Officers 6 current · 7 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by DEVILLE AND LEAR HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2024-11-04
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA637964 (Tier 2), registered since 2020.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- devilleandlear.co.uk
- Phone
- 01335 324302, 01335 324568, 06367748535
DeVille & Lear specialise in Steel Framed Buildings and can construct any type of steel framed building including agricultural and industrial buildings.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| RIGHTVAST LIMITED | 1988-04-21 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 2 BACHES STREET, LONDON, N1 6UB | 1988-04-26 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 174 similar companies in DE
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (27 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1988.
No.2 of the largest construction of commercial buildings companies in Derby →
Competitors Derby
This company ranks 2 among construction of commercial buildings in Derby.
The class of 1988
26%
of the 233 companies in this sector incorporated in 1988 are still active today; 69% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
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