D.P. BUILDERS LIMITED
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Executive summary
D.P. Builders Limited is a well-established Northumberland-based domestic construction company with 47+ years of trading history and a solid net asset base exceeding £1 million, placing it in the upper tier of small regional builders. However, the FY2025 accounts reveal a critically depleted cash position (£8,765, down 95% from £168,908) coinciding with significant capital investment, rising hire purchase commitments, and aggressive dividend extraction of £221,330 — a combination that creates meaningful liquidity risk for a construction business. Whilst the company's market position, longevity, and recent workforce growth to 36 employees are positive indicators, the current financial structure lacks adequate liquidity buffers and requires careful management through what remains a challenging operating environment for UK domestic builders.
Shareholders' funds
£974,740
Balance sheet as at 2026-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1977-10-04
- Employees
- 36 (2026 accounts)
- Registered office
- D.P. Builders Coquet Enterprise Park, Amble, Northumberland, United Kingdom, NE65 0PE
- Postcode
- NE65 0PE
- Capital
- 30 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-03-25
- Next due by
- 2027-04-08
Nature of business (SIC)
- 41202 Construction of domestic buildings
Officers 8 current · 3 resigned
Contact details
- Website
- dpbuilders.co.uk
- Phone
- (01665)712385, 01665)710315, (01665)710315
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 318 similar companies in NE
The largest employer among its local peers (36 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1977.
No.11 of the largest construction of domestic buildings companies in Newcastle Upon Tyne →
Competitors Newcastle Upon Tyne
This company ranks 11 among construction of domestic buildings in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
The class of 1977
51%
of the 7,313 companies incorporated in 1977 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2018-05-21
- Where
- Northumberland (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND193253 | Northumberland | Leasehold | 2018-05-21 | — |
| ND123215 | Northumberland | Freehold | 2001-10-01 | — |
| ND66548 | Northumberland | Freehold | 1990-09-18 | — |
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