DVS LTD
Company number 04963144 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
DVS Ltd is a well-established, mid-tier specialist distributor occupying a leading position in the UK CCTV, security, and fire detection equipment market. Its 2022 performance—£38.5M turnover with an improving gross margin of 14.9%—demonstrates solid operational execution within a competitive wholesale sector where margins typically range 12-18%. The transformative acquisition by Midwich Group in January 2022 provides strategic advantages through group synergies, procurement scale, and financial backing, though it introduces dependency on parent company strategy and appears to have prompted headcount optimisation. The company's robust net asset base of £11.6M, prudent credit risk management, and value-added service model position it competitively against independent distributors, though ongoing margin pressure and foreign exchange exposure require continued management attention.
Shareholders' funds
£11,620,162
Balance sheet as at 2022-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2003-11-13
- Employees
- 88 (2022 accounts · was 83 in 2021)
- Registered office
- C/O Midwich Limited, Vinces Road, Diss, England, IP22 4YT
- Postcode
- IP22 4YT
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-21
- Next due by
- 2026-12-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46520 Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts
Officers 5 current · 11 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
Controlled by COOPER PROJECTS LIMITED — since 2016-06-20
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the MIDWICH GROUP PLC group statement — 4 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB197582 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- dvs.co.uk
DVS Ltd is the UK’s leading distributor of CCTV, Security and Fire Detections Solutions . Shop top brands with expert support, fast delivery, and trade-only pricing at dvs.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTIONS LTD | 2006-09-11 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| UNIT G6 CAPITAL POINT, CAPITAL BUSINESS PARK, PARKWAY, CARDIFF, CF3 2PY | 2015-11-25 |
| UNIT K6, SOUTHPOINT INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, FORESHORE ROAD, CARDIFF, CF10 4SP | 2013-01-24 |
| UNIT 8 CANAL INDUSTRIAL PARK, DUMBALLS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF10 5FE | 2005-02-24 |
| 208 TITAN HOUSE, CARDIFF BAY BUSINESS CENTRE, CARDIFF BAY, CARDIFF CF24 5BS | 2004-05-26 |
| UNIT 1 WILLOWBROOK TECHNOLOGY, PARK, CRICKHOWELL ROAD, ST MELLONS, CARDIFF CF3 0EF | 2004-01-19 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 34 similar companies in IP
The largest employer among its local peers (88 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2003.
Competitors Ipswich
-
6. TEXYS UK LTD
This company ranks 1 among wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts in Ipswich.
The class of 2003
38%
of the 163,089 companies incorporated in 2003 are still active today; 59% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2015-05-01
- Where
- Cardiff
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYM648061 | Cardiff | Leasehold | 2015-05-01 | — |
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