Design Research Limited
Active04336773Wholesale & retailIncorporated 10 Dec 2001 · London
Revenue
£20.7m
▼ -0.7% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
-£2.0m
Margin -8.1%
Employees
70
▼ -5.4% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
-£10.1m
Total assets £10.2m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Mar 2019
£25.7m
Mar 2020
£21.3m▼ -17.2%
Mar 2021
£20.2m▼ -5.0%
Mar 2022Not available
Mar 2023
£20.9m
Mar 2024
£20.7m▼ -0.7%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2024 | £20.7m | ▼ -0.7% | -£2.0m | 70 | -£10.1m |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £20.9m | — | -£4.0m | 74 | -£8.1m |
| 31 Mar 2022 | — | — | -£2.2m | 77 | -£4.1m |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £20.2m | ▼ -5.0% | -£2.6m | 81 | -£2.0m |
| 31 Mar 2020 | £21.3m | ▼ -17.2% | -£8.3m | 101 | £273k |
| 31 Mar 2019 | £25.7m | — | -£5.1m | 102 | £8.3m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Mar 2024. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
These are the most recent accounts available to us; more recent accounts may exist at Companies House.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £20.7m
- Gross profit
- £11.1m
- Operating profit
- -£1.7m
- Profit before tax
- -£2.0m
- Profit after tax
- -£2.0m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £10.2m
- Cash
- £385k
- Total liabilities
- £20.3m
- Net assets
- -£10.1m
- Revenue per employee
- £296k
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