{"name":"DEVELOPMENT TRADING (EDUCATION) LIMITED","company_number":"07392232","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2010-09-30","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"First Floor, 20-22 Station Road, Knowle, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B93 0HT","postcode":"B93 0HT","sic_codes":[{"code":85320,"description":"Technical and vocational secondary education"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 August","last_made_up_to":"2025-08-31","next_due":"2027-05-31"},"employees":{"count":5,"accounts_date":"2025-08-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-08-31","net_assets":56012,"cash":59470,"average_employees":5},{"financial_date":"2024-08-31","net_assets":184749,"cash":40087,"average_employees":5},{"financial_date":"2023-08-31","net_assets":596934,"cash":45080},{"financial_date":"2022-08-31","net_assets":600246,"cash":990},{"financial_date":"2021-08-31","net_assets":628842,"cash":32774}],"officers":{"current":1,"resigned":1,"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":"Development Trading (Education) Limited is exhibiting severe symptoms of financial decline, with net assets having fallen 91% over four years from £628,842 to £56,012, driven by sustained losses evidenced in the collapsing P&L reserve. While the company remains technically solvent with £59,470 in cash, a £45,846 corporation tax liability creates significant near-term liquidity pressure, leaving approximately £13,600 of unencumbered funds. The company faces a critical decision point: identify and address the root cause of ongoing losses with potential parent company support, or pursue an orderly solvent wind-down while net assets remain positive.","website":null,"links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/development-trading-(education)","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/development-trading-(education)/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/development-trading-(education)/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07392232","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/development-trading-(education)/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/development-trading-(education)/control","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/development-trading-(education)/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/development-trading-(education)"}