DICK & DAVE LIMITED
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Executive summary
Dick & Dave Limited has built a solid financial foundation from a near-zero position in 2018, demonstrating the owners' ability to generate and retain value in the specialised design sector. The recent strategic investment in motor vehicles signals an intent to evolve the service model, but the high dividend extraction rate of 84% creates a fundamental tension between harvesting and scaling that must be resolved. The primary strategic imperative is to transition from an owner-dependent lifestyle business to a more resilient enterprise—either by reinvesting earnings into talent and technology to capture the design-and-deliver market, or by formally acknowledging the harvest posture and optimising for maximum cash generation rather than growth.
Shareholders' funds
£339,477
Balance sheet as at 2026-04-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2013-04-05
- Employees
- 4 (2026 accounts)
- Registered office
- 92 Station Lane, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6LX
- Postcode
- RM12 6LX
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-04-30
- Next due by
- 2028-01-31
- Financial year end
- 30 April
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-05
- Next due by
- 2027-04-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 74100 specialised design activities
Officers 2 current · 2 resigned
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 120 similar companies in RM
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (4 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2013.
No.2 of the largest specialised design activities companies in Romford →
Competitors Romford
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3. COMPBASS LTD
This company ranks 2 among specialised design activities in Romford.
The class of 2013
37%
of the 2,506 companies in this sector incorporated in 2013 are still active today; 60% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.