{"name":"DIRECT BUYING SOLUTIONS LTD","company_number":"08197827","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2012-08-31","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"C/O Lonsdale & Marsh 509 - 510 Cotton Exchange, Bixteth Street, Liverpool, England, L3 9LQ","postcode":"L3 9LQ","sic_codes":[{"code":46180,"description":"Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":2,"accounts_date":"2025-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-12-31","net_assets":12705,"cash":22973,"average_employees":2},{"financial_date":"2024-12-31","net_assets":7714,"cash":24242,"average_employees":1},{"financial_date":"2023-12-31","net_assets":913,"cash":30112},{"financial_date":"2022-12-31","net_assets":14773,"cash":43926},{"financial_date":"2021-12-31","net_assets":16900,"cash":39805}],"officers":{"current":1,"resigned":4,"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":"Direct Buying Solutions Ltd is a solvent, debt-free micro-company with positive working capital and an unblemished filing record, but it is a fraction of its former scale — net assets having fallen from £255,348 in 2018 to £12,705 in 2025, with a near-critical low of £913 in 2023. The unaudited filings and absent P&L obscure whether this contraction was driven by losses, distributions, or group restructuring, which is the central question for any prospective investor. Rated MEDIUM risk: no immediate distress indicators, but thin capitalisation, single-director dependency, and minimal transparency warrant caution and further due diligence before any commitment.","website":null,"links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/direct-buying-solutions","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/direct-buying-solutions/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/direct-buying-solutions/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08197827","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/direct-buying-solutions/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/direct-buying-solutions/control","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/direct-buying-solutions/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/direct-buying-solutions"}