DIRECT FACTORS LIMITED

Active
Company number 02825689Private limited companyIncorporated 1993

Key figures

£155,790-24.8%
Net assets 2024/25
-10.4%
Average annual change 2020/21–2024/25
0100 k200 k300 k2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, DIRECT FACTORS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 43999

Where the company stands among the 46,861 active companies whose first SIC code is 43999 (Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.).

Net assets£155,790
Higher than 79% · median £14,797
Total assets£8,707
Lower than 84% · median £56,172
Employees1
Around the median · median 1
Company age33.4 years
Older than 96% · median 7.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. LAST MILE INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED£701.2m
  2. PREMIER MARINAS LIMITED£393.9m
  3. P. FLANNERY PLANT HIRE (OVAL) LIMITED£206.4m
  4. PICKERINGS HIRE LIMITED£151m
  5. O'HALLORAN & O'BRIEN LIMITED£142.4m
  6. CALA HOMES COMMUNITIES (CROWTHORNE) LIMITED£127.5m
  7. SCH PROJECTS LIMITED£123.6m
  8. SELWOOD LTD£119.5m
  9. FERN TRADING DEVELOPMENT LIMITED£116.8m
  10. SELECT PLANT HIRE COMPANY LIMITED£106.5m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 46,861. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: DIRECT FACTORS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

DIRECT FACTORS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02825689. It was incorporated on 10 Jun 1993. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bournemouth (BH8). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (43999), other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (47789), buying and selling of own real estate (68100), other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (68209).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Jul 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £155,790, down 24.8% on the previous year. Total assets were £8,707 and total liabilities £164,497. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 46,861 active companies whose first SIC code is 43999: By net assets it ranks higher than 79% of them (median £14,797). By total assets it ranks lower than 84% of them (median £56,172). By number of employees it is around the median of them (1). It is older than 96% of them (median age 7.5 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 2 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Apr 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Total assets4,3872,5695,8951,9228,707
Total liabilities245,866236,960247,684209,030164,497
Net assets / total equity241,479234,391241,789207,108155,790
Average number of employees11111

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

History

26 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £155.8k, 1 employee
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £207.1k, 1 employee
  3. Lydia May GRIFFITHS resignedDirector
  4. Name changed to DIRECT FACTORS LIMITEDPreviously PORTMAN STONE CONTRACTS LIMITED
  5. Lydia May GRIFFITHS appointedDirector
  6. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £241.8k, 1 employee
  7. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £234.4k, 1 employee
  8. Name changed to PORTMAN STONE CONTRACTS LIMITEDPreviously DIRECT FACTORS LIMITED
Earlier events (18)
  1. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £241.5k, 1 employee
  2. Danielle Elizabeth GRIFFITHS resignedDirector
  3. Mr Stephen Robert Griffiths registered as a person with significant control
  4. Allan GADD resignedSecretary
  5. Philip Michael EADES resignedSecretary
  6. Allan GADD appointedSecretary
  7. Stephen Robert GRIFFITHS resignedSecretary
  8. Stephen Robert GRIFFITHS appointedDirector
  9. Philip Michael EADES appointedSecretary
  10. Richard Douglas GRIFFITHS resignedDirector
  11. Danielle Elizabeth GRIFFITHS appointedDirector
  12. SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  13. INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  14. Stephen Robert GRIFFITHS appointedSecretary
  15. Richard Douglas GRIFFITHS appointedDirector
  16. SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  17. INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  18. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.