DA DESIGN AUTOMATION LTD

Active
Company number 03497585Private limited companyIncorporated 1998

Key figures

£104,802+0.7%
Net assets 2024/25
-2.4%
Average annual change 2019/20–2024/25
050 k100 k150 k2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, DA DESIGN AUTOMATION LTD 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 24330

Where the company stands among the 126 active companies whose first SIC code is 24330 (Cold forming or folding).

Net assets£104,802
Lower than 71% · median £574,939
Total assets£117,392
Lower than 84% · median £1,049,700
Cash£586
Lower than 98% · median £225,217
Employees0
Lower than 85% · median 8
Company age28.8 years
Older than 64% · median 24.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. HADLEY INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS LIMITED£71.8m
  2. UNISTRUT LIMITED£39.1m
  3. TITAN STEEL WHEELS LIMITED£26.7m
  4. B.W.INDUSTRIES LTD£20.6m
  5. FIRTH STEELS LIMITED£19.8m
  6. UNIVERSAL CONTAINER SERVICES LIMITED£9.2m
  7. PILLARHOUSE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£8.8m
  8. JACKSONS BUILDING COMPONENTS LIMITED£8.6m
  9. C. U. LIGHTING LIMITED£8m
  10. B W MANUFACTURING LIMITED£5.7m

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 126. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: DA DESIGN AUTOMATION LTD

What kind of company is it?

DA DESIGN AUTOMATION LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03497585. It was incorporated on 22 Jan 1998. Its status is active. The registered office is in Chorley (PR7). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is cold forming or folding (24330).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 28 Feb 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £104,802, up 0.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £586. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 126 active companies whose first SIC code is 24330: By net assets it ranks lower than 71% of them (median £574,939). By total assets it ranks lower than 84% of them (median £1,049,700). By cash it ranks lower than 98% of them (median £225,217). By number of employees it ranks lower than 85% of them (median 8). It is older than 64% of them (median age 24.1 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Nov 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 5 Feb 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand20,9186,123026,160586
Total assets204,957109,134149,463170,706117,392
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity115,37646,91037,953104,110104,802
Average number of employees991090

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.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently February 2026. Main goods: machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

29 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £104.8k, 0 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £104.1k, 9 employees
  3. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £38k, 10 employees
  4. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £46.9k, 9 employees
  5. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £115.4k, 9 employees
  6. Name changed to DA DESIGN AUTOMATION LTDPreviously D A INDUSTRIAL DESIGN LTD
  7. Mr John William Morris registered as a person with significant control
  8. Mr Timothy John Walton registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (21)
  1. John William MORRIS resignedDirector
  2. Timothy John WALTON resignedDirector
  3. Timothy John WALTON appointedDirector
  4. John William MORRIS appointedDirector
  5. Lynn ATHERTON resignedSecretary
  6. David Michael ATHERTON resignedDirector
  7. John William MORRIS appointedDirector
  8. Timothy John WALTON appointedDirector
  9. David Michael ATHERTON resignedSecretary
  10. Lynn ATHERTON appointedSecretary
  11. Jeanette Gail ATHERTON resignedDirector
  12. Jeanette Gail ATHERTON resignedSecretary
  13. David Michael ATHERTON appointedSecretary
  14. TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  15. COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  16. Jeanette Gail ATHERTON appointedSecretary
  17. TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  18. David Michael ATHERTON appointedDirector
  19. Jeanette Gail ATHERTON appointedDirector
  20. COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  21. 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.