£2.45m
+31%vs Sept 2024Active04174056Private limited companyColchester
DB ATTENUATION LIMITED
A80/100From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Summary
DB ATTENUATION LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 04174056) incorporated on 7 March 2001, registered in Colchester. Its registered activity is other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (SIC 74909). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 30 September 2025, showing net assets of £2.45m and cash of £1.14m, with 30 employees on average. Net assets rose 31% on the prior period (£1.88m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 1,082 comparable companies in Essex (median £4,695, upper quartile £34k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 7 March 200125 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 June 2027in 251 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 21 March 2027in 150 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 74909
- Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£1.14m
−26%vs Sept 2024Not reported
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+30%vs Sept 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £2.45m | £1.14m | £3.20m | — | — | — | 30 |
| 30 September 2024 | £1.88m | £1.54m | £1.81m | — | — | — | 23 |
Cash per employee£38kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
80 / 100 · grade A
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £2,448,828 at 2025-09-30 |
| +8 | Net assets growing+30.6% vs prior period |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £1,141,510 |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 2001-03-07 (26 years) |
| 80 | Score, grade A |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- Mirage Bidco Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mrs Jane Blacklock
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Mr Daniel Blacklock
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 251 days
- Confirmation statement duein 150 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £2.45m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.88m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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- HALLINGBURY SYSTEMS LIMITEDNear Bishops Stortford · inc. Dec 2000
- GLOBAL SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITEDSawbridgeworth · inc. Jun 2001
- SAI GLOBAL UK HOLDINGS LIMITEDColchester · inc. Jun 2001
All companies incorporated on 7 March 2001 · in Mar 2001.
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Reminders for DB ATTENUATION LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.