DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH LTD
Company number 13587773 · Active · Preston PR1 3LU
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH LTD is an active private limited company (company number 13587773) incorporated on 26 August 2021, registered in Preston. Its registered activity is activities of venture and development capital companies (SIC 64303). Latest abridged accounts cover the period ending 31 August 2025, showing net assets of £39.02m and cash of £2.83m, with 26 employees on average. As abridged accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public. Net assets rose 117% on the prior period (£18.02m).
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 2,008 comparable companies in the UK (median £100, upper quartile £41k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 26 August 2021
- Next accounts due
- 31 May 2027 — in 229 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 9 September 2027 — in 330 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 64303
- Activities of venture and development capital companies
- Accounts type
- Unaudited Abridged
- Size band
- Small (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 2 periods on record, latest ending 31 August 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £39.02m | £2.83m | £9.10m | £511k | — | — | 26 |
| 31 August 2024 | £18.02m | £1.74m | £3.02m | £208k | — | — | 13 |
- Current ratio
- 43.22 — comfortable
- Cash per employee
- £109k
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 88/100 (grade A)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £39,024,071 at 2025-08-31
- +8 Net assets growing — +116.6% vs prior period
- +8 Comfortable liquidity — Current ratio 43.22
- +4 Cash reserves — Cash £2,830,828
- +8 Established — Incorporated 2021-08-26 (5 years)
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.
Ownership and control
- Alzayani Pt Group Llc (corporate entity) — owns 50–75% of shares; holds 50–75% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors · since 24 May 2024
- Mr Benedikt Koch — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights · since 24 May 2024
- Mr Grzegorz Szewczyk — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights · since 26 August 2021 · ceased 1 October 2023
- Mr Paul Grieve — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors · since 2 October 2023 · ceased 24 May 2024
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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Reminders for DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.