DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
Active Company number 03133493
DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED (company number 03133493) is a private limited company incorporated on 4 December 1995. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Chelmsford, CM2 5PB. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is non-life insurance (65120). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 28 February 2026, report net assets of £31.6m.
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Company details
- Company number
- 03133493
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 4 December 1995
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- REDWING HOUSE HEDGEROWS BUSINESS PARK
COLCHESTER ROAD
CHELMSFORD
ESSEX
CM2 5PB
ENGLAND
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 28 February
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Accounts last made up to
- 28 February 2026
- Next accounts due
- 30 November 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 4 December 2025
- Next confirmation statement due
- 18 December 2026
Financial summary
| Period ending | 28 February 2026 | 28 February 2025 | 29 February 2024 | 28 February 2023 | 28 February 2022 | 28 February 2021 | 28 February 2020 | 28 February 2019 | 28 February 2018 | 28 February 2017 | 29 February 2016 | 28 February 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £17.2m | £19.4m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £13.0m | £14.4m | £10.4m | £7.5m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | £46.5m | £51.0m | £35.3m | £29.3m | £33.8m | £16.0m | £16.3m | £10.0m | £5.7m | £5.5m | £6.6m | £4.5m |
| Cash at bank | £5.0m | £12.5m | £6.9m | £3.9m | £6.9m | £4.9m | £8.3m | £3.3m | £2.0m | £2.4m | £4.0m | £1.4m |
| Current liabilities | £14.4m | £15.8m | £12.6m | £14.6m | £21.0m | £5.5m | £7.0m | £6.9m | £3.6m | £4.5m | £4.0m | £2.4m |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | £28.1m | £31.5m | £20.3m | £12.7m | (£13.0m) | (£569k) | £1.4m | £2.5m | £1.5m | £51k | £2.3m | £1.9m |
| Total liabilities | £14.9m | £16.2m | — | — | — | — | — | £7.0m | £3.6m | £4.6m | — | — |
| Net assets | £31.6m | £34.8m | £22.4m | £14.4m | £12.3m | £10.0m | £8.6m | £3.0m | £2.1m | £928k | £756k | £660k |
| Employees | 195 | 182 | 157 | 140 | 146 | 136 | 100 | 99 | — | — | — | — |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (5 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Hcc International Insurance Company Plc
- Charges (mortgages)
- 4 registered, 0 outstanding, 4 satisfied
Questions about DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
Is DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
When was DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED incorporated?
DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED was incorporated on 4 December 1995, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Where is DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Chelmsford, CM2 5PB. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Who controls DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (5 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Hcc International Insurance Company Plc. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03133493/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 30 November 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 28 February 2026. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Does DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Group accounts”, made up to 28 February 2026. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 4 charges: 0 outstanding and 4 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03133493/charges. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is DIRECT COMMERCIAL LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 5 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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