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| PROSPECT SWETENHAMS BUSINESS RATIO : DESIGN CONSULTANCIES - UK - JANUARY 2005 |
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This Business Ratio report brings you detailed financial profiles, analysis and comparison of the leading 121 limited companies actively trading in this industry sector in Great Britain.
You can use this information in a wide number of ways, including:
- Benchmarking your own company's performance against the industry average or competitors
- Tracking industry or individual company performance trends
- Identifying investment or acquisition targets
- Evaluating the performance of suppliers to your business
- Spotting the "stars" of the industry, and those companies which are struggling to keep up
- Get Companies House information to help formulate a direct maketing plan
- Hone your marketing strategy by understanding the financial performance of competitors
- And much more
COMPANIES INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT
This Business Ratio report analyses, compares and contrasts the most recent financial details covering three or four years for the leading 121 companies in the industry. For comparison purposes, the base year is the most recent year for which the vast majority of companies have filed details. However, if firms have published more recent details, these are also included as a fourth year of accounts.
For each company, a full 3-year financial profile is provided, including details of its performance on 25 key ratios. The volume also ranks companies against each other on these performance factors, and league table rankings are provided for each. With these you can quickly and easily see how companies compare on performance in the base year.
The figures for all companies in the report are aggregated and analysed to bring you industry average profiles. These show clearly just how the upper part of the sector is performing, and indicate towards trends that may influence all players in the industry.
In addition, an industry overview reviews the findings of the report, highlighting major changes and drawing your attention to the best and worst performers.
The following companies are profiled by the report:
| Design Consultancies | Design Consultancies |
| 20/20 Ltd | Imagination Ltd |
| 85four Ltd | Inspace Interiors Ltd |
| The Abel Partnership Ltd | Intelligent Space Ltd |
| Addison Corporate Marketing Ltd | Interbrand U.K. Ltd |
| Allan Burrows Ltd | Jac Interiors Group PLC |
| Allen International Consulting Group Ltd | James Kelsey Design Ltd |
| Area Sq. Ltd | Jonathan Alexander Ltd |
| A S T Resourcing Ltd | Jones Knowles Ritchie Ltd |
| AUKett Group PLC | Kajima Design Europe Ltd. |
| Avalon Sciences Ltd | Lmc Design Ltd |
| Avvio Design Associates Ltd | Maris Interiors Services Ltd |
| Bamber Forsyth Ltd | Mastercraft Design Interiors Ltd |
| The Barton Willmore Partnership Reading Ltd | Mcm Architecture Ltd. |
| Bennett Interior Design Ltd | Michael Davies & Associates Ltd |
| Bertrandt UK Ltd | M J F Interdec Ltd |
| Blue Sky (UK) Ltd | Mnn Holdings Limited. |
| Bostock & Pollitt Ltd | Modus Interiors Ltd |
| Butterfield Morris Bushell Ltd | M Moser Associates Ltd |
| Candy & Candy Ltd | M-Sq Ltd |
| Cdt Design Ltd | Oakley, Young Associates Ltd |
| C F A Interiors Ltd. | Oakwood Design Consultants Ltd |
| Cgi Brandsense Ltd | Opus Screenprint (1999) Ltd |
| The Chase Creative Consultants Ltd | Pacific Interiors Ltd |
| Chris Whitmore Associates Ltd | The Page Media Group PLC |
| Church LUKas Ltd | Parkfield Projects PLC |
| Citigate Lloyd Northover Ltd | Partager Ltd |
| City Office Interiors Ltd | Partners (Design Consultants) Ltd (The) |
| Coley Porter Bell Ltd | Peldon Rose Ltd |
| Collett Zarzycki Ltd | Pentagram Design Ltd |
| The Commercial Interior Co. Ltd | Pi Global Ltd |
| Communique 360 Ltd | Pleon UK Ltd |
| Connaught Mason Ltd | Price Walton Interiors Ltd |
| Connections In Design Ltd | Proctor & Stevenson Ltd |
| Conran Design Group Ltd | P S D Associates Ltd |
| Conran & Partners Ltd. | Radley Yeldar Ltd |
| Corporate Edge Group Ltd | Richard Rogers & Partners Ltd |
| Creative Direction Consultants Ltd | Rtkl-UK Ltd. |
| Dca Design International Ltd | Ruddle Wilkinson Ltd |
| Degw PLC | Rufus Leonard Ltd |
| Denton Associates (London) Ltd | Sheppard Day Ltd |
| Denton Corker Marshall Ltd | Shirley Browne Interiors Ltd |
| Designa Ltd | Shor PLC |
| Design Bridge Ltd | Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler Ltd |
| The Design Clinic Ltd | S'porter Investments Ltd |
| Dragon Brand Consulting Ltd | Stairway Communications Ltd |
| Edge Ideas Ltd | Start Creative Ltd |
| The Empire Design Co. Ltd | Stocks, Austin, Sice Ltd |
| Enterprise Ig Ltd | P.F. Stratford Ltd |
| Fbc (Futurebrand) Ltd | Stylographics Ltd |
| Fbc (Futurebrand Consumer) Ltd | Systems By Design P.L.C. |
| Fitch Design Consultants Ltd | Tayburn Ltd |
| Focus Sports & Leisure International Ltd | Techaid Facilities Ltd |
| Four Ninety Ltd | Testcourse Ltd |
| G.W. Interiors Ltd | Treboeth Interiors Ltd |
| G W S Ltd | The Tsk Group PLC |
| Gyrographic Communications Ltd | Uffindellwest Ltd |
| Haygarth Design Ltd | Urban Design & Print Ltd |
| Holmes & Marchant Communications Ltd | Watt Gilchrist Ltd |
| Hosker Moore Kent Melia Ltd | Weir Holdings Ltd |
| Hunter Design Associates Ltd | Wolff Olins Ltd |
| Ideal Offices PLC | Xto Ltd |
- Company Selection
- 1.1 Industry Definition
- 1.2 Company Selection
- 1.3 Changes of Name
- 1.4 New additions to the report
- 1.5 Treatment of Holding Companies & Subsidiaries
- 1.6 Large Changes in Accounts
- 1.7 Exceptionally Large Companies
- Industry Overview
- An expert review of the conclusions that can be drawn from the report, putting business developments into the context of recent industry developments and focusing on the performance of the industry as a whole and the leading players in it.
- Company Profiles
- Company data is presented alphabetically, with each company having a detailed profile over two pages showing address, activities, directors, subsidiaries and other company details plus Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Ratio Analysis and comparative performance.
- Performance League Tables
- These list companies in order of their performance compared to each other on key performance factors:
- SIZE
- Sales
- Pre-tax profit
- Total Assets
- Number of Employees
- PROFITABILITY
- Return on Capital
- Return on Net Assets
- Pre-tax Profit Margin
- Return on Investment
- Profit per £ of Pay
- EFFICIENCY
- Asset Utilisation
- Sales / Fixed Assets
- Stocks / Sales
- Debtor Days Outstanding
- LIQUIDITY
- Current Ratio
- Quick Ratio (Acid Test)
- GEARING
- Total Debt / Net Worth
- Equity Gearing
- Income Gearing (Interest Cover)
- EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE
- Pay per Employee
- Sales per Employee
- Capital Employed per Employee
- Pay / Sales
- OTHER
- Exports / Sales
- GROWTH
- Sales growth
- Pre-tax Profit Growth
- Total Assets Growth
- Number of Employees Growth
- Exports Growth
- Industrial Profile
- This provides a Balance Sheet and a quick Profit and Loss account for the industry as a whole. Where the industry has been subdivided into 'subsectors', a profile for each of these is given, as well as a profile for the industry as a whole.
- Analysis Notes
- Definitions
- Company Index
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Business Ratio report focuses on the leading 121 companies operating as design consultancies. This summary brings you a sample of key details from this invaluable report. The report itself includes many further analyses of the performance of individual companies and the industry as a whole. The report analyses company and industry performance over the three years up to 7th March 2004. During this period, the average Report company witnessed a 15.3 percent decline in sales from £6.7 million in 2001/02 to £5.7 million in 2003/04 whilst pre-tax profits declined from £191,000 in 2001/02 to £36,000 in 2003/04, a fall of 81.2 percent.
Profitability
Employee Performance
Top Ten Companies by Turnover
| Profit Margin | Asset Utilisation | Total Debt/Net Worth | Sales | ||||||||
| Company Name and | (%) | (%) | Growth | ||||||||
| Third Year Sales £ million | 03/04 | 02/03 | 01/02 | 03/04 | 02/03 | 01/02 | 03/04 | 02/03 | 01/02 | % | |
| Report Averages | 0.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.54 | 1.71 | 1.77 | 98.1 | 85.7 | 141.8 | -7 | |
| Imagination | 53.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 3.27 | 4.01 | 4.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -18 |
| Maris Interiors Srvcs. | 32.8 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 2.52 | 1.28 | 2.45 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | -19 |
| Testcourse | 21.4 | 1.3 | 1 | - | 3.03 | 3.12 | - | 164.8 | ^ | - | - |
| Inspace Interiors | 18.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 5.55 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Richard Rogers & Ptnrs. | 16.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 1.04 | 1.62 | 1.45 | 19.1 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 7 |
| Modus Interiors | 15 | 0.6 | 3 | 6.3 | 0.96 | 1.79 | 2.63 | 116.1 | 2.6 | 50.9 | -24 |
| Design Bridge | 13.9 | 8.1 | 3.1 | - | 1.91 | 2 | - | 16.4 | 20.4 | 13.6 | - |
| Parkfield Projects PLC | 13.7 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 1.67 | 1.83 | 2.16 | 149 | 115.5 | 107.1 | -6 |
| Aukett Gp. PLC | 13.5 | -1.1 | -18.6 | 2.6 | 1.76 | 1.49 | 1.95 | 217.9 | 556.1 | 72 | -16 |
| Allan Burrows | 13.3 | 18.8 | 11.4 | 5 | 1.81 | 2.97 | 2.97 | 8.1 | 22.4 | 190.6 | 9 |
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