DKAB

What DKAB does

DKAB Ltd is an independent, family-owned bespoke fitted furniture company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, United Kingdom. The company designs, supplies, and installs fitted kitchens, bedrooms, home offices, and related rooms for residential homeowners across the Fylde Coast region, operating from a single showroom at 21 Queens Square and offering in-home consultations as the entry point to a structured 5-step design-to-installation process. Approximately 80% of projects originate from personal recommendations, reflecting a primarily word-of-mouth go-to-market motion supplemented by a Facebook and Instagram presence.

The product portfolio is organized into two kitchen styles (Classic and Contemporary), two bedroom collections (Timeless and Modern), and a dedicated office furniture line, all built using durable, high-quality, sustainable materials. Underlying design activity is supported by CAD software that produces detailed plans and 360-degree photorealistic visuals of finished rooms, enabling customers to preview finished layouts before committing. Installation is delivered by an in-house skilled fitting team, with the company able to coordinate or directly handle ancillary trades such as electricians, plumbers, plasterers, and flooring work.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time bespoke furniture sales bundled with professional installation services, with pricing provided on a quote basis via ballpark estimates at consultation and itemised quotations after the design phase. At 13 employees and a single retail location, DKAB is a sub-scale, owner-operated regional retailer with no external institutional funding, no parent company, and no publicly disclosed revenue figures.

Name

DKAB

Legal name

DKAB Ltd

Website

https://dkab.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DKAB is an independent, family-owned bespoke fitted furniture company in Poulton-le-Fylde, UK, designing and installing kitchens, bedrooms, and home offices for residential homeowners across the Fylde Coast region via a single showroom and in-house fitting team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bespoke Fitted Furniture

NAICS

Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing (337122), Interior Design Services (54141), Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing (3372)

SIC

Wood Household Furniture, (No Upholstered) (2511), Household Furniture (2510)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Cabinet Design & Build (HSAPAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Kitchen Permitting, Design & Project Management (HSAPAAAK), Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Built-In Shelving, Niches & Custom Interior Features (HSAPAFAG)

Keywords

• Bespoke fitted kitchens
• Bespoke fitted bedrooms
• Home office furniture
• Kitchen design installation
• CAD furniture design

Headquarters

HQ city

Poulton-le-Fylde

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Bespoke Fitted Furniture Sales: DKAB generates revenue through the sale of bespoke fitted furniture including kitchens, bedrooms, and offices. They offer quality appliances and a wide selection of doors, handles, worktops and flooring.
2. Installation Services: Professional installation services including their own skilled fitting team, as well as coordination of additional trades such as electricians, plumbers, plasterers, and flooring installation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DKAB designs, supplies, and installs bespoke fitted furniture for residential homes, including kitchens, bedrooms, and offices. The company operates a 5-step process from in-home consultation and CAD-based design visualisation through to manufacture and professional installation, coordinating additional trades such as electricians, plumbers, plasterers, and flooring as required.

Product overview

DKAB is a bespoke fitted furniture company offering a unified portfolio of kitchen, bedroom, and office solutions. The product line comprises two kitchen styles (Classic and Contemporary), two bedroom collections (Timeless and Modern), and dedicated office furniture. The company operates as a single integrated service, combining custom design (via CAD software), manufacture of fitted furniture, and professional installation. A 5-step process guides customers from consultation through to final installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Classic Kitchens

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of projects stem from personal recommendations

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wren Kitchens: UK's largest retailer of fitted kitchens with hundreds of showrooms nationwide; directly comparable to DKAB in core product (fitted kitchens), target customer (homeowners), and end-to-end design-to-installation model, but at vastly greater scale.
• Howdens: UK fitted kitchen specialist selling via trade counters and to homeowners through builders; overlapping product, design-and-supply-plus-install model, and UK regional footprint comparable to DKAB's offering.
• Magnet Kitchens: Long-established UK fitted-kitchen retailer with showrooms and a design-to-installation service; directly comparable on product mix, customer base, and bespoke positioning for UK homeowners.
• Sharps Bedrooms: UK fitted-bedroom specialist with in-home design consultation and full installation — a direct analogue to DKAB's bedroom and home-office fitted offering, though Sharps is national and TV-marketed.
• Hammonds: UK fitted bedroom and home-office furniture provider with designer consultation and in-house installation; closely comparable to DKAB's bedroom and office fitted-furniture range and design-led go-to-market.
• Neptune: Premium UK fitted-kitchens, bedrooms, and home-furniture brand with showrooms; comparable to DKAB on bespoke positioning, multi-room product portfolio, and high-touch showroom experience, though with broader geographic coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Wickes: UK home-improvement retailer offering fitted kitchens, joinery, and installation services among a much broader DIY/builder range; overlaps with DKAB on fitted kitchens but at scale and through a different channel mix.
• B&Q: UK's largest home-improvement retailer; competes for the same kitchen refit and home-renovation wallet but with a broad DIY-led catalogue rather than a bespoke-fitted positioning like DKAB.
• IKEA (fitted kitchens): Global fitted-kitchen retailer offering modular kitchens with installation services; competes with DKAB for the same UK homeowner renovation budget but via standardised, mass-market solutions rather than bespoke design.
• Homebase: UK home-and-garden retailer selling fitted kitchens and bedrooms through a network of stores; overlaps with DKAB at the customer-acquisition and product level but operates as a broad-line retailer rather than a bespoke specialist.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dkab.co.uk
• Instagraminstagram.com/designerkab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dkab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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