Dewhurst Dent P.L.C.
Registered name: DEWHURST DENT P.L.C.
Dewhurst Dent P.L.C. made £531k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
Dewhurst Dent P.L.C. reported £531k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026, up 22% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 44 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness” and is based in Warminster; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Warminster, South West
- Age
- 106 yrs · since 1919
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £446k | £681k | £436k | £531k |
| Profit (best available) | £446k | £681k | £436k | £531k |
| Employees (average) | 48 | 49 | 48 | 44 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £9.3k | £13.9k | £9.1k | £12.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▲52.8% | ▼35.9% | ▲21.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.1% | ▼2% | ▼8.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.1m | £3.3m | £3.8m | £4.4m |
| Net assets | £7m | £7.6m | £7.9m | £8.3m |
| Fixed assets | £5m | £4.6m | £4.4m | £4.3m |
| Current assets | £5.4m | £6m | £6.5m | £6.8m |
| Debtors | £404k | £453k | £447k | £379k |
| Deferred income | £409k | £425k | £503k | £428k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £12.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲5%
- Now £8.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲17%
- Now £4.4m
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 44
- Deferred income
- ▼15%
- Now £428k
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £4.3m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Corgi Hosiery LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Dents LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Fownes Gloves LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £531k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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