How much does Dawson Shanahan Limited make?

Dawson Shanahan Limited reported revenue of £1.9m and a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Dawson Shanahan Limited have?

Dawson Shanahan Limited reported an average of 0 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Dawson Shanahan Limited profitable?

No — Dawson Shanahan Limited reported a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00378549 · Incorporated 27 Jan 1943

Dawson Shanahan Limited

Registered name: DAWSON SHANAHAN LIMITED

Part of Luvata Oy group

Dawson Shanahan Limited made £1.9m revenue and a £1.1m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Dawson Shanahan Limited’s revenue was £1.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £1.1m and 0 employees. The company is classified under “cold forming or folding” and is based in Welshpool.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 24330Cold forming or folding SIC 25500Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy SIC 25620Machining

Status: Active
Location: Welshpool, West Midlands
Age: 83 yrs · since 1943
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

£1.9m

Growth —

Profit

−£1.1m

Growth —

Profit margin

−57.1%

Gross 23.7%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

1 filed year

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£1.9m
Cost of sales	£1.4m
Gross profit	£442k
Operating profit	−£1.1m
Profit before tax	−£1.1m
Profit after tax	−£1.1m
Profit (best available)	−£1.1m
Employees (average)	0
Ratios
Profit margin	−57.1%
Gross margin	23.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −57.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 23.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; 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.

Indirect — not revenue

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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now 0
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Luvata Oy (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Luvata Welshpool Limited75–100%
Dawson Shanahan Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Dawson Shanahan (Wales) LimitedRev. £5.7m · Profit −£477k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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