How much does Delga Press Limited make?

Delga Press Limited reported revenue of £5.8m and a loss of £952k in the year to 31 Jan 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Delga Press Limited have?

Delga Press Limited reported an average of 63 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Is Delga Press Limited profitable?

No — Delga Press Limited reported a loss of £952k in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Company No. 00667727 · Incorporated 15 Aug 1960

Delga Press Limited

Registered name: DELGA PRESS LIMITED

Part of The Meliora Group Limited group

Delga Press Limited made £5.8m revenue and a £952k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Delga Press Limited’s revenue fell 13% to £5.8m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with a loss of £952k and 63 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers” and is based in Medway City Estate Rochester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 17219Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers SIC 18129Printing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Medway City Estate Rochester, South East
Age: 66 yrs · since 1960
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 Jan 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£5.8m

Growth ▼12.8%

Profit

−£952k

Growth —

Profit margin

−16.5%

Gross 27.2%

Employees

Change ▼4.5%

Profit / employee

−£15.1k

Revenue/employee £91.6k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jan 2022	31 Jan 2023	31 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£6.2m	£8.5m	£6.6m	£5.8m
Cost of sales	£4.1m	£5.3m	£4.3m	£4.2m
Gross profit	£2m	£3.2m	£2.3m	£1.6m
Operating profit	£179k	£141k	−£277k	−£1m
Profit before tax	£149k	£106k	−£321k	−£1.1m
Profit after tax	£32.5k	£8.1k	−£338k	−£952k
Profit (best available)	£32.5k	£8.1k	−£338k	−£952k
Staff costs	—	£2.2m	£2.2m	£2.4m
Employees (average)	61	64	66	63
Ratios
Profit margin	0.5%	0.1%	−5.1%	−16.5%
Gross margin	32.9%	37.4%	34.9%	27.2%
Revenue per employee	£101k	£132k	£100k	£91.6k
Profit per employee	£532	£126	−£5.1k	−£15.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲37%	▼21.7%	▼12.8%
Profit growth	—	▼75.1%	▼4273%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲4.9%	▲3.1%	▼4.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.5k	£431k	£8.3k	£19.8k
Net assets	£2.1m	£2.1m	£1.7m	£919k
Fixed assets	£1.6m	£1.3m	£1.4m	£1.6m
Current assets	£2.5m	£4.8m	£4.2m	£4.6m
Debtors	£795k	£967k	£1m	£978k
Deferred income	£117k	£227k	£118k	£118k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −16.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 27.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £91.6k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£15.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 28%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.9%; 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: ▼47%; Now £919k
Cash at bank: ▲138%; Now £19.8k
Headcount: ▼5%; Now 63
Deferred income: ▼0%; Now £118k
Fixed assets: ▲12%; Now £1.6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

The Meliora Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Delga Press Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (5)

Collector Set Printers LtdRev. £8.3m · Profit £279k
Boxable LimitedFigures not disclosed
Delga Labels LimitedFigures not disclosed
Martin Paper Sales LimitedFigures not disclosed
Scarbutts Printers LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit −£952k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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