How much does Dempson Limited make?

Dempson Limited reported revenue of £9.7m and a loss of £1.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Dempson Limited have?

Dempson Limited reported an average of 61 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Dempson Limited profitable?

No — Dempson Limited reported a loss of £1.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00712226 · Incorporated 4 Jan 1962

Dempson Limited

Registered name: DEMPSON LIMITED

Part of H Young(Plastics)limited group

Dempson Limited made £9.7m revenue and a £1.6m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Dempson Limited’s revenue was £9.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £1.6m and 61 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard” and is based in Maidstone; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 17290Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Maidstone, South East
Age: 64 yrs · since 1962
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

Revenue

£9.7m

Growth —

Profit

−£1.6m

Growth —

Profit margin

−16.7%

Gross 11.7%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

−£26.4k

Revenue/employee £158k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£15.2m	£11.2m	£9.7m
Cost of sales	£12.4m	£9.7m	£8.5m
Gross profit	£2.8m	£1.5m	£1.1m
Operating profit	£643k	−£627k	−£1.2m
Profit before tax	£261k	−£1.6m	−£1.6m
Profit after tax	£188k	−£1.7m	−£1.6m
Profit (best available)	£188k	−£1.7m	−£1.6m
Staff costs	£2.9m	£2.6m	£2.8m
Employees (average)	89	80	61
Ratios
Profit margin	1.2%	−14.9%	−16.7%
Gross margin	18.2%	13%	11.7%
Revenue per employee	£171k	£140k	£158k
Profit per employee	£2.1k	−£20.9k	−£26.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼26.3%	—
Profit growth	—	▼987.4%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼10.1%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£32.5k	£65.6k	£82.5k
Net assets	£971k	−£716k	−£2.4m
Fixed assets	£5.3m	£4.5m	£3.8m
Current assets	£6m	£5m	£4.2m
Debtors	£2.1m	£1.8m	£992k
Deferred income	£326k	£303k	£536k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −16.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 11.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £158k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£26.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 39.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 5.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.3%; 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 −£2.4m
Cash at bank: —; Now £82.5k
Headcount: —; Now 61
Deferred income: —; Now £536k
Fixed assets: —; Now £3.8m

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

H Young(Plastics)limitedultimate parent75–100%
Dempson Limitedthis company

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

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 Mar 2025 (profit −£1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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