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Company No. 00741833 · Incorporated 23 Nov 1962

Dawson & Sanderson Limited

Registered name: DAWSON & SANDERSON LIMITED

Dawson & Sanderson Limited made £9.9m revenue and £120k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

Dawson & Sanderson Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £9.9m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £120k profit and 221 employees. The company is classified under “travel agency activities” and is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 79110Travel agency activities
Status
Active
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East
Age
63 yrs · since 1962
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 28 Feb 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£9.9m
Growth ▼4.6%
Profit
£120k
Growth ▼86.6%
Profit margin
1.2%
Gross 98.3%
Employees
221
Change ▲1.4%
Profit / employee
£541
Revenue/employee £44.9k
Profitable streak
3yrs
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 to28 Feb 202228 Feb 202329 Feb 202428 Feb 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£6.3m£10.6m£10.4m£9.9m
Cost of sales£136k£130k£126k£172k
Gross profit£6.1m£10.5m£10.3m£9.8m
Operating profit−£2.5m£2.2m£1.1m£346k
Profit before tax−£1.2m£2.2m£892k£120k
Profit after tax−£1.2m£2.2m£892k£120k
Profit (best available)−£1.2m£2.2m£892k£120k
Staff costs£6.8m£5.2m£5.4m£5.8m
Employees (average)218223218221
Ratios
Profit margin−19.6%20.4%8.6%1.2%
Gross margin97.8%98.8%98.8%98.3%
Revenue per employee£28.8k£47.5k£47.7k£44.9k
Profit per employee−£5.6k£9.7k£4.1k£541
Cash conversion—−105.7%−41.3%66.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▼1.7%▼4.6%
Profit growth——▼58.6%▼86.6%
Headcount growth——▼2.2%▲1.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.6m£4.8m£4.9m£3.5m
Net assets£1.1m£3.2m£2.9m£3.9m
Fixed assets£4.2m£4m£4m£4.9m
Current assets£4.7m£6.5m£6.9m£4.7m
Debtors£655k£630k£558k£512k
Deferred income£310k£116k£439k£136k
Cash from operations£572k−£2.3m−£444k£231k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
98.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£44.9k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£541
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
66.8%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
49.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
5.2%
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
▲34%
Now £3.9m
Cash at bank
▼28%
Now £3.5m
Headcount
▲1%
Now 221
Deferred income
▼69%
Now £136k
Fixed assets
▲24%
Now £4.9m

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £120k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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