Baldan Limited
Registered name: BALDAN LIMITED
Baldan Limited made £3.1m revenue and £149k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Baldan Limited’s revenue grew 18% to £3.1m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £149k profit and 6 employees. The company is classified under “cargo handling for water transport activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 46 yrs · since 1980
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3.3m | £3m | £2.7m | £3.1m |
| Cost of sales | £3m | £2.6m | £2.4m | £2.7m |
| Gross profit | £307k | £312k | £276k | £427k |
| Operating profit | £60.3k | −£23.3k | — | — |
| Profit before tax | £59.1k | −£24.1k | −£31.6k | £180k |
| Profit after tax | £46.6k | −£25.6k | −£103k | £149k |
| Profit (best available) | £46.6k | −£25.6k | −£103k | £149k |
| Staff costs | £203k | £190k | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.4% | −0.9% | −3.9% | 4.8% |
| Gross margin | 9.3% | 10.5% | 10.4% | 13.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £662k | £591k | £442k | £521k |
| Profit per employee | £9.3k | −£5.1k | −£17.1k | £24.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼10.6% | ▼10.3% | ▲17.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼154.9% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲20% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £868k | £837k | £802k | £938k |
| Net assets | £3.4m | £3.3m | £3.2m | £3.3m |
| Fixed assets | £2.8m | £2.8m | £2.8m | £2.8m |
| Current assets | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.5m | £1.8m |
| Debtors | £286k | £351k | £115k | £353k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 13.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £521k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £24.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 90%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.3%
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £3.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲17%
- Now £938k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £2.8m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £149k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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