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Company No. 02165614 · Incorporated 16 Sep 1987

Michael Davies and Associates Limited

Registered name: MICHAEL DAVIES AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED

Part of Bpost Sa group

Michael Davies and Associates Limited made £54.8m revenue and £2.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Michael Davies and Associates Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £54.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.8m profit and 484 employees. The company is classified under “operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities” and is based in Blackburn; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Blackburn, North West
Age
39 yrs · since 1987
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. From the filing: “The company's ultimate parent company, and the largest group in which the results of the company are consolidated is Bpost NV-SA, a company registered in Belgium, copies of their financial statements ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Boring industry
Revenue
£54.8m
Growth ▼1.5%
Profit
£2.8m
Growth —
Profit margin
5.1%
Gross 50%
Employees
484
Change ▼2.6%
Profit / employee
£5.8k
Revenue/employee £113k
Profitable streak
1yr
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 to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£53.8m£58.8m£55.6m£54.8m
Cost of sales£31.7m£31.8m£28.9m£27.4m
Gross profit£22.1m£27m£26.7m£27.4m
Operating profit£1.3m£3.7m£903k£1.9m
Profit before tax£1.3m£4.2m£1.1m£2.2m
Profit after tax£572k£2.5m−£174k£2.8m
Profit (best available)£572k£2.5m−£174k£2.8m
Staff costs£14.2m£16.2m£18.8m£18.3m
Employees (average)483522497484
Ratios
Profit margin1.1%4.3%−0.3%5.1%
Gross margin41.1%45.9%48%50%
Revenue per employee£111k£113k£112k£113k
Profit per employee£1.2k£4.8k−£350£5.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲9.3%▼5.4%▼1.5%
Profit growth—▲337.8%▼106.9%—
Headcount growth—▲8.1%▼4.8%▼2.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£12.7m£10.2m£12.1m£17.4m
Net assets£35.5m£25m£23.9m£26.7m
Fixed assets£21.8m£18.3m£15.3m£11.6m
Current assets£32.1m£25.4m£27m£32.6m
Debtors£12.4m£12.6m£12.4m£11.7m
Deferred income£293k£249k£205k£161k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
5.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
50%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£113k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£5.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
21.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
21.3%
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
▲12%
Now £26.7m
Cash at bank
▲44%
Now £17.4m
Headcount
▼3%
Now 484
Deferred income
▼21%
Now £161k
Fixed assets
▼24%
Now £11.6m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Bpost Sa (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Michael Davies and Associates 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

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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