David Andrews (Construction) Limited
Registered name: DAVID ANDREWS (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED
Part of D.a.c. Management Services Limited groupDavid Andrews (Construction) Limited made £15.8m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
David Andrews (Construction) Limited’s revenue grew 21% to £15.8m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £1.4m profit and 77 employees. The company is classified under “plastering” and is based in Clerkenwell; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Clerkenwell, London
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.7m | £15.4m | £13m | £15.8m |
| Cost of sales | £12m | £11.7m | £8.9m | £13m |
| Gross profit | £3.6m | £3.7m | £4.1m | £2.8m |
| Operating profit | £2.1m | £2m | £825k | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | £2.1m | £2m | £882k | £1.4m |
| Profit after tax | £1.6m | £1.5m | £501k | — |
| Profit (best available) | £1.6m | £1.5m | £501k | £1.4m |
| Staff costs | £4.4m | £4.5m | £4.4m | £5.2m |
| Employees (average) | 71 | 70 | 73 | 77 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 10.4% | 9.7% | 3.9% | 8.8% |
| Gross margin | 23.1% | 23.8% | 31.4% | 17.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £221k | £220k | £179k | £205k |
| Profit per employee | £23k | £21.4k | £6.9k | £18.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.6% | ▼15.4% | ▲21.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼8.4% | ▼66.5% | ▲179.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.4% | ▲4.3% | ▲5.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.2m | £3.1m | £3.5m | — |
| Net assets | £5.8m | £5.7m | £5.2m | £5.5m |
| Fixed assets | £28.9k | £19.3k | £9.6k | £6.9k |
| Current assets | £9.5m | £10.4m | £8.9m | £10.4m |
| Debtors | £871k | £1.2m | £849k | £990k |
| Deferred income | £1m | £1.6m | £476k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Reports and Financial Statements · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £205k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £18.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.3%
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now £5.5m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 77
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼28%
- Now £6.9k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- D.a.c. Management Services Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- David Andrews (Construction) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- David Andrews Heritage LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from Reports and Financial Statements for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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