Rochdale Development Company Limited
Registered name: ROCHDALE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Rochdale Development Company Limited made £2.1m revenue and £280k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026. read from filing text
Rochdale Development Company Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £2.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £280k profit and 19 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in ST. Helens; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- ST. Helens, North West
- Age
- 38 yrs · since 1988
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.3m | £2m | £2.2m | £2.1m |
| Cost of sales | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1m |
| Gross profit | £1.2m | £761k | £979k | £1.1m |
| Operating profit | £473k | £30.9k | £246k | £352k |
| Profit before tax | £476k | £47.6k | £274k | £373k |
| Profit after tax | £384k | £38.9k | £207k | £280k |
| Profit (best available) | £384k | £38.9k | £207k | £280k |
| Employees (average) | 27 | 24 | 20 | 19 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 17% | 2% | 9.6% | 13.1% |
| Gross margin | 51.7% | 38.9% | 45.4% | 53% |
| Revenue per employee | £83.6k | £81.5k | £108k | £113k |
| Profit per employee | £14.2k | £1.6k | £10.4k | £14.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼13.4% | ▲10.4% | ▼0.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼89.9% | ▲432.7% | ▲35.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼11.1% | ▼16.7% | ▼5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £562k | £728k | £720k | £294k |
| Net assets | £561k | £725k | £715k | £391k |
| Current assets | — | — | £720k | £394k |
| Debtors | — | — | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 13.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 53%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £113k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £14.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼45%
- Now £391k
- Cash at bank
- ▼59%
- Now £294k
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 19
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Moore & Buckle (Flexible Packaging) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £280k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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