How much does The Darent Wax Company Limited make?

The Darent Wax Company Limited reported revenue of £11.1m and £953k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does The Darent Wax Company Limited have?

The Darent Wax Company Limited reported an average of 73 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is The Darent Wax Company Limited profitable?

Yes — The Darent Wax Company Limited reported a profit of £953k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02635454 · Incorporated 6 Aug 1991

The Darent Wax Company Limited

Registered name: THE DARENT WAX COMPANY LIMITED

Part of The Darent Wax Group Ltd group

The Darent Wax Company Limited made £11.1m revenue and £953k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

The Darent Wax Company Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £11.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £953k profit and 73 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals” and is based in South Darenth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 20130Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

Status: Active
Location: South Darenth, South East
Age: 35 yrs · since 1991
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 Darent Wax Group Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£11.1m

Growth ▼1.8%

Profit

£953k

Growth ▲17.9%

Profit margin

8.6%

Gross 33.6%

Employees

Change ▼1.4%

Profit / employee

£13k

Revenue/employee £152k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
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)	£11.6m	£13.6m	£11.3m	£11.1m
Cost of sales	£8.4m	£10.1m	£8m	£7.4m
Gross profit	£3.2m	£3.5m	£3.3m	£3.7m
Operating profit	£1.7m	£1.7m	£1.1m	£1.3m
Profit before tax	£1.6m	£1.7m	£1.1m	£1.3m
Profit after tax	£1.4m	£1.3m	£808k	£953k
Profit (best available)	£1.4m	£1.3m	£808k	£953k
Staff costs	£1.8m	£2.1m	£2.2m	£2.3m
Employees (average)	71	76	74	73
Ratios
Profit margin	12%	9.8%	7.1%	8.6%
Gross margin	27.5%	25.7%	29%	33.6%
Revenue per employee	£163k	£178k	£153k	£152k
Profit per employee	£19.6k	£17.5k	£10.9k	£13k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲17%	▼16.4%	▼1.8%
Profit growth	—	▼4.4%	▼39.3%	▲17.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲7%	▼2.6%	▼1.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£211k	£354k	£755k	£627k
Net assets	£5.3m	£6.3m	£3.3m	£3.5m
Fixed assets	£944k	£1.2m	£1.3m	£1.2m
Current assets	£7m	£7.6m	£4.5m	£4.5m
Debtors	£1.8m	£2.2m	£1.5m	£1.9m
Deferred income	£63.8k	£75.3k	£329k	£157k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 8.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 33.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £152k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £13k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 10.6%; 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: 16.7%; 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: ▲5%; Now £3.5m
Cash at bank: ▼17%; Now £627k
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 73
Deferred income: ▼52%; Now £157k
Fixed assets: ▼12%; Now £1.2m

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

The Darent Wax Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
The Darent Wax Company Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

The Wax Group LtdRev. £11.1m · Profit £749k
Darent Wax Properties LimitedRev. — · Profit £151k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £953k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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