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Company No. 02771568 · Incorporated 7 Dec 1992

DDS Demolition Limited

Registered name: DDS DEMOLITION LIMITED

Part of 1948 Group Limited group

DDS Demolition Limited made £7.6m revenue and £13.6k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

DDS Demolition Limited’s revenue fell 28% to £7.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £13.6k profit and 52 employees. The company is classified under “demolition” and is based in Ashford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43110Demolition
Status
Active
Location
Ashford, South East
Age
33 yrs · since 1992
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: “1948 Group Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue
£7.6m
Growth ▼28.4%
Profit
£13.6k
Growth ▼93.1%
Profit margin
0.2%
Gross 17.5%
Employees
52
Change ▲2%
Profit / employee
£262
Revenue/employee £147k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£8.2m£10.7m£7.6m
Cost of sales£7.4m£8m£6.3m
Gross profit£799k£2.7m£1.3m
Operating profit−£247k£791k£136k
Profit before tax−£294k£664k£12.6k
Profit after tax−£170k£199k£13.6k
Profit (best available)−£170k£199k£13.6k
Staff costs£2.2m£2.2m£1.8m
Employees (average)585152
Ratios
Profit margin−2.1%1.9%0.2%
Gross margin9.7%25.1%17.5%
Revenue per employee£142k£209k£147k
Profit per employee−£2.9k£3.9k£262
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲29.8%▼28.4%
Profit growth——▼93.1%
Headcount growth—▼12.1%▲2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.3k£748k£299k
Net assets£1m£1.2m£1.2m
Fixed assets£1.9m£2.8m£2.2m
Current assets£3.2m£3m£3.1m
Debtors£1.3m£1.3m£1.7m
Deferred income£68.8k£110k£112k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
17.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£147k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£262
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
28.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
22.3%
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
▲1%
Now £1.2m
Cash at bank
▼60%
Now £299k
Headcount
▲2%
Now 52
Deferred income
▲2%
Now £112k
Fixed assets
▼21%
Now £2.2m

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

  1. 1948 Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. DDS Demolition Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Sister companies (5)

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 Dec 2024 (profit £13.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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