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Company No. 02784145 · Incorporated 27 Jan 1993

D M & C Ash Limited

Registered name: D M & C ASH LIMITED

Part of Ash Drywall Holdings Limited group

D M & C Ash Limited made £14.3m revenue and £592k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

D M & C Ash Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £14.3m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £592k profit and 40 employees. The company is classified under “plastering” and is based in Heathfield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Heathfield, South East
Age
33 yrs · since 1993
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£14.3m
Growth ▲8%
Profit
£592k
Growth ▲1.2%
Profit margin
4.1%
Gross 18.1%
Employees
40
Change ▲8.1%
Profit / employee
£14.8k
Revenue/employee £357k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureNo P&LNo P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£13.2m£14.3m
Cost of sales——£10.7m£11.7m
Gross profit——£2.6m£2.6m
Operating profit——£959k£778k
Profit before tax——£817k£788k
Profit after tax——£585k£592k
Profit (best available)——£585k£592k
Employees (average)36353740
Ratios
Profit margin——4.4%4.1%
Gross margin——19.5%18.1%
Revenue per employee——£358k£357k
Profit per employee——£15.8k£14.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲8%
Profit growth———▲1.2%
Headcount growth—▼2.8%▲5.7%▲8.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£0£398k£530k£444k
Net assets£1.6m£1.9m£2.2m£2.3m
Fixed assets£195k£166k£199k£239k
Current assets£4.8m£5m£4.6m£5.3m
Debtors£1.2m£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
18.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£357k
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
1.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
7.4%
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
▲2%
Now £2.3m
Cash at bank
▼16%
Now £444k
Headcount
▲8%
Now 40
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲20%
Now £239k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Ash Drywall Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Ash Drywall Limited75–100%
  3. D M & C Ash 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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £592k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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