Dune International Limited
Registered name: DUNE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Part of Dune Topco Limited groupDune International Limited made £31.7m revenue and £2.2m profit in the year to 1 Feb 2025.
Dune International Limited’s revenue fell 13% to £31.7m in the year to 1 Feb 2025, with £2.2m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1996
- 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.
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 | 28 Jan 2023 | 27 Jan 2024 | 1 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £43.5m | £36.5m | £31.7m |
| Cost of sales | £33.8m | £30.6m | £26.4m |
| Gross profit | £9.7m | £5.9m | £5.3m |
| Operating profit | £6.2m | £1.8m | £2.3m |
| Profit before tax | £6.2m | £1.8m | £2.3m |
| Profit after tax | £6.1m | £1.7m | £2.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £6.1m | £1.7m | £2.2m |
| Staff costs | £1.8m | £1.7m | £1.4m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 14% | 4.5% | 7% |
| Gross margin | 22.2% | 16.2% | 16.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼16.1% | ▼13.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼72.8% | ▲34% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | — | £0 | £10.7k |
| Net assets | £14m | £15.7m | £17.9m |
| Current assets | £17.9m | £20m | £24m |
| Debtors | £7.9m | £6.3m | £7m |
| Deferred income | £171k | £71.6k | £27.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- 0.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 22.1%
- 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
- ▲14%
- Now £17.9m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £10.7k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▼61%
- Now £27.6k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Dune Topco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Dune International Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- Dune Group LimitedRev. £97.1m · Profit −£8.6m
- DL Nominee LimitedRev. — · Profit −£5.2k
- Dune Brand LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Dune Holdings LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 1 Feb 2025 (profit £2.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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