Direct Sealants Limited
Registered name: DIRECT SEALANTS LIMITED
Direct Sealants Limited made £1.1m revenue and £71k profit in the year to 31 May 2026.
Direct Sealants Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £1.1m in the year to 31 May 2026, with £71k profit and 17 employees. The company is classified under “other building completion and finishing” and is based in Stanford-Le-Hope; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stanford-Le-Hope, East of England
- Age
- 29 yrs · since 1997
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 | 31 May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.1m | £1.3m | £997k | £1.1m |
| Cost of sales | £868k | £779k | £747k | £879k |
| Gross profit | £251k | £514k | £250k | £247k |
| Operating profit | £77.1k | £319k | £131k | £92.4k |
| Profit before tax | £79.4k | £324k | £136k | £95.1k |
| Profit after tax | £57.1k | £248k | £115k | £71k |
| Profit (best available) | £57.1k | £248k | £115k | £71k |
| Employees (average) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.1% | 19.1% | 11.5% | 6.3% |
| Gross margin | 22.4% | 39.8% | 25.1% | 21.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £65.8k | £76.1k | £55.4k | £66.2k |
| Profit per employee | £3.4k | £14.6k | £6.4k | £4.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲15.6% | ▼22.9% | ▲12.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲333.6% | ▼53.5% | ▼38.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲5.9% | ▼5.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £336k | £416k | £214k | £231k |
| Net assets | £616k | £692k | £636k | £550k |
| Fixed assets | £244k | £263k | £301k | £274k |
| Current assets | £479k | £562k | £401k | £361k |
| Debtors | £105k | £108k | £138k | £104k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 21.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £66.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 24.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9.2%
- 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
- ▼13%
- Now £550k
- Cash at bank
- ▲8%
- Now £231k
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 17
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼9%
- Now £274k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2026 (profit £71k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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