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Company No. 03364076 · Incorporated 1 May 1997

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
Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2026

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with less
Revenue
£1.1m
Growth ▲12.9%
Profit
£71k
Growth ▼38.3%
Profit margin
6.3%
Gross 21.9%
Employees
17
Change ▼5.6%
Profit / employee
£4.2k
Revenue/employee £66.2k
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 to31 May 202331 May 202431 May 202531 May 2026
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull 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)17171817
Ratios
Profit margin5.1%19.1%11.5%6.3%
Gross margin22.4%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
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

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.
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
▼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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