How much does Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Limited make?

Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Limited reported revenue of £26.8m and £2.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Limited have?

Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Limited reported an average of 221 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Limited profitable?

Yes — Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Limited reported a profit of £2.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 03497488 · Incorporated 22 Jan 1998

Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Limited

Registered name: DIRECT TRADE (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED

Part of DT (Yorkshire) Holdings Limited group

Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Limited made £26.8m revenue and £2.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Direct Trade (Yorkshire) Limited’s revenue fell 12% to £26.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.1m profit and 221 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other plastic products” and is based in Doncaster; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 22290Manufacture of other plastic products

Status: Active
Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 28 yrs · since 1998
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: “The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of DT (Yorkshire) Holdings Limited, registered in England and Wales. The company's ultimate controlling party is Mark Powell and Danny Colton, by virtue of the”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£26.8m

Growth ▼11.7%

Profit

£2.1m

Growth ▼30.9%

Profit margin

7.8%

Gross 36.3%

Employees

221

Change ▲6.3%

Profit / employee

£9.5k

Revenue/employee £121k

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£33.1m	£32.2m	£30.4m	£26.8m
Cost of sales	£21.3m	£21.1m	£19m	£17.1m
Gross profit	£11.8m	£11.1m	£11.4m	£9.7m
Operating profit	£4.2m	£4.3m	£3.9m	£2.8m
Profit before tax	£4.1m	£4.2m	£3.8m	£2.7m
Profit after tax	£3.3m	£3.5m	£3m	£2.1m
Profit (best available)	£3.3m	£3.5m	£3m	£2.1m
Staff costs	£8.3m	£8.3m	£8.1m	£7.8m
Employees (average)	255	235	208	221
Ratios
Profit margin	9.8%	10.8%	10%	7.8%
Gross margin	35.7%	34.4%	37.4%	36.3%
Revenue per employee	£130k	£137k	£146k	£121k
Profit per employee	£12.8k	£14.9k	£14.6k	£9.5k
Cash conversion	−102.8%	−101.3%	−75.1%	−135.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼2.7%	▼5.8%	▼11.7%
Profit growth	—	▲7.2%	▼13.3%	▼30.9%
Headcount growth	—	▼7.8%	▼11.5%	▲6.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£5.9m	£4.7m	£2.1m	£2.9m
Net assets	£9.6m	£10m	£9.4m	£11.4m
Fixed assets	£4.4m	£5.9m	£5.6m	£6.3m
Current assets	£13m	£11.5m	£10m	£10.3m
Debtors	£2.9m	£2.5m	£2.6m	£2.6m
Deferred income	£13.7k	£43.3k	£154k	£149k
Cash from operations	−£4.4m	−£4.4m	−£2.9m	−£3.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 7.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 36.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £121k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £9.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −135.1%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 23.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.8%; 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: ▲22%; Now £11.4m
Cash at bank: ▲37%; Now £2.9m
Headcount: ▲6%; Now 221
Deferred income: ▼3%; Now £149k
Fixed assets: ▲12%; Now £6.3m

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

DT (Yorkshire) Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Direct Trade (Yorkshire) 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).

Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.