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Company No. 04880888 · Incorporated 28 Aug 2003

R.a. Dalton Limited

Registered name: R.A. DALTON LIMITED

R.a. Dalton Limited made £19m revenue and £2.4m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

R.a. Dalton Limited’s revenue grew 26% to £19m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £2.4m profit. The company is classified under “sewerage” and is based in Bishop Auckland; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection E · Water supply, sewerage and waste managementSIC 37000Sewerage
Status
Active
Location
Bishop Auckland, North East
Age
23 yrs · since 2003
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageBoring industry
Revenue
£19m
Growth ▲26.1%
Profit
£2.4m
Growth ▲46.8%
Profit margin
12.6%
Gross 27%
Employees
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Change —
Profit / employee
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Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Sep 202330 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£13.6m£15.1m£19m
Cost of sales−£10.5m−£11.2m−£13.9m
Gross profit£3.1m£3.8m£5.1m
Operating profit£1.7m£2.1m£3.1m
Profit before tax£1.7m£2.2m£3.2m
Profit after tax£1.3m£1.6m£2.4m
Profit (best available)£1.3m£1.6m£2.4m
Employees (average)———
Ratios
Profit margin9.7%10.8%12.6%
Gross margin23%25.4%27%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲10.7%▲26.1%
Profit growth—▲23%▲46.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
12.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
27%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
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Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
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Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
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Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
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Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
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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
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Cash at bank
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Headcount
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Deferred income
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Fixed assets
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Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (2)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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