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.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bishop Auckland, North East
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- 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 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full 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 margin | 9.7% | 10.8% | 12.6% |
| Gross margin | 23% | 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 | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27%
- 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
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- PFS (Helston) LtdFigures not disclosed
- S and S Site Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
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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