David Tuff Limited
Registered name: DAVID TUFF LIMITED
David Tuff Limited made £54.9k revenue and £11.8k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
David Tuff Limited’s revenue fell 34% to £54.9k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £11.8k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “painting” and is based in Kent; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Kent, South 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 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £62.8k | £66.5k | £82.6k | £54.9k |
| Cost of sales | £35.1k | £36.9k | £39.2k | £37.9k |
| Gross profit | £27.7k | £29.6k | £43.4k | £17k |
| Operating profit | £26.1k | £27.3k | £41.1k | £14.6k |
| Profit before tax | £26.1k | £27.3k | £41.1k | £14.6k |
| Profit after tax | £21.2k | £22.1k | £33.3k | £11.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £21.2k | £22.1k | £33.3k | £11.8k |
| Staff costs | £12k | £12k | £12k | £12.9k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 33.7% | 33.3% | 40.3% | 21.6% |
| Gross margin | 44.1% | 44.5% | 52.5% | 30.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £33.2k | £41.3k | £27.5k |
| Profit per employee | — | £11.1k | £16.6k | £5.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5.9% | ▲24.2% | ▼33.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲4.7% | ▲50.2% | ▼64.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.5k | £863 | £952 | £1.5k |
| Net assets | £538 | £1.5k | £4.6k | £6.3k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Current assets | £15k | £14.1k | £17.5k | £11.7k |
| Debtors | £12.6k | £13.3k | £16.5k | £10.1k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 21.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 30.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £27.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18.4%
- 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
- ▲39%
- Now £6.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▲61%
- Now £1.5k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £0
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Sources
Latest figures from AbridgedAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £11.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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