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Company No. 05081022 · Incorporated 23 Mar 2004

Dorrington Estates Limited

Registered name: DORRINGTON ESTATES LIMITED

Part of Hanover Acceptances Limited group

Dorrington Estates Limited made £21.9m revenue and £4.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Dorrington Estates Limited’s revenue fell 28% to £21.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £4.2m profit. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection L · Real estate activitiesSIC 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
22 yrs · since 2004
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£21.9m
Growth ▼28.3%
Profit
£4.2m
Growth ▼75.7%
Profit margin
19.1%
Gross 53.4%
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 to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£32.7m£30.6m£21.9m
Cost of sales£13.8m£9.1m£10.2m
Gross profit£18.9m£21.5m£11.7m
Operating profit£17.6m£27.2m£10.1m
Profit before tax£14.2m£24.9m£5.7m
Profit after tax£10.8m£17.2m£4.2m
Profit (best available)£10.8m£17.2m£4.2m
Employees (average)———
Ratios
Profit margin32.9%56.4%19.1%
Gross margin57.8%70.3%53.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼6.6%▼28.3%
Profit growth—▲60.2%▼75.7%
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
19.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
53.4%
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

Ownership chain

  1. Hanover Acceptances Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Hanover Management Services Limited75–100%
  3. Dorrington PLC75–100%
  4. Dorrington Estates Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (15)

Sister companies (8)

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £4.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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