How much does D T Hughes Building Contractors Ltd make?

D T Hughes Building Contractors Ltd reported revenue of £18.5m and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does D T Hughes Building Contractors Ltd have?

D T Hughes Building Contractors Ltd reported an average of 71 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2024.

Is D T Hughes Building Contractors Ltd profitable?

Yes — D T Hughes Building Contractors Ltd reported a profit of £1.2m in the year to 31 Aug 2024.

Company No. 05200991 · Incorporated 9 Aug 2004

D T Hughes Building Contractors Ltd

Registered name: D T HUGHES BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD

Part of D T Hughes Holdings Ltd group

D T Hughes Building Contractors Ltd made £18.5m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2024. read from filing text

D T Hughes Building Contractors Ltd’s revenue grew 1% to £18.5m in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with £1.2m profit and 71 employees. The company is classified under “other building completion and finishing” and is based in Liverpool; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43390Other building completion and finishing SIC 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.SIC 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Status: Active
Location: Liverpool, North West
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. From the filing: “The ultimate parent company is D T Hughes Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. The registered office is 48 - 52 Penny Lane Mossley Hill, Liver”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£18.5m

Growth ▲1.2%

Profit

£1.2m

Growth ▼37.1%

Profit margin

6.6%

Gross 51.2%

Employees

Change ▲12.7%

Profit / employee

£17.1k

Revenue/employee £261k

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 to	31 Aug 2022	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£14.1m	£18.3m	£18.5m
Cost of sales	£8.4m	£9.1m	£9m
Gross profit	£5.6m	£9.3m	£9.5m
Operating profit	£911k	£2.6m	£1.7m
Profit before tax	£784k	£2.5m	£1.6m
Profit after tax	£601k	£1.9m	£1.2m
Profit (best available)	£601k	£1.9m	£1.2m
Staff costs	£2.4m	£2.5m	£3.4m
Employees (average)	63	63	71
Ratios
Profit margin	4.3%	10.6%	6.6%
Gross margin	40.1%	50.5%	51.2%
Revenue per employee	£223k	£291k	£261k
Profit per employee	£9.5k	£30.7k	£17.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲30.1%	▲1.2%
Profit growth	—	▲221.9%	▼37.1%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲12.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.1m	£4.4m	£4.1m
Net assets	£1.9m	£3.3m	£3.3m
Fixed assets	£2.5m	£2.4m	£2.5m
Current assets	£4.5m	£7.8m	£7.7m
Debtors	£1.5m	£2.3m	£2.4m
Deferred income	£133k	£130k	£127k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 6.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 51.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £261k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £17.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 13.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12.9%; 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: ▼1%; Now £3.3m
Cash at bank: ▼7%; Now £4.1m
Headcount: ▲13%; Now 71
Deferred income: ▼3%; Now £127k
Fixed assets: ▲1%; Now £2.5m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

D T Hughes Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
D T Hughes Building Contractors Ltdthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

D T Hughes Power Networks LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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