M & D Foundations (Midlands) Limited
Registered name: M & D FOUNDATIONS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED
Part of DSS Group Limited groupM & D Foundations (Midlands) Limited made £8.2m revenue and £685k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2026.
M & D Foundations (Midlands) Limited’s revenue fell 17% to £8.2m in the year to 28 Feb 2026, with £685k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in Doncaster; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | 28 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.1m | £7.6m | £9.8m | £8.2m |
| Cost of sales | £8.8m | £7.7m | £9.9m | £8.2m |
| Gross profit | £344k | −£22.6k | −£24.5k | −£531 |
| Operating profit | £293k | £624k | £270k | £834k |
| Profit before tax | £293k | £624k | £270k | £835k |
| Profit after tax | £237k | £471k | £201k | £685k |
| Profit (best available) | £237k | £471k | £201k | £685k |
| Staff costs | £191k | £182k | £130k | £149k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.6% | 6.2% | 2.1% | 8.4% |
| Gross margin | 3.8% | −0.3% | −0.3% | 0% |
| Revenue per employee | £3m | £1.9m | £2.5m | £2.7m |
| Profit per employee | £79k | £118k | £50.4k | £228k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼16.4% | ▲28.8% | ▼16.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲98.9% | ▼57.3% | ▲239.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲33.3% | 0% | ▼25% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £42.8k | £15.3k | £39.2k | £9.8k |
| Net assets | £7.8k | £15.2k | £16.7k | £145k |
| Current assets | £1.1m | £833k | £1.8m | £1.7m |
| Debtors | £1m | £816k | £1.7m | £1.7m |
| Deferred income | £3.7k | £44.2k | £3.9k | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 0%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2.7m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £228k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 20.2%
- 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
- ▲766%
- Now £145k
- Cash at bank
- ▼75%
- Now £9.8k
- Headcount
- ▼25%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- ▼100%
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- DSS Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Bessacarr Properties Limited75–100%
- M & D Foundations (Midlands) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- M & D Foundations & Building Services LimitedRev. £18.6m · Profit £194k
- M&D Foundations Eastern LimitedRev. £1.2m · Profit £1
- M & D Foundations LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2026 (profit £685k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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