D'anconia Ltd
Registered name: D'ANCONIA LTD
D'anconia Ltd made £78.4m revenue and a £135k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
D'anconia Ltd’s revenue fell 17% to £78.4m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £135k and 656 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Watford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Watford, East of England
- Age
- 19 yrs · since 2007
- 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 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £94.8m | £78.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £94.1m | £78m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £696k | £342k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£88.2k | −£292k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £123k | −£138k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £123k | −£135k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £123k | −£135k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £94.6m | £78.4m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | 693 | 656 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 0.1% | −0.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £137k | £119k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £177 | −£206 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼17.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼210% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▼5.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £487 | £286 |
| Net assets | £100 | £100 | £100 | £109k |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £138k | £94.5k |
| Current assets | — | — | £18.9k | £18.7k |
| Debtors | — | — | £18.4k | £18.4k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£336k | −£3.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 0.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £119k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£206
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲109223%
- Now £109k
- Cash at bank
- ▼41%
- Now £286
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 656
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼32%
- Now £94.5k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Contractor Umbrella LimitedLiquidationRev. £78.4m · Profit −£86.7k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£135k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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