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Company No. 06508110 · Incorporated 19 Feb 2008

DLD Enterprises Ltd

Registered name: DLD ENTERPRISES LTD

DLD Enterprises Ltd made £23.6m revenue and £543k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

DLD Enterprises Ltd’s revenue fell 18% to £23.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £543k profit and 42 employees. The company is classified under “take-away food shops and mobile food stands” and is based in Banbury; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Status
Active
Location
Banbury, South East
Age
18 yrs · since 2008
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£23.6m
Growth ▼18.3%
Profit
£543k
Growth ▼9.9%
Profit margin
2.3%
Gross 17.5%
Employees
42
Change ▼8.7%
Profit / employee
£12.9k
Revenue/employee £562k
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 to25 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£20.9m£28.9m£23.6m
Cost of sales£18.4m£23.8m£19.5m
Gross profit£2.5m£5.1m£4.1m
Operating profit−£120k£3.9m£612k
Profit before tax−£362k£3.5m£200k
Profit after tax£339k£602k£543k
Profit (best available)£339k£602k£543k
Staff costs£719k£676k£668k
Employees (average)444642
Ratios
Profit margin1.6%2.1%2.3%
Gross margin12%17.5%17.5%
Revenue per employee£474k£628k£562k
Profit per employee£7.7k£13.1k£12.9k
Cash conversion—123%−384.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲38.4%▼18.3%
Profit growth—▲77.5%▼9.9%
Headcount growth—▲4.5%▼8.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£108k£41.4k£112k
Net assets£1.2m£1.8m£2.2m
Fixed assets£5.1m£5.1m£5m
Current assets£150k£269k£149k
Debtors£270£284£33
Deferred income£29.2k£34.4k£57.4k
Cash from operations−£5.3m£4.8m−£2.4m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
17.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£562k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£12.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−384.8%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
21.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0%
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
▲26%
Now £2.2m
Cash at bank
▲171%
Now £112k
Headcount
▼9%
Now 42
Deferred income
▲67%
Now £57.4k
Fixed assets
▼0%
Now £5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

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 Dec 2024 (profit £543k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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