Sheldon Davidson Solicitors Ltd
Registered name: SHELDON DAVIDSON SOLICITORS LTD
Sheldon Davidson Solicitors Ltd made £7.6m revenue and £155k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Sheldon Davidson Solicitors Ltd’s revenue grew 2% to £7.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £155k profit and 36 employees. The company is classified under “solicitors” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.2m | £7.6m | £7.4m | £7.6m |
| Cost of sales | £3.4m | £3m | £2.9m | £3.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£350k | −£133k | −£53.4k | £155k |
| Profit (best available) | −£350k | −£133k | −£53.4k | £155k |
| Staff costs | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.4m |
| Employees (average) | 38 | 35 | 40 | 36 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −4.8% | −1.8% | −0.7% | 2.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £191k | £216k | £185k | £210k |
| Profit per employee | −£9.2k | −£3.8k | −£1.3k | £4.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.3% | ▼2.1% | ▲2.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼7.9% | ▲14.3% | ▼10% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2k | £708 | £708 | £700 |
| Net assets | £2.2m | £2m | £2m | £2.1m |
| Fixed assets | £801k | £550k | £389k | £363k |
| Current assets | £3.7m | £4.1m | £4.4m | £4.8m |
| Debtors | £925k | £924k | £972k | £1.2m |
| Deferred income | £50.1k | £102k | £266k | £295k |
| Cash from operations | — | £547k | £985k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £210k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.5%
- 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
- ▲8%
- Now £2.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼1%
- Now £700
- Headcount
- ▼10%
- Now 36
- Deferred income
- ▲11%
- Now £295k
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £363k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Access Hire & Finance LtdFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- SDS Capital Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £155k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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