Andrew C. Davies Holdings Limited
Registered name: ANDREW C. DAVIES HOLDINGS LIMITED
Andrew C. Davies Holdings Limited made £17.9m revenue and £779k profit in the year to 31 May 2025. read from filing text
Andrew C. Davies Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £17.9m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £779k profit and 82 employees. The company is classified under “growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds” and is based in Shrewsbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Shrewsbury, West Midlands
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8m | £14.2m | £16.4m | £17.9m |
| Cost of sales | £5.7m | £9.7m | £12.3m | £13.2m |
| Gross profit | £2.3m | £4.4m | £4m | £4.7m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £2.7m | £1.2m | £1.6m |
| Profit before tax | £1.1m | £2.5m | £764k | £1.1m |
| Profit after tax | £1.2m | £2.4m | £797k | £779k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.2m | £2.4m | £797k | £779k |
| Employees (average) | 79 | 73 | 79 | 82 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 14.5% | 17.2% | 4.9% | 4.4% |
| Gross margin | 28.9% | 31.3% | 24.7% | 26.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £101k | £194k | £207k | £218k |
| Profit per employee | £14.7k | £33.4k | £10.1k | £9.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲77% | ▲15.5% | ▲9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲109.8% | ▼67.3% | ▼2.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼7.6% | ▲8.2% | ▲3.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £306k | £38.1k | £429k | £683k |
| Net assets | £6.5m | £6.7m | £6.9m | £7m |
| Fixed assets | £3.8m | £3.8m | £3.8m | £4m |
| Current assets | £2.9m | £3m | £3.3m | £3.2m |
| Debtors | £506k | £481k | £370k | £79.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £218k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲59%
- Now £683k
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 82
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲4%
- Now £4m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- David Davies Resources LtdRev. £17.6m · Profit £739k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £779k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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