DDC Dolphin Holdings Limited
Registered name: DDC DOLPHIN HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of DDC Dolphin Ultimate Holdings Ltd groupDDC Dolphin Holdings Limited made £325k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
DDC Dolphin Holdings Limited reported £325k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, down 31% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 4 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Poole; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Poole, South West
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- 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. From the filing: “The company is controlled by DDC Dolphin Ultimate Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales, by virtue of its 100% holding in the company's issued share capital. The ultimate control”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
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 | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £6.8m | £7.9m | — | — |
| Profit before tax | — | £179k | £469k | £325k |
| Profit after tax | £194k | £179k | £469k | £325k |
| Profit (best available) | £194k | £179k | £469k | £325k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £38.8k | £44.7k | £117k | £81.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼7.7% | ▲162.3% | ▼30.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼20% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £449k | £881k | — | — |
| Net assets | — | £138 | £138 | £138 |
| Fixed assets | £3.8m | £3.7m | — | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £200 | £200 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Cash from operations | −£832k | −£1.2m | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £81.3k
- 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
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- 0%
- Now £138
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- DDC Dolphin Ultimate Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- DDC Dolphin Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- DDC Dolphin LimitedRev. £14.5m · Profit £1.2m
- DDC Dolphin International LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Hygenex LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £325k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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