Hounds & Hooves Limited
Registered name: HOUNDS & HOOVES LIMITED
Hounds & Hooves Limited made £91.8k revenue and £16.4k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Hounds & Hooves Limited’s revenue fell 33% to £91.8k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £16.4k profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “farm animal boarding and care” and is based in Dorchester; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dorchester, South West
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- 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 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £138k | £91.8k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | £12.7k | £2k |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £125k | £89.8k |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £36.1k | £17.4k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £35.3k | £16.4k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | — | £35.3k | £16.4k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 25.7% | 17.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 90.8% | 97.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £68.8k | £23k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £17.7k | £4.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▼33.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▼53.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼20% | ▼50% | ▲100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | — | £20.9k | £24.1k | £32.2k | — |
| Net assets | £23.7k | £18.7k | £20.9k | £27.8k | £14.6k |
| Fixed assets | £15.9k | £15.1k | £13.8k | £23.8k | £20.9k |
| Current assets | £33.9k | £23.6k | £26.7k | £39.9k | £14.1k |
| Debtors | — | £1.1k | £1.1k | £6.1k | £1k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | Directors' Report and Unaudited Financial Statements · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 17.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 97.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £23k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- 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
- ▼48%
- Now £14.6k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲100%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼12%
- Now £20.9k
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Sources
Latest figures from Directors' Report and Unaudited Financial Statements for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £16.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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