Dobsons Timber & Builders Merchants Ltd
Registered name: DOBSONS TIMBER & BUILDERS MERCHANTS LTD
Dobsons Timber & Builders Merchants Ltd made £2.5m revenue and a £71.3k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Dobsons Timber & Builders Merchants Ltd’s revenue fell 7% to £2.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £71.3k and 15 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £3m | £2.6m | £2.5m |
| Cost of sales | — | £2.3m | £2.1m | £1.9m |
| Gross profit | — | £658k | £551k | £523k |
| Operating profit | — | £45.2k | −£21.8k | −£71.3k |
| Profit before tax | — | £45.2k | −£21.8k | −£71.3k |
| Profit after tax | — | £35.2k | −£21.8k | −£71.3k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £35.2k | −£21.8k | −£71.3k |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 1.2% | −0.8% | −2.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 22.1% | 20.9% | 21.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £497k | £219k | £164k |
| Profit per employee | — | £5.9k | −£1.8k | −£4.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼11.8% | ▼6.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼161.8% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲100% | ▲25% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £12.9k | £21.8k | £21.3k | £0 |
| Net assets | £526k | £501k | £419k | £292k |
| Fixed assets | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| Current assets | £219k | £292k | £292k | £272k |
| Debtors | £5.5k | £7k | £4.2k | £5.3k |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 21.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £164k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£4.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 55.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- 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
- ▼30%
- Now £292k
- Cash at bank
- ▼100%
- Now £0
- Headcount
- ▲25%
- Now 15
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £1.4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£71.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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