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Company No. 10633864 · Incorporated 22 Feb 2017

DCB Legal Ltd

Registered name: DCB LEGAL LTD

DCB Legal Ltd made £19.5m revenue and £9.2m profit in the year to 28 Feb 2026. read from filing text

DCB Legal Ltd’s revenue grew 56% to £19.5m in the year to 28 Feb 2026, with £9.2m profit and 100 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Runcorn; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Runcorn, North West
Age
9 yrs · since 2017
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 28 Feb 2026

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£19.5m
Growth ▲56.3%
Profit
£9.2m
Growth ▲60.3%
Profit margin
47.1%
Gross 69.6%
Employees
100
Change ▲7.5%
Profit / employee
£91.9k
Revenue/employee £195k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to28 Feb 202329 Feb 202428 Feb 202528 Feb 2026
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£8.9m£12.5m£19.5m
Cost of sales—£3.7m£4.4m£5.9m
Gross profit—£5.2m£8.1m£13.6m
Operating profit—£4.6m£7.3m£12.2m
Profit before tax—£4.6m£7.3m£12.3m
Profit after tax—£3.7m£5.7m£9.2m
Profit (best available)—£3.7m£5.7m£9.2m
Staff costs—£2.9m£3.6m£4.1m
Employees (average)578993100
Ratios
Profit margin—41.4%45.9%47.1%
Gross margin—58.4%65.1%69.6%
Revenue per employee—£99.8k£134k£195k
Profit per employee—£41.3k£61.6k£91.9k
Cash conversion—−77.8%−53.4%−95.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲40.6%▲56.3%
Profit growth——▲56%▲60.3%
Headcount growth—▲56.1%▲4.5%▲7.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£709k£2.1m£3.6m£3.8m
Net assets£1.9m£3.7m£8m£7.4m
Fixed assets£27.7k£19.6k£14.7k£11k
Current assets£3.4m£4.5m£10.2m£10.2m
Debtors£491k£60k£102k£133k
Deferred income—£23.2k£72.9k£80.8k
Cash from operations—−£3.5m−£3.9m−£11.7m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
47.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
69.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£195k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£91.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−95.5%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.7%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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 £7.4m
Cash at bank
▲6%
Now £3.8m
Headcount
▲8%
Now 100
Deferred income
▲11%
Now £80.8k
Fixed assets
▼25%
Now £11k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2026 (profit £9.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 21 Oct 2026

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