DCS Universal Contractors Ltd
Registered name: DCS UNIVERSAL CONTRACTORS LTD
DCS Universal Contractors Ltd made £2.9m revenue and £46 profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
DCS Universal Contractors Ltd’s revenue grew 65% to £2.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £46 profit and 10 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other furniture” and is based in Watford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Watford, East of England
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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 | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £1.8m | £2.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £1.2m | £2.1m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £589k | £823k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £85.1k | £104k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4k | £18.9k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £437 | £46 |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £437 | £46 |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 33% | 28% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £178k | £294k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £44 | £5 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲65.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼89.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼20% | ▲150% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £1.3k | £456 | £7.6k |
| Net assets | −£21.2k | £409 | £846 | £892 |
| Fixed assets | £25k | £174k | £173k | £154k |
| Current assets | £35.1k | £154k | £438k | £322k |
| Debtors | — | £132k | £329k | £211k |
| Deferred income | — | — | £18.9k | £14.5k |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £294k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.2%
- 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
- ▲5%
- Now £892
- Cash at bank
- ▲1558%
- Now £7.6k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 10
- Deferred income
- ▼23%
- Now £14.5k
- Fixed assets
- ▼11%
- Now £154k
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
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £46), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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