Skip to content
CompanySight
Company No. 11875398 · Incorporated 11 Mar 2019

Dane & Crawford Ltd

Registered name: DANE & CRAWFORD LTD

Dane & Crawford Ltd made £7.1m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Dane & Crawford Ltd’s revenue grew 56% to £7.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with £1.1m profit and 25 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale tradeSIC 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
London, East of England
Age
7 yrs · since 2019
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2024

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£7.1m
Growth ▲56.5%
Profit
£1.1m
Growth ▲12.1%
Profit margin
15.1%
Gross 31%
Employees
25
Change ▲108.3%
Profit / employee
£43k
Revenue/employee £285k
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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£2.7m£4.6m£7.1m
Cost of sales£1.6m£2.9m£4.9m
Gross profit£1.1m£1.6m£2.2m
Operating profit£699k£1.1m£1.4m
Profit before tax£699k£1.1m£1.4m
Profit after tax£589k£959k£1.1m
Profit (best available)£589k£959k£1.1m
Employees (average)81225
Ratios
Profit margin21.5%21%15.1%
Gross margin40.6%36.1%31%
Revenue per employee£342k£380k£285k
Profit per employee£73.6k£80k£43k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲66.5%▲56.5%
Profit growth—▲63%▲12.1%
Headcount growth—▲50%▲108.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£235k£353k£199k
Net assets£1.4m£2.3m£3.4m
Fixed assets£555k£829k£975k
Current assets£1m£1.7m£3.5m
Debtors£456k£737k£1.5m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
15.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
31%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£285k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£43k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
13.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
20.3%
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
▲46%
Now £3.4m
Cash at bank
▼43%
Now £199k
Headcount
▲108%
Now 25
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲18%
Now £975k
Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.