David Piers Dawson Ltd
Registered name: DAVID PIERS DAWSON LTD
David Piers Dawson Ltd made £7.7m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 May 2024.
David Piers Dawson Ltd’s revenue grew 72% to £7.7m in the year to 31 May 2024, with £1.6m profit and 13 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3.1m | £4.5m | £7.7m |
| Cost of sales | £1.8m | £2.5m | £4.6m |
| Gross profit | £1.3m | £1.9m | £3.1m |
| Operating profit | £913k | £1.3m | £2.1m |
| Profit before tax | £913k | £1.3m | £2.1m |
| Profit after tax | £745k | £1.1m | £1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £745k | £1.1m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 24.1% | 24.2% | 20.5% |
| Gross margin | 41% | 43% | 39.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £617k | £496k | £592k |
| Profit per employee | £149k | £120k | £121k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲44.7% | ▲72.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲45.2% | ▲46% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲80% | ▲44.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £251k | £467k | £327k |
| Net assets | £1.3m | £2.4m | £4m |
| Fixed assets | £436k | £960k | £1.3m |
| Current assets | £1.1m | £1.9m | £3.6m |
| Debtors | £406k | £712k | £1.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 20.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 39.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £592k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £121k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 17.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 21.2%
- 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
- ▲66%
- Now £4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼30%
- Now £327k
- Headcount
- ▲44%
- Now 13
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲38%
- Now £1.3m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2024 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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