How much does D. Shannon Stewart Limited make?

D. Shannon Stewart Limited reported revenue of £15.5m and £464k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does D. Shannon Stewart Limited have?

D. Shannon Stewart Limited reported an average of 100 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is D. Shannon Stewart Limited profitable?

Yes — D. Shannon Stewart Limited reported a profit of £464k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. NI012954 · Incorporated 7 Aug 1978

D. Shannon Stewart Limited

Registered name: D. SHANNON STEWART LIMITED

Part of The M & D Green Group Limited group

D. Shannon Stewart Limited made £15.5m revenue and £464k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

D. Shannon Stewart Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £15.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £464k profit and 100 employees. The company is classified under “dispensing chemist in specialised stores” and is based in Co Down; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47730Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: Co Down, Northern Ireland
Age: 48 yrs · since 1978
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The controlling party is Gordons Chemists Holdings (Scotland) Ltd, registered at 16 Douglas Street, Milngavie, Glasgow, Scotland, G62 6PB.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£15.5m

Growth ▼4.2%

Profit

£464k

Growth ▲50.6%

Profit margin

Gross 30.9%

Employees

100

Change ▲3.1%

Profit / employee

£4.6k

Revenue/employee £155k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Apr 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£16.2m	£15.5m
Cost of sales	£11.5m	£10.7m
Gross profit	£4.7m	£4.8m
Profit before tax	£424k	£636k
Profit after tax	£308k	£464k
Profit (best available)	£308k	£464k
Staff costs	£2.1m	£2.2m
Employees (average)	97	100
Ratios
Profit margin	1.9%	3%
Gross margin	29.1%	30.9%
Revenue per employee	£167k	£155k
Profit per employee	£3.2k	£4.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼4.2%
Profit growth	—	▲50.6%
Headcount growth	—	▲3.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.8m	£3.1m
Net assets	£3.5m	£4m
Fixed assets	£989k	£1m
Current assets	£4.3m	£5m
Debtors	£966k	£934k
Deferred income	£62.1k	£65k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 30.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £155k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £4.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 6.7%; 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: 6%; 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: ▲13%; Now £4m
Cash at bank: ▲76%; Now £3.1m
Headcount: ▲3%; Now 100
Deferred income: ▲5%; Now £65k
Fixed assets: ▲5%; Now £1m

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

The M & D Green Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Gordons Chemists Holdings (Scotland) Ltd75–100%
D. Shannon Stewart Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £464k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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