Powell Dobson LLP
Registered name: POWELL DOBSON LLP
Powell Dobson LLP made £2.6m revenue and £546k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Powell Dobson LLP’s revenue fell 11% to £2.6m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £546k profit and 47 employees. The company is based in Cardiff; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cardiff, Wales
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Limited Liability Partnership
Partnership. Profit is shown before the partners' own pay, so margins aren't comparable with a limited company. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3.4m | £3.8m | £3m | £2.6m |
| Operating profit | £689k | £845k | £653k | £546k |
| Profit (best available) | £689k | £845k | £653k | £546k |
| Employees (average) | 64 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 20% | 22.5% | 22% | 20.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £53.8k | £56.1k | £52.9k | £56.1k |
| Profit per employee | £10.8k | £12.6k | £11.7k | £11.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲9.1% | ▼21.1% | ▼11% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲22.6% | ▼22.8% | ▼16.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.7% | ▼16.4% | ▼16.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £35.2k | £37k | £35.8k | £28.8k |
| Net assets | £815k | £289k | £84.4k | £72k |
| Current assets | £73.1k | £80.2k | £41.3k | £31.8k |
| Debtors | £37.9k | £43.2k | £5.5k | £3k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 20.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £56.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▼15%
- Now £72k
- Cash at bank
- ▼19%
- Now £28.8k
- Headcount
- ▼16%
- Now 47
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Powell Dobson Architects LimitedRev. £4.5m · Profit £9k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £546k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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