R.A. DALTON LIMITED
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Cash
£3.5m
+34.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£12m
+23.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
95
+23.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.2m
+46.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £13,612,997 | £15,074,734 | £19,011,582 | +26.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,660,909 | £2,112,675 | £3,090,174 | +46.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,699,461 | £2,194,068 | £3,215,084 | +46.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,322,630 | £1,626,572 | £2,387,779 | +46.8% | |
| Cash | £3,110,427 | £3,474,711 | £3,115,207 | £2,303,914 | £2,581,743 | £3,478,552 | +34.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,464,502 | £5,609,330 | £7,193,049 | £8,528,771 | £10,067,858 | £12,362,014 | +22.8% | |
| Net assets | £4,391,943 | £5,486,867 | £7,053,151 | £8,285,781 | £9,822,353 | £12,124,132 | +23.4% | |
| Equity | £4,391,943 | £5,486,867 | £7,053,151 | £8,285,781 | £9,822,353 | £12,124,132 | +23.4% | |
| Average employees | 45 | 47 | 53 | 70 | 77 | 95 | +23.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,195,483 | £2,471,484 | £3,028,135 | +22.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £100,000 | £180,000 | £101,923 | -43.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 12.2% | 14.0% | 16.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.7% | 10.8% | 12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 19.5% | 21.0% | 25.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 16.1% | 16.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 6.07x | 6.04x | 5.48x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Allen Sykes Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- R.A. DALTON LIMITED · parent
- PFS (Helston) Limited 100%
- S and S Site Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 January 2025 the company also acquired 100% of the issued ordinary share capital of S and S Site Services Limited, a company with similar activities.”
- “On 31 March 2026 the company paid dividends totalling £86,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALTON, Lynn | Secretary | 2003-08-28 | — | British |
| DALTON, Lynn | Director | 2021-10-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
| DALTON, Richard Alistair | Director | 2003-08-28 | Jan 1969 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-08-28 | 2003-08-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alistair Dalton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Lynn Dalton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 55 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-02-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.