DALTON GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£378k
-59.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£6.9m
+3.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
64
-1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£44k
-97% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,439,605 | £25,376,393 | £41,661,820 | £44,620,627 | £40,145,303 | £37,070,550 | -7.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,803,753 | £2,900,332 | £1,075,580 | £1,574,085 | £1,804,131 | £418,731 | -76.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,704,074 | £2,700,987 | £834,559 | £1,288,762 | £1,464,999 | £43,976 | -97% | |
| Net profit | £1,461,790 | £1,989,199 | £710,682 | £980,104 | £1,084,600 | £375,589 | -65.4% | |
| Cash | £1,195,929 | £1,949,649 | £1,524,357 | £1,787,131 | £942,807 | £378,240 | -59.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,015,859 | £9,365,657 | £10,640,045 | £11,717,102 | £13,310,661 | £12,012,144 | -9.8% | |
| Net assets | £3,108,015 | £4,478,059 | £5,068,741 | £5,812,845 | £6,729,445 | £6,937,034 | +3.1% | |
| Equity | £3,108,015 | £4,478,059 | £5,068,741 | £5,812,845 | £6,729,445 | £6,937,034 | +3.1% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 53 | 57 | 65 | 65 | 64 | -1.5% | |
| Wages | £991,999 | — | £1,577,772 | £1,995,155 | £2,029,672 | £2,174,110 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.4% | 11.4% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 10.9% | 7.8% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.7% | 31.0% | 10.1% | 13.4% | 13.6% | 3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.9% | 70.6% | 69.7% | 66.0% | 63.3% | 67.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.29x | 1.12x | 0.93x | |
| Interest cover | 17.74x | 14.55x | 4.46x | 5.52x | 5.32x | 1.12x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- DALTON GROUP LIMITED 2002-03-26 → present
- THE DALTON PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED 2002-03-12 → 2002-03-26
- DALTON DEMOLITION (UK) LIMITED 1995-03-31 → 2002-03-12
- DALTON OF GLASGOW FOR SCRAP LIMITED 1984-06-11 → 1995-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As such, the director considers that it is appropriate to preprare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert | Secretary | 2014-05-08 | — | — |
| DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert | Director | 2010-07-06 | Aug 1987 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AITKEN, Jane Helen | Secretary | 1995-11-02 | 2001-04-06 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth | Secretary | 2001-04-06 | 2004-02-02 |
| DALTON, Stephen Gilbert | Secretary | — | 1995-11-02 |
| DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert | Secretary | 2012-06-21 | 2013-09-03 |
| KIAKOWSKI, Steven | Secretary | 2013-09-03 | 2014-05-08 |
| WALTERS, Donna | Secretary | 2004-02-02 | 2012-06-21 |
| AITKEN, Jane Helen | Director | 1997-03-03 | 2001-04-06 |
| BUCHANAN, Robert | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2002-12-10 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth | Director | 2001-04-06 | 2004-02-02 |
| DALTON, Isabella Blyth Kennedy | Director | — | 1995-11-02 |
| DALTON, Stephen Gilbert | Director | — | 2020-04-30 |
| FERGUSON, George Robert | Director | — | 1993-03-01 |
| GRIEVE, Colin Stephen | Director | 2013-09-03 | 2014-04-28 |
| WALTERS, Donna | Director | 2010-07-06 | 2012-06-21 |
| WARD, Terence | Director | 2010-07-06 | 2010-09-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Gilbert Dalton | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2016-07-01 |
| Mr Stephen Gilbert Dalton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2016-07-01 |
| Dalton Metal Recycling Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-03-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.