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Company No. 00414805 · Incorporated 11 Jul 1946

Dean & Smedley,limited

Registered name: DEAN & SMEDLEY,LIMITED

Dean & Smedley,limited made £14.9m revenue and £452k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Dean & Smedley,limited’s revenue grew 3% to £14.9m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £452k profit and 135 employees. The company is classified under “dispensing chemist in specialised stores” and is based in Staffs; we hold 4 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
Staffs, East Midlands
Age
80 yrs · since 1946
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£14.9m
Growth ▲2.8%
Profit
£452k
Growth ▲451.4%
Profit margin
3%
Gross 28.9%
Employees
135
Change ▲1.5%
Profit / employee
£3.3k
Revenue/employee £111k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£13.1m£13.9m£14.5m£14.9m
Cost of sales£9.1m£9.8m£10.3m£10.6m
Gross profit£4.1m£4.1m£4.3m£4.3m
Operating profit£759k£288k£94.5k£417k
Profit before tax£745k£282k£122k£446k
Profit after tax£592k£200k£81.9k£452k
Profit (best available)£592k£200k£81.9k£452k
Staff costs£2.9m£3.1m£3.3m£3.5m
Employees (average)134131133135
Ratios
Profit margin4.5%1.4%0.6%3%
Gross margin31.1%29.4%29.3%28.9%
Revenue per employee£98.1k£106k£109k£111k
Profit per employee£4.4k£1.5k£616£3.3k
Cash conversion−91.4%−84.5%−56.9%−165.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲5.9%▲4.3%▲2.8%
Profit growth—▼66.2%▼59%▲451.4%
Headcount growth—▼2.2%▲1.5%▲1.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.1m£2.8m£2.6m£3.3m
Net assets£3.5m£3.7m£4.3m£4.7m
Fixed assets£1.4m£1.4m£2m£1.9m
Current assets£4.8m£4.8m£4.8m£5.6m
Debtors£925k£937k£1.1m£1.2m
Cash from operations−£693k−£244k−£53.7k−£688k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
28.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£111k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£3.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−165.1%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
12.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
8.1%
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
▲10%
Now £4.7m
Cash at bank
▲25%
Now £3.3m
Headcount
▲2%
Now 135
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼9%
Now £1.9m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (2)

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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £452k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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