How much does Darke & Taylor Limited make?

Darke & Taylor Limited reported revenue of £37.4m and £994k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Darke & Taylor Limited have?

Darke & Taylor Limited reported an average of 295 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Darke & Taylor Limited profitable?

Yes — Darke & Taylor Limited reported a profit of £994k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00999233 · Incorporated 8 Jan 1971

Darke & Taylor Limited

Registered name: DARKE & TAYLOR LIMITED

Part of Darke & Taylor Trustee Limited group

Darke & Taylor Limited made £37.4m revenue and £994k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Darke & Taylor Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £37.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £994k profit and 295 employees. The company is classified under “electrical installation” and is based in Witney; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43210Electrical installation

Status: Active
Location: Witney, South East
Age: 55 yrs · since 1971
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£37.4m

Growth ▼3.5%

Profit

£994k

Growth ▼67.8%

Profit margin

2.7%

Gross 21.4%

Employees

295

Change ▲11.7%

Profit / employee

£3.4k

Revenue/employee £127k

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£30.8m	£32.9m	£38.7m	£37.4m
Cost of sales	£23.5m	£24.6m	£29.6m	£29.4m
Gross profit	£7.3m	£8.3m	£9.1m	£8m
Operating profit	£2.8m	£4.1m	£4m	£1.3m
Profit before tax	£2.8m	£4.1m	£3.9m	£1.3m
Profit after tax	£2.4m	£3.1m	£3.1m	£994k
Profit (best available)	£2.4m	£3.1m	£3.1m	£994k
Staff costs	£9.7m	£10.1m	£12.8m	£15.7m
Employees (average)	217	233	264	295
Ratios
Profit margin	7.8%	9.5%	8%	2.7%
Gross margin	23.8%	25.3%	23.5%	21.4%
Revenue per employee	£142k	£141k	£147k	£127k
Profit per employee	£11.1k	£13.4k	£11.7k	£3.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲7%	▲17.7%	▼3.5%
Profit growth	—	▲29.7%	▼1.1%	▼67.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲7.4%	▲13.3%	▲11.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£638k	£970k	£413k	£1m
Net assets	£2.5m	£3.2m	£4.2m	£4.6m
Fixed assets	£834k	£1.3m	£2.8m	£3.1m
Current assets	£5.6m	£5.8m	£6.1m	£6.7m
Debtors	£33.1k	£30k	£3m	£3.4m
Deferred income	—	—	£323k	£400k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 21.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £127k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 8.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.2%; 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: ▲9%; Now £4.6m
Cash at bank: ▲144%; Now £1m
Headcount: ▲12%; Now 295
Deferred income: ▲24%; Now £400k
Fixed assets: ▲13%; Now £3.1m

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

Darke & Taylor Trustee Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Darke & Taylor Group Limited75–100%
Darke & Taylor (Holdings) Limited75–100%
Darke & Taylor 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 Dec 2025 (profit £994k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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