Dawn Until Dusk Ltd
Registered name: DAWN UNTIL DUSK LTD
Part of Jag UK Topco Limited groupDawn Until Dusk Ltd made £572k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Dawn Until Dusk Ltd reported £572k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 112 employees. The company is classified under “child day-care activities” and is based in Shefford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Shefford, East of England
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- 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.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £346k | £572k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £346k | £572k |
| Employees (average) | 98 | 111 | 111 | 112 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £3.1k | £5.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | ▲13.3% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £374k | £428k | £601k | £353k |
| Net assets | £244k | £460k | £426k | £998k |
| Fixed assets | £16.7k | £16.9k | £15.2k | £12.1k |
| Current assets | £430k | £697k | £667k | £1.1m |
| Debtors | £55.9k | £269k | £59.1k | £26.2k |
| Deferred income | — | — | £106k | £75k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.1k
- 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
- —
- 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
- —
- Now £998k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £353k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 112
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £75k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £12.1k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Jag UK Topco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Jag UK Midco Limited75–100%
- Jag UK Holdco Limited75–100%
- Jag UK Bidco Limited75–100%
- Dawn Until Dusk Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- Junior Adventures Group UK LtdRev. £15m · Profit £1.1m
- Energy Kidz LtdFigures not disclosed
- Fit for Sport LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Koosa Kids LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Pioneer Childcare LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £572k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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