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dent instrumentation limited Company Information

Company Number

01539660

Next Accounts

Nov 2025

Directors

Andrew Dent

Colin Hull

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Shareholders

dent instrumentation employee ownership trust

Group Structure

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Industry

Manufacture of electronic industrial process control equipment

Registered Address

enterprise way, whitewalls industrial estate, colne, lancs, BB8 8LY

Website

www.dentsensus.com

dent instrumentation limited Estimated Valuation

£8.3m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DENT INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED at £8.3m based on Net Assets of £3.3m and 2.53x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Dent Instrumentation Limited is a live company located in colne, BB8 8LY with a Companies House number of 01539660. It operates in the manufacture of electronic industrial process control equipment sector, SIC Code 26512. Founded in January 1981, it's largest shareholder is dent instrumentation employee ownership trust with a 100% stake. Dent Instrumentation Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £5.5m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Dent Instrumentation Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating4out of 5

3 Strong

5 Regular

4 Weak

Size

annual sales of £5.5m, make it smaller than the average company (£11.6m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 9%, show it is growing at a similar rate (8.8%)

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Dent Instrumentation Limited's latest turnover from February 2024 is estimated at £5.5 million and the company has net assets of £3.3 million. According to their latest financial statements, Dent Instrumentation Limited has 76 employees and maintains cash reserves of £822.9 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Feb 2024	Feb 2023	Feb 2022	Feb 2021	Feb 2020	Feb 2019	Feb 2018	Feb 2017	Feb 2016	Feb 2015	Feb 2014	Feb 2013	Feb 2012	Feb 2011	Feb 2010
Turnover	5,494,572	6,446,442	5,698,876	4,294,095	4,491,892	5,543,044	4,667,684	3,157,871	1,410,679	1,571,411	2,815,020	1,845,023	1,962,375	1,688,758	1,596,491
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	3,477,755	4,003,608	3,369,221	2,686,805	2,827,649	3,566,128	3,015,073	1,955,557	922,918	1,025,212	1,733,531	1,148,036	1,248,121	1,025,421	1,083,712
Gross Profit	2,016,817	2,442,834	2,329,655	1,607,291	1,664,243	1,976,916	1,652,611	1,202,314	487,761	546,199	1,081,489	696,987	714,254	663,338	512,779
Admin Expenses	2,528,905	2,569,469	1,685,728	1,338,320	1,430,930	1,625,432	1,210,090	1,024,852	307,024	413,140	938,842	601,158	451,650	372,071	-675,258
Operating Profit	-512,088	-126,635	643,927	268,971	233,313	351,484	442,521	177,462	180,737	133,059	142,647	95,829	262,604	291,267	1,188,037
Interest Payable
Interest Receivable	50,913	50,162	6,427	955	4,860	5,264	3,593	1,526	2,656	1,546	1,155	1,081	1,227	1,735	878
Pre-Tax Profit	-461,175	-76,473	650,354	269,926	238,173	356,748	446,114	178,988	183,394	134,605	143,803	96,911	263,831	293,001	1,188,915
Tax			-123,567	-51,286	-45,253	-67,782	-84,762	-35,797	-36,679	-28,267	-33,075	-23,259	-68,596	-82,040	-332,896
Profit After Tax	-461,175	-76,473	526,787	218,640	192,920	288,966	361,352	143,190	146,715	106,338	110,728	73,652	195,235	210,961	856,019
Dividends Paid
Retained Profit	-461,175	-76,473	526,787	218,640	192,920	288,966	361,352	143,190	146,715	106,338	110,728	73,652	195,235	210,961	856,019
Employee Costs	4,008,280	4,094,308	3,468,433	2,508,261	2,653,968	3,197,177	2,761,252	1,736,702	462,600	497,752	754,625	524,065	614,397	454,489	391,646
Number Of Employees	76	83	72	52	56	68	58	39	10	11	17	12	14	11	10
EBITDA*	-392,918	-11,518	756,669	398,808	368,041	493,305	555,412	295,824	309,541	281,419	295,847	239,540	381,874	365,771	1,248,524

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Feb 2024	Feb 2023	Feb 2022	Feb 2021	Feb 2020	Feb 2019	Feb 2018	Feb 2017	Feb 2016	Feb 2015	Feb 2014	Feb 2013	Feb 2012	Feb 2011	Feb 2010
Tangible Assets	1,461,508	1,497,119	1,553,953	1,099,072	1,174,239	1,211,404	1,014,799	929,312	816,655	903,158	810,150	787,569	826,481	647,133	599,105
Intangible Assets
Investments & Other
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	1,461,508	1,497,119	1,553,953	1,099,072	1,174,239	1,211,404	1,014,799	929,312	816,655	903,158	810,150	787,569	826,481	647,133	599,105
Stock & work in progress	950,359	955,077	810,890	569,779	662,453	851,173	587,887	377,107	390,918	334,337	426,367	300,673	356,682	323,431	173,188
Trade Debtors	413,867	923,748	776,916	479,849	559,098	615,395	560,161	479,053	338,168	357,601	683,007	477,829	493,402	357,964	269,012
Group Debtors
Misc Debtors	54,357	77,660	34,741	59,556	44,641	52,199	59,645	110,834	21,230
Cash	822,892	1,116,637	1,391,445	1,179,349	730,872	565,121	838,676	598,433	622,046	440,468	177,790	284,391	148,200	342,697	351,146
misc current assets
total current assets	2,241,475	3,073,122	3,013,992	2,288,533	1,997,064	2,083,888	2,046,369	1,565,427	1,372,362	1,132,406	1,287,164	1,062,893	998,284	1,024,092	793,346
total assets	3,702,983	4,570,241	4,567,945	3,387,605	3,171,303	3,295,292	3,061,168	2,494,739	2,189,017	2,035,564	2,097,314	1,850,462	1,824,765	1,671,225	1,392,451
Bank overdraft
Bank loan
Trade Creditors	90,392	218,329	184,602	204,991	130,838	183,202	256,667	206,047	75,323	208,567	408,757	260,509	299,850	351,811	288,828
Group/Directors Accounts
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities	237,915	509,247	452,177	202,898	268,389	410,828	329,580	188,999	147,519
total current liabilities	328,307	727,576	636,779	407,889	399,227	594,030	586,247	395,046	222,842	208,567	408,757	260,509	299,850	351,811	288,828
loans
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income									19,813	20,226
other liabilities
provisions	94,719	95,679	101,853	54,000	65,000	83,000	98,000	79,000	57,000	17,000		7,000	28,000	13,000	3,900
total long term liabilities	94,719	95,679	101,853	54,000	65,000	83,000	98,000	79,000	76,813	37,226		7,000	28,000	13,000	3,900
total liabilities	423,026	823,255	738,632	461,889	464,227	677,030	684,247	474,046	299,655	245,793	408,757	267,509	327,850	364,811	292,728
net assets	3,279,957	3,746,986	3,829,313	2,925,716	2,707,076	2,618,262	2,376,921	2,020,693	1,889,362	1,789,771	1,688,557	1,582,953	1,496,915	1,306,414	1,099,723
total shareholders funds	3,279,957	3,746,986	3,829,313	2,925,716	2,707,076	2,618,262	2,376,921	2,020,693	1,889,362	1,789,771	1,688,557	1,582,953	1,496,915	1,306,414	1,099,723

	Feb 2024	Feb 2023	Feb 2022	Feb 2021	Feb 2020	Feb 2019	Feb 2018	Feb 2017	Feb 2016	Feb 2015	Feb 2014	Feb 2013	Feb 2012	Feb 2011	Feb 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	-512,088	-126,635	643,927	268,971	233,313	351,484	442,521	177,462	180,737	133,059	142,647	95,829	262,604	291,267	1,188,037
Depreciation	119,170	115,117	112,742	129,837	134,728	141,821	112,891	118,362	128,804	148,360	153,200	143,711	119,270	74,504	60,487
Amortisation
Tax			-123,567	-51,286	-45,253	-67,782	-84,762	-35,797	-36,679	-28,267	-33,075	-23,259	-68,596	-82,040	-332,896
Stock	-4,718	144,187	241,111	-92,674	-188,720	263,286	210,780	-13,811	56,581	-92,030	125,694	-56,009	33,251	150,243	173,188
Debtors	-533,184	189,751	272,252	-64,334	-63,855	47,788	29,919	230,489	1,797	-325,406	205,178	-15,573	135,438	88,952	269,012
Creditors	-127,937	33,727	-20,389	74,153	-52,364	-73,465	50,620	130,724	-133,244	-200,190	148,248	-39,341	-51,961	62,983	288,828
Accruals and Deferred Income	-271,332	57,070	249,279	-65,491	-142,439	81,248	140,581	21,667	147,106	20,226
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	-960	-6,174	47,853	-11,000	-18,000	-15,000	19,000	22,000	40,000	17,000	-7,000	-21,000	15,000	9,100	3,900
Cash flow from operations	-255,245	-260,833	396,482	502,192	362,560	107,232	440,152	217,740	268,346	507,624	73,148	227,522	107,628	116,619	766,156
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-83,559	-58,283	-567,623	-54,670	-97,563	-338,426	-198,378	-231,019	-42,301	-241,368	-175,781	-104,799	-298,618	-122,532	-659,592
Change in Investments
cash flow from investments	-83,559	-58,283	-567,623	-54,670	-97,563	-338,426	-198,378	-231,019	-42,301	-241,368	-175,781	-104,799	-298,618	-122,532	-659,592
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities
share issue	-5,854	-5,854	376,810		-104,106	-47,625	-5,124	-11,859	-47,124	-5,124	-5,124	12,386	-4,734	-4,270	243,704
interest	50,913	50,162	6,427	955	4,860	5,264	3,593	1,526	2,656	1,546	1,155	1,081	1,227	1,735	878
cash flow from financing	45,059	44,308	383,237	955	-99,246	-42,361	-1,531	-10,333	-44,468	-3,578	-3,969	13,467	-3,507	-2,535	244,582
cash and cash equivalents
cash	-293,745	-274,808	212,096	448,477	165,751	-273,555	240,243	-23,613	181,578	262,678	-106,601	136,191	-194,497	-8,449	351,146
overdraft
change in cash	-293,745	-274,808	212,096	448,477	165,751	-273,555	240,243	-23,613	181,578	262,678	-106,601	136,191	-194,497	-8,449	351,146

Very Low Risk70 - 100

Low Risk50 - 70

Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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DENT INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED group structure

Dent Instrumentation Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

DENT INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED

01539660

DENT INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED Shareholders

dent instrumentation employee ownership trust

100%

Dent Instrumentation Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Andrew Dent (Mar 2002) and Mr Colin Hull (Mar 2018).

officer	age	start	end	role
Mr Andrew Dent	61 years	Mar 2002	-	Director
Mr Colin Hull	56 years	Mar 2018	-	Director
Mr Antony Brierley	72 years	Jun 2022	-	Director

P&L

February 2024

turnover

5.5m

-15%

operating profit

-512.1k

gross margin

36.8%

-3.14%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

February 2024

net assets

3.3m

-0.12%

total assets

3.7m

-0.19%

cash

822.9k

-0.26%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

01539660

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

26512 - Manufacture of electronic industrial process control equipment

incorporation date

January 1981

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

delvetree limited (December 1981)

address

enterprise way, whitewalls industrial estate, colne, lancs, BB8 8LY

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