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Company Number

01629011

Directors

Gerallt Evans

Ruth Chapman

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Shareholders

company secretary

secretary company

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Group Structure

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Industry

Other professional, scientific and technical activities (not including environmental consultancy or quantity surveying) n.e.c.

 

Registered Address

unit 1 dyfi eco park, machynlleth, powys, SY20 8AX

dulas ltd Estimated Valuation

£7.3m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DULAS LTD at £7.3m based on a Turnover of £12.9m and 0.57x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

dulas ltd Estimated Valuation

£982.6k

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DULAS LTD at £982.6k based on an EBITDA of £240.6k and a 4.08x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

dulas ltd Estimated Valuation

£10.2m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DULAS LTD at £10.2m based on Net Assets of £4.4m and 2.3x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Dulas Ltd Overview

Dulas Ltd is a live company located in powys, SY20 8AX with a Companies House number of 01629011. It operates in the other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 74909. Founded in April 1982, it's largest shareholder is company secretary with a 50.1% stake. Dulas Ltd is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £12.9m with low growth in recent years.

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Dulas Ltd Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Dulas Ltd a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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Health Rating4out of 5
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5 Strong

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2 Regular

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5 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £12.9m, make it larger than the average company (£2.9m)

£12.9m - Dulas Ltd

£2.9m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 3%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7.2%)

3% - Dulas Ltd

7.2% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 19.4%, this company has a higher cost of product (44.8%)

19.4% - Dulas Ltd

44.8% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of -1.4% make it less profitable than the average company (5.7%)

-1.4% - Dulas Ltd

5.7% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 117 employees, this is above the industry average (23)

117 - Dulas Ltd

23 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £31.3k, the company has a lower pay structure (£54k)

£31.3k - Dulas Ltd

£54k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £110.1k, this is equally as efficient (£125.4k)

£110.1k - Dulas Ltd

£125.4k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 25 days, this is earlier than average (56 days)

25 days - Dulas Ltd

56 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

its suppliers are paid after 18 days, this is quicker than average (31 days)

18 days - Dulas Ltd

31 days - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

it holds stock equivalent to 92 days, this is more than average (30 days)

92 days - Dulas Ltd

30 days - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 29 weeks, this is average cash available to meet short term requirements (25 weeks)

29 weeks - Dulas Ltd

25 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 39.1%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (53.3%)

39.1% - Dulas Ltd

53.3% - Industry AVG

DULAS LTD financials

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Dulas Ltd's latest turnover from December 2023 is £12.9 million and the company has net assets of £4.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, Dulas Ltd has 117 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Turnover12,882,69012,853,34510,694,83611,917,7288,961,2486,620,8856,176,2369,404,63011,375,00314,228,61618,678,76724,117,93321,578,32222,276,01213,166,059
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales10,390,4409,806,1318,165,6879,312,3936,386,5525,593,6753,426,9087,287,3729,057,54611,780,86816,309,99421,574,47020,509,97019,473,302
Gross Profit2,492,2503,047,2142,529,1492,605,3352,574,6961,027,2102,749,3282,117,2582,317,4572,447,7482,368,7732,543,4631,068,3522,802,710
Admin Expenses2,674,0072,109,9321,879,0021,529,4481,780,9372,030,5723,049,3821,922,8021,963,3882,500,6422,207,3361,566,438284,6011,822,764-768,038
Operating Profit-181,757937,282650,1471,075,887793,759-1,003,362-300,054194,456354,069-52,894161,437977,025783,751979,946768,038
Interest Payable9,09711,6918,07011,95016,22619,8411,30222,1181,09623,36038,82238,71155,57917,14420,016
Interest Receivable5,41250,010342,71550,0055816516,5962,8301,771160103
Pre-Tax Profit-185,442925,591642,0771,113,947775,569-1,009,555-298,64162,311-654,748-76,089139,211880,635729,9431,030,406765,016
Tax74,175-160,221-30,824-112,94255,837-40,917-55,13873,733-65,144-176,817-179,224-281,922-209,322
Profit After Tax-111,267765,370611,2531,001,005831,406-1,009,555-298,64121,394-709,886-2,35674,067703,818550,719748,484555,694
Dividends Paid68,00057,40098,320205,74788,719
Retained Profit-111,267697,370611,253943,605831,406-1,009,555-298,64121,394-709,886-2,35674,067703,818452,399542,737466,975
Employee Costs3,659,0023,033,9942,514,6402,030,5123,623,3904,064,7452,412,3952,364,7272,297,2344,764,8644,200,4563,841,0893,137,8672,315,3751,891,176
Number Of Employees1171121099476885478771031241341017564
EBITDA*240,5511,265,285659,6161,016,195996,822-744,052-43,324401,269528,501161,466428,9521,227,020891,8801,045,080830,710

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Tangible Assets1,500,4591,252,294875,829567,091387,292387,396396,842305,477355,336406,071596,256841,624673,493304,053332,961
Intangible Assets-49,758-261,950-488,768-774,187273,306361,824488,395570,685259,014547,366368,465388,935
Investments & Other275,002275,002375,003335,000528,250221,077220,033220,032285,03282,00073,500
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets1,450,701990,344387,061-207,096935,6001,024,2221,260,2401,211,1621,142,6001,174,5141,184,7541,450,591958,525386,053406,461
Stock & work in progress2,629,9992,933,8072,400,5871,766,304941,895452,0631,103,178662,353402,490829,8172,877,0943,089,8983,018,0403,505,3331,272,783
Trade Debtors891,728876,9901,522,4922,511,2511,305,6091,442,5601,113,7781,215,0381,464,4531,685,4482,512,2033,675,1742,440,3092,780,2671,621,318
Group Debtors214,025
Misc Debtors838,259728,414640,877742,578601,871566,824557,018498,53585,396287,550437,879376,946418,081158,27230,724
Cash1,467,4371,627,0531,928,0821,777,853458,980124,74854,8471,031,029640,8581,170,4401,410,4931,211,8492,278,926678,450301,761
misc current assets
total current assets5,827,4236,166,2646,492,0386,797,9863,308,3552,586,1952,828,8213,406,9552,807,2223,973,2557,237,6698,353,8678,155,3567,122,3223,226,586
total assets7,278,1247,156,6086,879,0996,590,8904,243,9553,610,4174,089,0614,618,1173,949,8225,147,7698,422,4239,804,4589,113,8817,508,3753,633,047
Bank overdraft42,814178,050252,005155,921
Bank loan25,99914,064107,299253,173833,184470,9861,094,9097,500
Trade Creditors 537,844511,385725,176553,667309,531659,270646,231833,505981,4871,334,1311,748,2441,953,8521,646,5482,293,0561,077,225
Group/Directors Accounts7,2057,205
other short term finances48,00048,00048,00082,524
hp & lease commitments46,13661,27890,8117,41458,186106,80773,79222,56532,888
other current liabilities1,940,4591,826,8491,997,6772,669,2121,823,5371,477,630924,3961,038,861338,858932,7903,647,2673,697,2264,740,8932,182,3451,210,765
total current liabilities2,572,4392,447,5122,861,6643,305,4032,133,0682,179,7141,596,6261,886,4301,427,6442,527,5085,631,7476,591,0696,932,2195,852,0852,491,504
loans77,308125,774173,28056,195167,934324,400488,736116,673120,557127,596
hp & lease commitments12,92428,23990,58311,23555,51790,37534,88410,506
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities212,00012,501105,323157,500227,039
provisions186,195205,545100,32831,49617,27219,02928,54445,539
total long term liabilities276,427359,558364,191243,49612,501105,323157,500244,31156,195167,934335,635563,282235,592155,441183,641
total liabilities2,848,8662,807,0703,225,8553,548,8992,145,5692,285,0371,754,1262,130,7411,483,8392,695,4425,967,3827,154,3517,167,8116,007,5262,675,145
net assets4,429,2584,349,5383,653,2443,041,9912,098,3861,325,3802,334,9352,487,3762,465,9832,452,3272,455,0412,650,1071,946,0701,500,849957,902
total shareholders funds4,429,2584,349,5383,653,2443,041,9912,098,3861,325,3802,334,9352,487,3762,465,9832,452,3272,455,0412,650,1071,946,0701,500,849957,902
Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit-181,757937,282650,1471,075,887793,759-1,003,362-300,054194,456354,069-52,894161,437977,025783,751979,946768,038
Depreciation298,289185,136162,50297,88684,70170,94764,46180,556128,791193,890247,045210,085108,12965,13462,672
Amortisation124,019142,867-153,033-157,578118,362188,363192,269126,25745,64120,47020,47039,910
Tax74,175-160,221-30,824-112,94255,837-40,917-55,13873,733-65,144-176,817-179,224-281,922-209,322
Stock-303,808533,220634,283824,409489,832-651,115440,825259,863-427,327-2,047,277-212,80471,858-487,2932,232,5501,272,783
Debtors124,583-557,965-1,090,4601,346,349-101,904338,588-42,777-50,301-209,124-977,084-1,102,0381,193,730-80,1491,286,4971,652,042
Creditors26,459-213,791171,509244,136-349,73913,039-187,274-147,982-352,644-414,113-205,608307,304-646,5081,215,8311,077,225
Accruals and Deferred Income113,610-170,828-671,535845,675345,907553,234-114,465700,003-593,932-2,714,477-49,959-1,043,6672,558,548971,5801,210,765
Deferred Taxes & Provisions-19,350105,21768,83231,496-17,27217,272-19,029-9,51528,544-45,53945,539
Cash flow from operations614,670850,407653,775-146,198660,899134,748-760,383720,083163,238130,9701,404,054-961,2633,220,682-614,01730,092
Investing Activities
capital expenditure-114,441-123,293-265,805-430,490-828,134-211,179135,511199,203-639,165-44,726-45,511
Change in Investments-275,002-100,00140,003-193,250307,1731,0441-65,000203,0328,50073,500
cash flow from investments275,002-114,441-23,292-305,808-237,240-1,135,307-212,223135,510264,203-842,197-53,226-119,011
Financing Activities
Bank loans-25,99911,935-93,235-145,874253,173-833,184362,198-623,9231,087,4097,500
Group/Directors Accounts-7,2057,205
Other Short Term Loans -34,52482,524
Long term loans-48,466-47,506173,280-56,195-111,739-156,466-164,336372,063-3,884-7,039127,596
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments-30,457-91,877181,394-7,414-62,007-92,903-1,843106,71814,05543,394
other long term liabilities-212,000199,499-92,822-52,177-69,539227,039
share issue190,987-1,076-58,400146,200-1723,542-358-269,133219-7,178210490,927
interest-3,685-11,691-8,07038,060-16,223-19,8371,41327,887-1,038-23,195-22,226-35,881-53,808-16,984-19,913
cash flow from financing108,379-152,150100,080320,083-167,445-98,01390,009105,495457,47711,147-1,381,782696,756-589,2801,077,651656,709
cash and cash equivalents
cash-159,616-301,029150,2291,318,873334,23269,901-976,182390,171-529,582-240,053198,644-1,067,0771,600,476376,689301,761
overdraft-42,81442,814-178,050178,050-252,00596,084155,921
change in cash-159,616-301,029150,2291,318,873377,04627,087-976,182390,171-529,582-62,00320,594-1,067,0771,852,481280,605145,840

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dulas ltd Ownership

DULAS LTD group structure

Dulas Ltd has 2 subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

DULAS LTD

01629011

2 subsidiaries

DULAS LTD Shareholders

company secretary 50.06%
secretary company 2.28%
lee white 1.11%
dylan roberts 1.11%
catherine maclennan 1.11%
tom chase 1.11%
nia o'gara 1.11%
duncan hay 1.11%
robert duncan 1.11%
colin reading 1.11%

dulas ltd directors

Dulas Ltd currently has 5 directors. The longest serving directors include Gerallt Evans (May 2015) and Mrs Ruth Chapman (Oct 2017).

officercountryagestartendrole
Gerallt EvansWales41 years May 2015- Director
Mrs Ruth ChapmanEngland45 years Oct 2017- Director
Mr Edward WhiteUnited Kingdom50 years Nov 2017- Director
Mr Dylan RobertsEngland55 years Apr 2021- Director
Ms Rachel MundayEngland58 years Nov 2023- Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

12.9m

0%

operating profit

-181.8k

-119%

gross margin

19.4%

-18.4%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

4.4m

+0.02%

total assets

7.3m

+0.02%

cash

1.5m

-0.1%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

dulas ltd company details

company number

01629011

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities (not including environmental consultancy or quantity surveying) n.e.c.

incorporation date

April 1982

age

43

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

None

accounts

Group

last accounts submitted

December 2023

previous names

dulas engineering limited (May 1995)

accountant

-

auditor

AZETS AUDIT SERVICES

address

unit 1 dyfi eco park, machynlleth, powys, SY20 8AX

Bank

HSBC BANK PLC

Legal Advisor

-

dulas ltd Charges & Mortgages

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