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DALTON GROUP LIMITED
Cash
£943K
-47.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+15.8% vs 2023
Employees
65
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+13.7% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- SC088385
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1984-06-11
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-08-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 38320
- Hubs
- UK Energy & Climate
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Energy & Climate median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £13,439,605 | £25,376,393 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,803,753 | £2,900,332 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,704,074 | £2,700,987 | £834,559 | £1,288,762 | £1,464,999 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,461,790 | £1,989,199 | £710,682 | £980,104 | £1,084,600 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,195,929 | £1,949,649 | £1,524,357 | £1,787,131 | £942,807 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £7,015,859 | £9,365,657 | £10,640,045 | £11,717,102 | £13,310,661 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,108,015 | £4,478,059 | £5,068,741 | £5,812,845 | £6,729,445 | |
| Equity | £2,136,389 | £1,814,779 | £3,108,015 | £4,478,059 | £5,068,741 | £5,812,845 | £6,729,445 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 46 | 53 | 57 | 65 | 65 | |
| Wages | — | — | £991,999 | — | — | £1,995,155 | £2,029,672 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company's profitability is heavily dependant on the underlying price and demand for metals. With continued investment in the plant and tight controls on costs and margins, the company has managed to achieve growth in operating profit despite the difficult trading conditions, with a reduction in turnover. With continued investment in plant and machinery at depots, the director is confident they can capitalise once the market recovers.”
- “The company continues to trade by identifying new suppliers and customers to ensure an adequate supply chain network.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert | Secretary | 2014-05-08 | — | — |
| DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert | Director | 2010-07-06 | Aug 1987 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AITKEN, Jane Helen | Secretary | 1995-11-02 | 2001-04-06 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth | Secretary | 2001-04-06 | 2004-02-02 |
| DALTON, Stephen Gilbert | Secretary | — | 1995-11-02 |
| DALTON JNR, Stephen Gilbert | Secretary | 2012-06-21 | 2013-09-03 |
| KIAKOWSKI, Steven | Secretary | 2013-09-03 | 2014-05-08 |
| WALTERS, Donna | Secretary | 2004-02-02 | 2012-06-21 |
| AITKEN, Jane Helen | Director | 1997-03-03 | 2001-04-06 |
| BUCHANAN, Robert | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2002-12-10 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth | Director | 2001-04-06 | 2004-02-02 |
| DALTON, Isabella Blyth Kennedy | Director | — | 1995-11-02 |
| DALTON, Stephen Gilbert | Director | — | 2020-04-30 |
| FERGUSON, George Robert | Director | — | 1993-03-01 |
| GRIEVE, Colin Stephen | Director | 2013-09-03 | 2014-04-28 |
| WALTERS, Donna | Director | 2010-07-06 | 2012-06-21 |
| WARD, Terence | Director | 2010-07-06 | 2010-09-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Gilbert Dalton | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2016-07-01 |
| Mr Stephen Gilbert Dalton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2016-07-01 |
| Dalton Metal Recycling Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-07-03 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-03-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-04-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-04-25 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-08-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-01-14 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2020-11-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-05-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2019-03-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2019-03-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-08-31
1.48
GREY ZONE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.032 × 6.56 = +0.21
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.098 × 6.72 = +0.66
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.579 × 1.05 = +0.61
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-09
25.7
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 33
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 50
- Accounts trajectory 66
- 4 filing(s) in last 12 months
- Employees +0% YoY
- Net Assets +16% YoY