M.E. Duffell Limited
Active01087068Wholesale & retailIncorporated 15 Dec 1972 · Croydon
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the wholesale distribution of locks, security, ironmongery, UPVC repair and other specialist locking products to the UK and Ireland.
Revenue
£21.5m
▲ +3.7% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£1.5m
Margin 9.3%
Employees
85
▲ +6.3% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£4.8m
Total assets £8.3m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
4 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Jan 2023Not available
Jan 2024
£19.7m
Dec 2024
£20.8m▲ +5.6%
Dec 2025
£21.5m▲ +3.7%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £21.5m | ▲ +3.7% | £2.0m | 85 | £4.8m |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £20.8m | ▲ +5.6% | £1.6m | 80 | £4.3m |
| 1 Jan 2024 | £19.7m | — | £1.2m | 78 | £3.6m |
| 1 Jan 2023 | — | — | — | — | £3.1m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £21.5m
- Gross profit
- £6.0m
- Operating profit
- £2.0m
- Profit before tax
- £2.0m
- Profit after tax
- £1.5m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £8.3m
- Cash
- £182k
- Total liabilities
- £3.5m
- Net assets
- £4.8m
- Revenue per employee
- £253k
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