DALTON GROUP LIMITED
Company number SC088385 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Dalton Group Limited possesses a strong underlying financial constitution with nearly £7m in net assets, but is currently experiencing acute cash flow strain caused by a strategic shift to larger, less frequent shipments. This operational pivot has bloated inventory levels and drained cash reserves, temporarily masking the company's true earning power. While the long-term outlook remains positive, the business must carefully manage its short-term liquidity and foreign exchange risks until the new operational model stabilizes and cash begins to circulate freely again.
Shareholders' funds
£6,937,034
Balance sheet as at 2025-08-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of scrap metal merchanting.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1984-06-11
- Employees
- 64 (2025 accounts · was 65 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 15 Youngs Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 5LY
- Postcode
- EH52 5LY
- Capital
- 10,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-08-31
- Next due by
- 2027-05-31
- Financial year end
- 31 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-02
- Next due by
- 2026-12-16
Nature of business (SIC)
- 38320 Recovery of sorted materials
Officers 3 current · 16 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by DALTON METAL RECYCLING LIMITED — since 2016-07-01
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA376431 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- daltongroup.co.uk
- Phone
- 01506855448
Dalton Metal Recycling scrap yards in Leith Glasgow and Broxburn
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| THE DALTON PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED | 2002-03-26 |
| DALTON DEMOLITION (UK) LIMITED | 2002-03-12 |
| DALTON OF GLASGOW FOR SCRAP LIMITED | 1995-03-31 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 52-66 SALAMANDER STREET, LEITH, EDINBURGH, EH6 7LA | 2012-01-19 |
| 14 CLAYHILLS GROVE, BALERNO, MIDLOTHIAN, EH14 7NE | 1999-06-23 |
| 247 SHETTLESTON ROAD, GLASGOW, G31 5JL | 1992-02-10 |
| 87 MILLERSTON STREET, GLASGOW, G31 1TF | 1991-01-31 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 18 similar companies in EH
The largest employer among its local peers (64 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1984.
Competitors Edinburgh
This company ranks 1 among recovery of sorted materials in Edinburgh.
The class of 1984
51%
of the 14,117 companies incorporated in 1984 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Businesses that transport or deal in waste must register with the Environment Agency. You can check this company on the official register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers.