{"name":"DALTON GROUP LIMITED","company_number":"SC088385","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1984-06-11","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"15 Youngs Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 5LY","postcode":"EH52 5LY","sic_codes":[{"code":38320,"description":"Recovery of sorted materials"}],"principal_activity":"The principal activity of the company continued to be that of scrap metal merchanting.","previous_names":[{"name":"THE DALTON PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED","changed_on":"2002-03-26"},{"name":"DALTON DEMOLITION (UK) LIMITED","changed_on":"2002-03-12"},{"name":"DALTON OF GLASGOW FOR SCRAP LIMITED","changed_on":"1995-03-31"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"31 August","last_made_up_to":"2025-08-31","next_due":"2027-05-31"},"employees":{"count":64,"accounts_date":"2025-08-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-08-31","profit_loss":375589,"net_assets":6937034,"cash":378240,"average_employees":64},{"financial_date":"2024-08-31","profit_loss":1084600,"net_assets":6729445,"cash":942807,"average_employees":65},{"financial_date":"2023-08-31","profit_loss":980104,"net_assets":5812845,"cash":1787131,"average_employees":65},{"financial_date":"2022-08-31","net_assets":5068741,"cash":1524357},{"financial_date":"2021-08-31","turnover":25376393,"net_assets":4478059,"cash":1949649}],"officers":{"current":3,"resigned":16,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":1,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_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.","website":"https://www.daltonsforscrap.co.uk/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/dalton-group","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/dalton-group/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/dalton-group/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC088385","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/dalton-group/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/dalton-group/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/dalton-group/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/dalton-group/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/dalton-group"}