How much does Fresh Service Limited make?

Fresh Service Limited reported revenue of £19.2m and £363k profit in the year to 30 Mar 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Fresh Service Limited have?

Fresh Service Limited reported an average of 119 employees in the year to 30 Mar 2024.

Is Fresh Service Limited profitable?

Yes — Fresh Service Limited reported a profit of £363k in the year to 30 Mar 2024.

Company No. 00927063 · Incorporated 8 Feb 1968

Fresh Service Limited

Registered name: FRESH SERVICE LIMITED

Part of Porter Group Holdings Limited group

Fresh Service Limited made £19.2m revenue and £363k profit in the year to 30 Mar 2024.

Fresh Service Limited’s revenue was £19.2m in the year to 30 Mar 2024, with £363k profit and 119 employees. The company is classified under “operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities” and is based in Dartford; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 52103Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities

Status: Active
Location: Dartford, South East
Age: 58 yrs · since 1968
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Mar 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industry

Revenue

£19.2m

Growth —

Profit

£363k

Growth —

Profit margin

1.9%

Gross 27.3%

Employees

119

Change —

Profit / employee

£3k

Revenue/employee £161k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	26 Nov 2022	30 Mar 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£14.2m	£19.2m
Cost of sales	£10.1m	£13.9m
Gross profit	£4.2m	£5.2m
Operating profit	£442k	£567k
Profit before tax	£443k	£508k
Profit after tax	£388k	£363k
Profit (best available)	£388k	£363k
Staff costs	£3.2m	£4.7m
Employees (average)	115	119
Ratios
Profit margin	2.7%	1.9%
Gross margin	29.3%	27.3%
Revenue per employee	£124k	£161k
Profit per employee	£3.4k	£3k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£936k	£921k
Net assets	£2.1m	£2.5m
Fixed assets	£186k	£144k
Current assets	£3.6m	£3.8m
Debtors	£1.8m	£2.2m
Deferred income	£890k	£266k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 27.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £161k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 11.5%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: —; Now £2.5m
Cash at bank: —; Now £921k
Headcount: —; Now 119
Deferred income: —; Now £266k
Fixed assets: —; Now £144k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Porter Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Fresh Service Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

E.w.t. (Dartford) LimitedRev. £10.2m · Profit £99.7k
Porter Group LimitedRev. — · Profit £112k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Mar 2024 (profit £363k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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