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Company No. 01826635 · Incorporated 21 Jun 1984

Uniserve Limited

Registered name: UNISERVE LIMITED

Part of GB Europe Holdings Limited group

Uniserve Limited made £244m revenue and £22.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Uniserve Limited’s revenue grew 22% to £244m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £22.8m profit and 635 employees. The company is classified under “sea and coastal freight water transport” and is based in Upminster; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 50200Sea and coastal freight water transport
Status
Active
Location
Upminster, London
Age
42 yrs · since 1984
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 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less
Revenue
£244m
Growth ▲21.6%
Profit
£22.8m
Growth ▼63.4%
Profit margin
9.3%
Gross 42.4%
Employees
635
Change ▼4.4%
Profit / employee
£35.9k
Revenue/employee £384k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202131 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£1.4bn£606m£200m£244m
Cost of sales£1.1bn£425m£116m£140m
Gross profit£280m£181m£84m£103m
Operating profit£199m£51.9m£67.8m£26.1m
Profit before tax£200m£35m£57.5m£20.2m
Profit after tax£165m£32.4m£62.2m£22.8m
Profit (best available)£165m£32.4m£62.2m£22.8m
Staff costs£27m£26m£28m£27.1m
Employees (average)426584664635
Ratios
Profit margin11.9%5.3%31%9.3%
Gross margin20.1%29.9%41.9%42.4%
Revenue per employee£3.3m£1m£302k£384k
Profit per employee£388k£55.4k£93.7k£35.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▼66.9%▲21.6%
Profit growth——▲92.2%▼63.4%
Headcount growth——▲13.7%▼4.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£13.4m£8.5m£6.4m£21.5m
Net assets£240m£272m£331m£353m
Fixed assets£79.3m£50.2m£26.7m£17.4m
Current assets£803m£653m——
Debtors£97.9m£46m£19.4m£38.4m
Deferred income£394m£48.6m£28m£15.9m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
9.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
42.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£384k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£35.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
7.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
6.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
15.7%
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
▲7%
Now £353m
Cash at bank
▲236%
Now £21.5m
Headcount
▼4%
Now 635
Deferred income
▼43%
Now £15.9m
Fixed assets
▼35%
Now £17.4m

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

  1. GB Europe Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. GB Global Management Limited75–100%
  3. Uniserve Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (15)

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 31 Dec 2024 (profit £22.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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