Acclaim Parcel Express (Southampton) Limited
Registered name: ACCLAIM PARCEL EXPRESS (SOUTHAMPTON) LIMITED
Part of Nolichem Consultancy Limited groupAcclaim Parcel Express (Southampton) Limited made £1.4m revenue and £32.3k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text
Acclaim Parcel Express (Southampton) Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £1.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £32.3k profit and 5 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Southampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Southampton, South East
- Age
- 32 yrs · since 1993
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £196k | £190k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£57.4k | £26.5k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£52.2k | £25.8k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£52.2k | £32.3k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£52.2k | £32.3k |
| Employees (average) | 11 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −3.7% | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 14% | 13.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £281k | £287k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£10.4k | £6.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲1.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲36.4% | ▼66.7% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £84.7k | £110k | £3.9k | £32.8k |
| Net assets | £335k | £384k | £332k | £364k |
| Fixed assets | £93.1k | £24.7k | £14.9k | £1.5k |
| Current assets | £841k | £837k | £614k | £744k |
| Debtors | £10.2k | £2.7k | £9.8k | £110k |
| Deferred income | — | — | £2.9k | £5.9k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 13.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £287k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.6%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▲10%
- Now £364k
- Cash at bank
- ▲750%
- Now £32.8k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- ▲107%
- Now £5.9k
- Fixed assets
- ▼90%
- Now £1.5k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Nolichem Consultancy Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Acclaim Holdings Limited75–100%
- Acclaim Parcel Express (Southampton) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Acclaim Logistics LimitedRev. £12.2m · Profit −£148k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £32.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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