The Penpot Quill and Red Ship Trading Company Limited
Registered name: THE PENPOT QUILL AND RED SHIP TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
The Penpot Quill and Red Ship Trading Company Limited made £0 revenue and £3.9k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
The Penpot Quill and Red Ship Trading Company Limited’s revenue was £0 in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £3.9k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Beaumaris; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Beaumaris, Wales
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1995
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £0 | £0 |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£2.6k | £407 |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£279 | £5.3k |
| Profit after tax | — | £1.7k | −£411 | £3.9k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £1.7k | −£411 | £3.9k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £0 |
| Profit per employee | — | £1.7k | — | £3.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼124.4% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼100% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £8 | £66 | £114 | £347 |
| Net assets | £32.6k | £33.5k | £32.2k | £35.1k |
| Fixed assets | £38.7k | £38.7k | £35.2k | £39.5k |
| Current assets | £493 | £551 | £2.4k | £2.8k |
| Debtors | £485 | £485 | £0 | £212 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £0
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now £35.1k
- Cash at bank
- ▲204%
- Now £347
- Headcount
- —
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲12%
- Now £39.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £3.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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