How much does Compass Supply Solutions Limited make?

Compass Supply Solutions Limited reported revenue of £11.7m and a loss of £1.3m in the year to 31 Oct 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Compass Supply Solutions Limited have?

Compass Supply Solutions Limited reported an average of 37 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2024.

Is Compass Supply Solutions Limited profitable?

No — Compass Supply Solutions Limited reported a loss of £1.3m in the year to 31 Oct 2024.

Company No. 03176107 · Incorporated 21 Mar 1996

Compass Supply Solutions Limited

Registered name: COMPASS SUPPLY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Part of HT Drinks Holdings Ltd group

Compass Supply Solutions Limited made £11.7m revenue and a £1.3m loss in the year to 31 Oct 2024.

Compass Supply Solutions Limited’s revenue fell 13% to £11.7m in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with a loss of £1.3m and 37 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages” and is based in Fareham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46342Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages

Status: Active
Location: Fareham, South East
Age: 30 yrs · since 1996
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 Oct 2024

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£11.7m

Growth ▼13.4%

Profit

−£1.3m

Growth ▼399.5%

Profit margin

−11.3%

Gross 6.8%

Employees

Change ▼2.6%

Profit / employee

−£35.9k

Revenue/employee £316k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£10.9m	£13.5m	£11.7m
Cost of sales	£8.6m	£10.7m	£10.9m
Gross profit	£2.4m	£2.8m	£798k
Operating profit	£583k	£572k	−£1.7m
Profit before tax	£518k	£507k	−£1.8m
Profit after tax	£431k	£443k	−£1.3m
Profit (best available)	£431k	£443k	−£1.3m
Staff costs	£967k	£1.1m	£1.1m
Employees (average)	37	38	37
Ratios
Profit margin	3.9%	3.3%	−11.3%
Gross margin	21.8%	20.9%	6.8%
Revenue per employee	£296k	£355k	£316k
Profit per employee	£11.6k	£11.7k	−£35.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲23.4%	▼13.4%
Profit growth	—	▲2.8%	▼399.5%
Headcount growth	—	▲2.7%	▼2.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£15.7k	£0	£8.8k
Net assets	£2.5m	£3m	£1.6m
Fixed assets	£348k	£284k	£241k
Current assets	£6.6m	£8.5m	£8.1m
Debtors	£2m	£2.6m	£2m
Deferred income	£78.4k	£62.2k	£40.1k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −11.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 6.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £316k; 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: 2.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17.1%; 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: ▼45%; Now £1.6m
Cash at bank: —; Now £8.8k
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 37
Deferred income: ▼35%; Now £40.1k
Fixed assets: ▼15%; Now £241k

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

HT Drinks Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Compass Supply Solutions Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

CSS on-Trade LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (9)

HT Drinks LtdRev. £165m · Profit £1.3m
Champers (Wholesale) LimitedRev. £64.6m · Profit £370k
Boozedelivered.com LimitedFigures not disclosed
Drinksupermarket.com LimitedRev. — · Profit −£349k
Gift Creation & Design (Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
HT (Retail Club) LtdFigures not disclosed
Malcolm Cowen (Drinks) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Trinart LimitedFigures not disclosed
Valecorp LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Oct 2024 (profit −£1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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