D P Forwarding (South Wales) Limited
Registered name: D P FORWARDING (SOUTH WALES) LIMITED
D P Forwarding (South Wales) Limited made £1.2k revenue and a £5k loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
D P Forwarding (South Wales) Limited’s revenue fell 99% to £1.2k in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £5k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Swansea; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Swansea, Wales
- 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. From the filing: “Ultimate control is held by D. Patterson”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £129k | £218k | £162k | £1.2k |
| Cost of sales | £75.6k | £175k | £123k | — |
| Gross profit | £53.9k | £43.5k | £39k | £1.2k |
| Operating profit | £2.9k | £29.2k | £28.7k | −£5k |
| Profit before tax | £2.9k | £29.2k | £28.7k | −£5k |
| Profit after tax | −£3k | £23.3k | £23.2k | −£5k |
| Profit (best available) | −£3k | £23.3k | £23.2k | −£5k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −2.3% | 10.7% | 14.3% | −415.6% |
| Gross margin | 41.6% | 19.9% | 24.1% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £64.7k | £109k | £81k | £600 |
| Profit per employee | −£1.5k | £11.6k | £11.6k | −£2.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲68.5% | ▼25.8% | ▼99.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼0.2% | ▼121.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £12.1k | £28.5k | £32.5k | £8.4k |
| Net assets | £25.4k | £36.7k | £39.9k | £18.4k |
| Fixed assets | £1 | £674 | £539 | £432 |
| Current assets | £30.6k | £38.8k | £40.7k | £19.9k |
| Debtors | £4.4k | £10.3k | £8.2k | £11.5k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −415.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £600
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 36%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 956.5%
- 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
- ▼54%
- Now £18.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▼74%
- Now £8.4k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £432
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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