How much does Powerforce Distribution Limited make?

Powerforce Distribution Limited reported revenue of £22.1m and a loss of £1.6m in the year to 30 Jun 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Powerforce Distribution Limited have?

Powerforce Distribution Limited reported an average of 16 employees in the year to 30 Jun 2024.

Is Powerforce Distribution Limited profitable?

No — Powerforce Distribution Limited reported a loss of £1.6m in the year to 30 Jun 2024.

Company No. 04012032 · Incorporated 9 Jun 2000

Powerforce Distribution Limited

Registered name: POWERFORCE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

Part of Sutton Venture Group Holdings Limited group

Powerforce Distribution Limited made £22.1m revenue and a £1.6m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2024. read from filing text

Powerforce Distribution Limited’s revenue fell 81% to £22.1m in the year to 30 Jun 2024, with a loss of £1.6m and 16 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, cd's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them)” and is based in Stoke on Trent; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46439Wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, CD's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them)SIC 47540Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: Stoke on Trent, West Midlands
Age: 26 yrs · since 2000
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: “The ultimate parent company of Powerforce Distribution Limited is Sutton Venture Group Limited, incorporated in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£22.1m

Growth ▼80.8%

Profit

−£1.6m

Growth ▼478.4%

Profit margin

−7.4%

Gross −3.5%

Employees

Change ▼23.8%

Profit / employee

−£102k

Revenue/employee £1.4m

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	30 Jun 2022	30 Jun 2023	30 Jun 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£75.9m	£115m	£22.1m
Cost of sales	£80.5m	£113m	£22.8m
Gross profit	−£4.6m	£1.8m	−£772k
Operating profit	£14m	£740k	−£1.6m
Profit before tax	£13.7m	£432k	−£1.6m
Profit after tax	£13.7m	£432k	−£1.6m
Profit (best available)	£13.7m	£432k	−£1.6m
Staff costs	£716k	£739k	£725k
Employees (average)	21	21	16
Ratios
Profit margin	18.1%	0.4%	−7.4%
Gross margin	−6%	1.6%	−3.5%
Revenue per employee	£3.6m	£5.5m	£1.4m
Profit per employee	£655k	£20.6k	−£102k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲51.1%	▼80.8%
Profit growth	—	▼96.9%	▼478.4%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▼23.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£57.4k	£66.6k	£82.9k
Net assets	£1.7m	£2.1m	£461k
Current assets	£24.3m	£15.7m	£8.6m
Debtors	£565k	£608k	£308k
Deferred income	£363k	£267k	£164k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −7.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: −3.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £1.4m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£102k; 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: 0.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 1.4%; 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: ▼78%; Now £461k
Cash at bank: ▲24%; Now £82.9k
Headcount: ▼24%; Now 16
Deferred income: ▼39%; Now £164k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

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

Sutton Venture Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Sutton Venture Group Limited75–100%
Powerforce Distribution Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (7)

R K Wholesale LimitedRev. £121m · Profit −£5m
Swan Products LimitedRev. £23.2m · Profit £852k
Andrew James Homewares (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Clearco Specialists LimitedFigures not disclosed
Connextions Logistics LimitedFigures not disclosed
Powerforce Homewares LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sourcing Partner 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 30 Jun 2024 (profit −£1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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