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Company No. 04192467 · Incorporated 2 Apr 2001

3D Systems Europe Limited

Registered name: 3D SYSTEMS EUROPE LIMITED

Part of 3d Systems Corporation group

3D Systems Europe Limited made £13.4m revenue and a £1.6m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023. read from filing text

3D Systems Europe Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £13.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £1.6m and 100 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other machinery and equipment” and is based in Hemel Hempstead; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Status
Active
Location
Hemel Hempstead, South East
Age
25 yrs · since 2001
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: “At 31 December 2023,”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£13.4m
Growth ▼8.8%
Profit
−£1.6m
Growth —
Profit margin
−11.9%
Gross 21.1%
Employees
100
Change ▲6.4%
Profit / employee
−£16k
Revenue/employee £134k
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 to31 Dec 202131 Dec 202231 Dec 2023
DisclosureProfit onlyFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£14.7m£13.4m
Cost of sales£13.4m£12.8m£10.6m
Gross profit—£1.9m£2.8m
Operating profit—−£111k£41k
Profit before tax£8.3m−£2.8m−£1.4m
Profit after tax£7.8m−£2.9m−£1.6m
Profit (best available)£7.8m−£2.9m−£1.6m
Employees (average)10894100
Ratios
Profit margin—−19.4%−11.9%
Gross margin—13%21.1%
Revenue per employee—£156k£134k
Profit per employee£71.9k−£30.3k−£16k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▼8.8%
Profit growth—▼136.7%—
Headcount growth—▼13%▲6.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£6.1m£3.5m£2.3m
Net assets£21.4m£19.7m£18.8m
Fixed assets£5.6m£2.4m£710k
Current assets£19.9m£22.2m£25.4m
Debtors£2.6m£2.8m£3.4m
Deferred income£180k£138k£56k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−11.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
21.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£134k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£16k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
5.3%
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
25.6%
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
▼5%
Now £18.8m
Cash at bank
▼33%
Now £2.3m
Headcount
▲6%
Now 100
Deferred income
▼59%
Now £56k
Fixed assets
▼70%
Now £710k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. 3d Systems Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. 3D European Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. 3D Systems Europe Limitedthis company

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

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit −£1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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