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Company No. 04386827 · Incorporated 4 Mar 2002

Wineflow Freight Forwarding Ltd

Registered name: WINEFLOW FREIGHT FORWARDING LTD

Wineflow Freight Forwarding Ltd made £30.5m revenue and £3.5m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Wineflow Freight Forwarding Ltd’s revenue grew 17% to £30.5m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £3.5m profit and 43 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Worthing; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road
Status
Active
Location
Worthing, South East
Age
24 yrs · since 2002
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£30.5m
Growth ▲16.9%
Profit
£3.5m
Growth ▲0.7%
Profit margin
11.5%
Gross 22.4%
Employees
43
Change ▲13.2%
Profit / employee
£81.6k
Revenue/employee £710k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£17.1m£23.4m£26.1m£30.5m
Cost of sales£12.9m£17.9m£19.5m£23.7m
Gross profit£4.2m£5.5m£6.6m£6.8m
Operating profit£2.9m£3.8m£4.7m£4.7m
Profit before tax£2.9m£3.8m£4.7m£4.7m
Profit after tax£2.4m£3.1m£3.5m£3.5m
Profit (best available)£2.4m£3.1m£3.5m£3.5m
Staff costs£1.1m£1.5m£1.7m£2m
Employees (average)27353843
Ratios
Profit margin14.2%13.1%13.4%11.5%
Gross margin24.6%23.4%25.4%22.4%
Revenue per employee£635k£669k£687k£710k
Profit per employee£90.3k£87.7k£91.8k£81.6k
Cash conversion−90.8%−105.9%−93.9%−100.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲36.6%▲11.5%▲16.9%
Profit growth—▲25.9%▲13.6%▲0.7%
Headcount growth—▲29.6%▲8.6%▲13.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.4m£4.9m£6.3m£7.4m
Net assets£2.8m£4.2m£5.7m£6.9m
Fixed assets£30k£30.3k£43.7k£192k
Current assets£5.8m£8.1m£10m£11.9m
Debtors£2.2m£2.7m£3.3m£3.9m
Cash from operations−£2.7m−£4m−£4.4m−£4.7m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
11.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
22.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£710k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£81.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−100.1%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
12.8%
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
▲21%
Now £6.9m
Cash at bank
▲17%
Now £7.4m
Headcount
▲13%
Now 43
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲340%
Now £192k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Minority corporate shareholders

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 Apr 2025 (profit £3.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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