Olam Storage and Distribution Limited
Registered name: OLAM STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
Part of Minister Of Finance, Singapore groupOlam Storage and Distribution Limited made £1.8m revenue and a £390k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Olam Storage and Distribution Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £1.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £390k and 14 employees. The company is classified under “other transportation support activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2005
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £1.9m | £1.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£1.1m | −£1.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £786k | £637k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£173k | −£388k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£173k | −£388k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£168k | −£390k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£168k | −£390k |
| Employees (average) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −8.8% | −21.6% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 40.9% | 35.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £148k | £129k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£12.9k | −£27.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼6.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.3% | 0% | ▲7.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £436k | £355k | — | — |
| Net assets | £658k | £649k | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £53.4k | £138k | — | — |
| Current assets | £794k | £726k | — | — |
| Debtors | £358k | £370k | — | — |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −21.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 35.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £129k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£27.9k
- 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
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Minister Of Finance, Singapore (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent50–75%
- Ofi Group Limited75–100%
- Olam International UK Limited75–100%
- Olam Europe Limited75–100%
- Olam Storage and Distribution Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Olam Food Ingredients UK LimitedRev. £21.6m · Profit £1.5m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£390k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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