Swift Group of Companies Limited
Registered name: SWIFT GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED
Swift Group of Companies Limited made £13m revenue and £189k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Swift Group of Companies Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £13m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £189k profit and 71 employees. The company is classified under “activities of distribution holding companies” and is based in Newbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newbury, South East
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2005
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.9m | £11.2m | £11.8m | £13m |
| Cost of sales | £9.1m | £8.8m | £9.3m | £10.2m |
| Gross profit | £2.9m | £2.4m | £2.5m | £2.9m |
| Operating profit | £789k | £312k | £317k | £679k |
| Profit before tax | £783k | £754k | £229k | £609k |
| Profit after tax | £622k | £190k | £49.3k | £189k |
| Profit (best available) | £622k | £190k | £49.3k | £189k |
| Staff costs | £2.8m | £2.4m | £2.7m | £2.8m |
| Employees (average) | 96 | 75 | 75 | 71 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.2% | 1.7% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
| Gross margin | 23.9% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 22% |
| Revenue per employee | £124k | £150k | £157k | £183k |
| Profit per employee | £6.5k | £2.5k | £657 | £2.7k |
| Cash conversion | 104.1% | 95.8% | 25.4% | 180.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6% | ▲5.1% | ▲10.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼69.4% | ▼74.1% | ▲284% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼21.9% | 0% | ▼5.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £179k | £69.7k | £34.8k | £52.4k |
| Net assets | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.1m |
| Fixed assets | £2.3m | £796k | £663k | £704k |
| Current assets | £666k | £2.5m | £2.4m | £2.5m |
| Debtors | £1.9k | £2.5m | £2m | £2.1m |
| Cash from operations | £822k | £299k | £80.4k | £1.2m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 22%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £183k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 180.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15.8%
- 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
- ▼9%
- Now £1.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲50%
- Now £52.4k
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 71
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲6%
- Now £704k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- Swift (24 Hour) Courier Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Swift (24) Property Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Swift 3rd Party Logistics LtdFigures not disclosed
- Swift Logistic Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £189k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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