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Company No. 08890000 · Incorporated 12 Feb 2014

FDS Corporation Limited

Registered name: FDS CORPORATION LIMITED

FDS Corporation Limited made £92.8m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

FDS Corporation Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £92.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.9m profit and 43 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets” and is based in Ipswich; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Status
Active
Location
Ipswich, East of England
Age
12 yrs · since 2014
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£92.8m
Growth ▲12.3%
Profit
£1.9m
Growth ▼38.9%
Profit margin
2%
Gross 11.9%
Employees
43
Change ▲2.4%
Profit / employee
£43.3k
Revenue/employee £2.2m
Profitable streak
3yrs
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 to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£25.1m£59m£82.6m£92.8m
Cost of sales£23.1m£50.3m£70.4m£81.8m
Gross profit£2m£8.7m£12.3m£11m
Operating profit−£2.7m£870k£4.1m£2.5m
Profit before tax−£2.7m£870k£4.1m£2.5m
Profit after tax−£2.4m£1.6m£3m£1.9m
Profit (best available)−£2.4m£1.6m£3m£1.9m
Staff costs—£1.4m£1.5m£1.8m
Employees (average)24414243
Ratios
Profit margin−9.7%2.7%3.7%2%
Gross margin8.1%14.8%14.8%11.9%
Revenue per employee£1m£1.4m£2m£2.2m
Profit per employee−£101k£39.2k£72.6k£43.3k
Cash conversion—15.6%36%−46%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲135.1%▲40%▲12.3%
Profit growth——▲89.5%▼38.9%
Headcount growth—▲70.8%▲2.4%▲2.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.5m£3.3m£1.8m£2.9m
Net assets−£2.7m−£1.1m£1.9m£3.8m
Fixed assets£5.7m£5.1m£4.4m£3.9m
Current assets£40.2m£68.1m£74.1m£91.6m
Debtors£9.2m£22.7m£12m£17m
Cash from operations−£5.8m£135k£1.5m−£1.2m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
11.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£2.2m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£43.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−46%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
4.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
18.3%
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
▲96%
Now £3.8m
Cash at bank
▲60%
Now £2.9m
Headcount
▲2%
Now 43
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼13%
Now £3.9m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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