How much does The DB Food Group Limited make?

The DB Food Group Limited reported revenue of £110m and a loss of £2.6m in the year to 28 Jun 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does The DB Food Group Limited have?

The DB Food Group Limited reported an average of 209 employees in the year to 28 Jun 2024.

Is The DB Food Group Limited profitable?

No — The DB Food Group Limited reported a loss of £2.6m in the year to 28 Jun 2024.

Company No. 10104794 · Incorporated 5 Apr 2016

The DB Food Group Limited

Registered name: THE DB FOOD GROUP LIMITED

Part of Paramount Food Group Limited group

The DB Food Group Limited made £110m revenue and a £2.6m loss in the year to 28 Jun 2024.

The DB Food Group Limited’s revenue grew 19% to £110m in the year to 28 Jun 2024, with a loss of £2.6m and 209 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Poole; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSIC 70100Activities of head offices

Status: Active
Location: Poole
Age: 10 yrs · since 2016
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 28 Jun 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£110m

Growth ▲19.1%

Profit

−£2.6m

Growth —

Profit margin

−2.4%

Gross 19.3%

Employees

209

Change ▲20.1%

Profit / employee

−£12.6k

Revenue/employee £525k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	28 Jun 2023	28 Jun 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£92.1m	£110m
Cost of sales	−£75.1m	−£88.5m
Gross profit	£17m	£21.2m
Operating profit	−£1.3m	−£238k
Profit before tax	−£3.8m	−£2.7m
Profit after tax	−£3.9m	−£2.6m
Profit (best available)	−£3.9m	−£2.6m
Employees (average)	174	209
Ratios
Profit margin	−4.3%	−2.4%
Gross margin	18.4%	19.3%
Revenue per employee	£529k	£525k
Profit per employee	−£22.5k	−£12.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲19.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲20.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025	Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 19.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £525k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£12.6k; 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.

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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▲20%; Now 209
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Paramount Food Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
The DB Food Group Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

D B Foods (Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 28 Jun 2024 (profit −£2.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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