Messenger F. D. D. Ltd
Registered name: MESSENGER F. D. D. LTD
Part of Messenger BCR Limited groupMessenger F. D. D. Ltd made £328k revenue and a £139k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Messenger F. D. D. Ltd’s revenue fell 58% to £328k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £139k and 5 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Stamford; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stamford, East of England
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £826k | £957k | £991k | £778k | £328k |
| Cost of sales | £764k | £801k | £671k | £514k | £297k |
| Gross profit | £61.9k | £156k | £320k | £264k | £31.5k |
| Operating profit | — | £74.8k | −£3k | £665k | −£133k |
| Profit before tax | −£160k | £74.8k | −£7.3k | £654k | −£139k |
| Profit after tax | −£160k | £74.8k | −£7.3k | £653k | −£139k |
| Profit (best available) | −£160k | £74.8k | −£7.3k | £653k | −£139k |
| Staff costs | £190k | £156k | £149k | £191k | £94.7k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | −19.3% | 7.8% | −0.7% | 83.9% | −42.4% |
| Gross margin | 7.5% | 16.4% | 32.3% | 33.9% | 9.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £413k | £319k | £330k | £156k | £65.6k |
| Profit per employee | −£79.8k | £24.9k | −£2.4k | £131k | −£27.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲15.9% | ▲3.6% | ▼21.5% | ▼57.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼109.7% | — | ▼121.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲50% | 0% | ▲66.7% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £424 | £1.1k | £875 | £1.7k | £2.1k |
| Net assets | −£655k | −£581k | −£588k | £65.1k | −£74k |
| Current assets | £386k | £289k | £130k | £140k | £132k |
| Debtors | £386k | £283k | £114k | £105k | £65.3k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −42.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £65.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£27.8k
- 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
- 19.9%
- 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
- ▼214%
- Now −£74k
- Cash at bank
- ▲24%
- Now £2.1k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Messenger BCR Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Messenger BCR Group Limited75–100%
- Messenger F. D. D. Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- Messenger Construction LimitedRev. £32m · Profit £751k
- Messenger Building Repairs LimitedRev. £9.9m · Profit £284k
- Messenger Conservation LtdRev. £0 · Profit £0
- Messenger Special Projects LtdRev. £0 · Profit £0
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£139k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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