Barking & Dagenham Trading Partnership Ltd
Registered name: BARKING & DAGENHAM TRADING PARTNERSHIP LTD
Part of The London Borough Of Barking And Dagenham groupBarking & Dagenham Trading Partnership Ltd made £56.4m revenue and a £8.8m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2024.
Barking & Dagenham Trading Partnership Ltd’s revenue grew 39% to £56.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with a loss of £8.8m and 735 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Dagenham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dagenham, London
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £32m | £40.5m | £56.4m |
| Cost of sales | £37.2m | £44.1m | £53m |
| Gross profit | −£5.2m | −£3.6m | £3.4m |
| Operating profit | −£11.3m | −£6m | −£874k |
| Profit before tax | −£15.5m | −£8.1m | −£3.9m |
| Profit after tax | −£5.7m | −£6.4m | −£8.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£5.7m | −£6.4m | −£8.8m |
| Staff costs | £13.7m | £15.6m | £16.9m |
| Employees (average) | 546 | 533 | 735 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −17.9% | −15.9% | −15.5% |
| Gross margin | −16.3% | −8.8% | 6% |
| Revenue per employee | £58.6k | £76k | £76.8k |
| Profit per employee | −£10.5k | −£12.1k | −£11.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲26.7% | ▲39.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.4% | ▲37.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £33.4k | £88.7k | £79.6k |
| Net assets | −£14.8m | −£21.3m | −£30m |
| Fixed assets | £22.5m | £22.1m | £21.7m |
| Current assets | £3.3m | £4.4m | £6.3m |
| Debtors | £637k | £949k | £13.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −15.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £76.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£11.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 38.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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 −£30m
- Cash at bank
- ▼10%
- Now £79.6k
- Headcount
- ▲38%
- Now 735
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £21.7m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- The London Borough Of Barking And Dagenham (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Barking & Dagenham Trading Partnership Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit −£8.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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