DRS Food Distributions Ltd
Registered name: DRS FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS LTD
DRS Food Distributions Ltd made £5m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
DRS Food Distributions Ltd’s revenue was £5m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1.4m profit and 12 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of flowers and plants” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nottingham, East Midlands
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £0 | £5m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | £1.4m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £0 | £3.6m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £0 | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £0 | £1.4m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £0 | £1.4m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £0 | £1.4m |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 27.7% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 71.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £0 | £418k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £0 | £116k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲133.3% | ▲71.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £62.3k | £127k |
| Net assets | £179k | £182k | £1.1m | £2.4m |
| Fixed assets | £101k | £110k | £917k | £1.9m |
| Current assets | £133k | £129k | £511k | £1m |
| Debtors | — | — | £144k | £292k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 27.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 71.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £418k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £116k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 37.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.8%
- 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
- ▲132%
- Now £2.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲103%
- Now £127k
- Headcount
- ▲71%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲103%
- Now £1.9m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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