United Independent Distributors Ltd
Registered name: UNITED INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS LTD
United Independent Distributors Ltd made a £3m loss in the year to 30 Dec 2022 (revenue not disclosed).
United Independent Distributors Ltd reported a loss of £3m in the year to 30 Dec 2022; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 204 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- In Administration
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Dec 2021 | 30 Dec 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — |
| Profit after tax | −£6.8m | −£3m |
| Profit (best available) | −£6.8m | −£3m |
| Employees (average) | 246 | 204 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£27.8k | −£14.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Headcount growth | — | ▼17.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £185k | £285k |
| Net assets | −£1m | £1.2m |
| Fixed assets | £3.4m | £3.3m |
| Current assets | £2.5m | £931k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £349k | £632k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£14.5k
- 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.
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 £1.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲54%
- Now £285k
- Headcount
- ▼17%
- Now 204
- Deferred income
- ▲81%
- Now £632k
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £3.3m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Eurospan LimitedIn AdministrationRev. £10.3m · Profit −£110k
- Marston Book Services LimitedIn AdministrationRev. £5.9m · Profit −£4.3m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Dec 2022 (profit −£3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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