Southern African Traders Ltd
Registered name: SOUTHERN AFRICAN TRADERS LTD
Southern African Traders Ltd made £19 revenue and a £15.3k loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
Southern African Traders Ltd’s revenue fell 98% to £19 in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £15.3k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Bourne; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bourne, East of England
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £1.2k | £19 |
| Profit after tax | — | −£28.4k | −£15.3k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£28.4k | −£15.3k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −2436% | −80674% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £6 |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£5.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼98.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £221 | £167 | −£193k |
| Fixed assets | £167 | £167 | £167 |
| Current assets | £3.7k | £0 | £41.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −80674%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £6
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 879%
- 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
- ▼115801%
- Now −£193k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £167
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£15.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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