How much does Overseas Supply Services Limited make?

Overseas Supply Services Limited reported revenue of £14.7m and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Overseas Supply Services Limited have?

Overseas Supply Services Limited reported an average of 0 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Overseas Supply Services Limited profitable?

Yes — Overseas Supply Services Limited reported a profit of £1.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 01865842 · Incorporated 22 Nov 1984

Overseas Supply Services Limited

Registered name: OVERSEAS SUPPLY SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Kellogg Brown Root Holdings (U.K.) Limited group

Overseas Supply Services Limited made £14.7m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Overseas Supply Services Limited’s revenue fell 34% to £14.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £1.7m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other engineering activities” and is based in Salisbury; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 71129Other engineering activities

Status: Active
Location: Salisbury, South West
Age: 41 yrs · since 1984
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. From the filing: “Kellogg Brown & Root Holdings Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

£14.7m

Growth ▼34%

Profit

£1.7m

Growth ▼65.5%

Profit margin

11.5%

Gross 25.8%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£22.2m	£14.7m
Cost of sales	£15m	£10.9m
Gross profit	£7.3m	£3.8m
Operating profit	£5.5m	£2.2m
Profit before tax	£5.6m	£2.2m
Profit after tax	£4.9m	£1.7m
Profit (best available)	£4.9m	£1.7m
Employees (average)	—	0
Ratios
Profit margin	21.9%	11.5%
Gross margin	32.7%	25.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼34%
Profit growth	—	▼65.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£22.3m	£8.6m
Net assets	£5.5m	£7.2m
Current assets	£41.9m	£26.3m
Debtors	£905k	£1.1m
Deferred income	£529k	£364k
Source	full · bulk data Aug 2025	full · bulk data Aug 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 11.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 25.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; 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: 2.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.3%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▲30%; Now £7.2m
Cash at bank: ▼61%; Now £8.6m
Headcount: —; Now 0
Deferred income: ▼31%; Now £364k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Kellogg Brown Root Holdings (U.K.) Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Kellogg Brown & Root Limited75–100%
Overseas Supply Services Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (13)

Aspire Defence Services LimitedRev. £171m · Profit £13.8m
Kellogg Brown & Root Projects LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £41.6k
Aoc International LimitedFigures not disclosed
Frazer-Nash Consultancy LimitedFigures not disclosed
FTX Logistics LimitedFigures not disclosed
Granherne LimitedFigures not disclosed
KBR (Aspire Construction Ventures) Holdings No. 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
KBR (Aspire Construction) Holdings NO.2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
KBR (Aspire Services Ventures) Holdings No. 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
KBR (Aspire Services) Holdings No. 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
KBR (U.K.) Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
Kellogg Brown & Root Overseas Projects LimitedFigures not disclosed
Phoenix(UK) Fusion LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from full for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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