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Company No. 01891784 · Incorporated 4 Mar 1985

Fastnet Forwarding Limited

Registered name: FASTNET FORWARDING LIMITED

Part of Star Cargo PLC group

Fastnet Forwarding Limited made £9.4m revenue and £832k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Fastnet Forwarding Limited’s revenue grew 25% to £9.4m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £832k profit and 16 employees. The company is classified under “sea and coastal freight water transport” and is based in ST Albans; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 50200Sea and coastal freight water transportSIC 51210Freight air transportSIC 52220Service activities incidental to water transportation
Status
Active
Location
ST Albans, East of England
Age
41 yrs · since 1985
Type
Private Limited Company

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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage
Revenue
£9.4m
Growth ▲25.1%
Profit
£832k
Growth ▲30.4%
Profit margin
8.8%
 
Employees
16
Change ▲6.7%
Profit / employee
£52k
Revenue/employee £588k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Sep 202330 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£7.8m£7.5m£9.4m
Operating profit£692k£750k£1m
Profit before tax£777k£852k£1.1m
Profit after tax£606k£638k£832k
Profit (best available)£606k£638k£832k
Employees (average)161516
Ratios
Profit margin7.7%8.5%8.8%
Revenue per employee£490k£501k£588k
Profit per employee£37.9k£42.5k£52k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼4%▲25.1%
Profit growth—▲5.3%▲30.4%
Headcount growth—▼6.3%▲6.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
8.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£588k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£52k
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.
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲7%
Now 16
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Star Cargo PLCultimate parent75–100%
  2. Fastnet Forwarding Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (6)

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 accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £832k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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