Deltec International Courier Limited
Registered name: DELTEC INTERNATIONAL COURIER LIMITED
Part of Skynet International Holding Limited groupDeltec International Courier Limited made £243k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2023 (revenue not disclosed).
Deltec International Courier Limited reported £243k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2023, down 95% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 249 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed carrier” and is based in Hounslow; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hounslow, London
- 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.
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 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £5.2m | £243k |
| Profit (best available) | £5.2m | £243k |
| Employees (average) | 240 | 249 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £21.8k | £974 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Profit growth | — | ▼95.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £7.4m |
| Net assets | £2.5m | £2.7m |
| Fixed assets | £1.8m | £1.4m |
| Current assets | £5.4m | £10.3m |
| Debtors | £232k | £279k |
| Deferred income | £512k | £503k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 |
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
- £974
- 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
- ▲10%
- Now £2.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲192%
- Now £7.4m
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 249
- Deferred income
- ▼2%
- Now £503k
- Fixed assets
- ▼19%
- Now £1.4m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Skynet International Holding Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Deltec International Courier Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Skynet Worldwide Express LimitedRev. £62.7m · Profit £2m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2023 (profit £243k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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