DRS Food Distributions Ltd
Registered name: DRS FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS LTD
DRS Food Distributions Ltd made £11.8m revenue and £2.1m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026.
DRS Food Distributions Ltd’s revenue grew 135% to £11.8m in the year to 30 Apr 2026, with £2.1m profit and 12 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of flowers and plants” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nottingham, East Midlands
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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 | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 | 30 Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £0 | £5m | £11.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | £1.4m | £7.7m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £0 | £3.6m | £4.1m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £0 | £1.4m | £2.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £0 | £1.4m | £2.6m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £0 | £1.4m | £2.1m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £0 | £1.4m | £2.1m |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 27.7% | 17.7% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 71.8% | 34.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £0 | £418k | £982k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £0 | £116k | £174k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▲135% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▲50.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲133.3% | ▲71.4% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £62.3k | £127k | £105k |
| Net assets | £179k | £182k | £1.1m | £2.4m | £4.5m |
| Fixed assets | £101k | £110k | £917k | £1.9m | £3.8m |
| Current assets | £133k | £129k | £511k | £1m | £1.3m |
| Debtors | — | — | £144k | £292k | £368k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 17.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £982k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £174k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 32.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.1%
- 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
- ▲85%
- Now £4.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼17%
- Now £105k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲106%
- Now £3.8m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2026 (profit £2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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