forward 3d limited Company Information
Company Number
07717216
Next Accounts
142 days late
Shareholders
forward 3d holdings limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Advertising agencies
Registered Address
110 southwark street, london, SE1 0SU
Website
http://www.forward3d.comforward 3d limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FORWARD 3D LIMITED at £15.3m based on a Turnover of £26.2m and 0.58x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
forward 3d limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FORWARD 3D LIMITED at £9.8m based on an EBITDA of £2.5m and a 3.86x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
forward 3d limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FORWARD 3D LIMITED at £41.6m based on Net Assets of £21.7m and 1.92x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Forward 3d Limited Overview
Forward 3d Limited is a live company located in london, SE1 0SU with a Companies House number of 07717216. It operates in the advertising agencies sector, SIC Code 73110. Founded in July 2011, it's largest shareholder is forward 3d holdings limited with a 100% stake. Forward 3d Limited is a established, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £26.2m with low growth in recent years.
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Forward 3d Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Forward 3D Limited a 2.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


3 Strong

3 Regular

5 Weak

Size
annual sales of £26.2m, make it larger than the average company (£10.2m)
£26.2m - Forward 3d Limited
£10.2m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 2%, show it is growing at a similar rate (2.2%)
2% - Forward 3d Limited
2.2% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 23.5%, this company has a higher cost of product (45.2%)
23.5% - Forward 3d Limited
45.2% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 6.4% make it as profitable than the average company (5.9%)
6.4% - Forward 3d Limited
5.9% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 318 employees, this is above the industry average (46)
318 - Forward 3d Limited
46 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £54k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£65k)
£54k - Forward 3d Limited
£65k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £82.3k, this is less efficient (£184.1k)
£82.3k - Forward 3d Limited
£184.1k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 284 days, this is later than average (63 days)
284 days - Forward 3d Limited
63 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 291 days, this is slower than average (47 days)
291 days - Forward 3d Limited
47 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Forward 3d Limited
- - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 0 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (18 weeks)
0 weeks - Forward 3d Limited
18 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 80.3%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (68.3%)
80.3% - Forward 3d Limited
68.3% - Industry AVG
FORWARD 3D LIMITED financials

Forward 3D Limited's latest turnover from December 2022 is £26.2 million and the company has net assets of £21.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Forward 3D Limited has 318 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.1 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | |
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Turnover | 26,168,000 | 25,303,000 | 27,206,000 | 24,613,000 | 26,253,000 | 23,330,000 | 59,688,000 | 82,380,000 | 73,602,000 | 57,951,723 | 31,731,177 | |
Other Income Or Grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Cost Of Sales | 40,519,000 | 64,339,000 | 60,072,000 | 48,559,460 | 26,541,161 | |||||||
Gross Profit | 19,169,000 | 18,041,000 | 13,530,000 | 9,392,263 | 5,190,016 | |||||||
Admin Expenses | 15,741,000 | 15,997,000 | 12,628,000 | 7,766,028 | 4,242,177 | |||||||
Operating Profit | 1,672,000 | 3,519,000 | 3,935,000 | 2,184,000 | 2,526,000 | 1,779,000 | 3,428,000 | 2,044,000 | 902,000 | 1,626,235 | 947,839 | |
Interest Payable | 0 | 6,000 | 0 | 16,000 | 49,000 | 174,000 | 177,000 | 6,000 | 137,000 | 315,718 | 120,382 | |
Interest Receivable | 11,000 | 0 | 1,000 | 306,000 | 195,000 | 582,000 | 437,000 | 55,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pre-Tax Profit | 1,683,000 | 3,513,000 | 3,936,000 | 2,474,000 | 2,672,000 | 2,187,000 | 3,526,000 | 1,816,000 | 765,000 | 1,310,517 | 827,457 | |
Tax | -374,000 | -844,000 | -801,000 | -553,000 | -508,000 | -651,000 | -948,000 | 586,000 | 171,000 | -317,597 | -204,132 | |
Profit After Tax | 1,309,000 | 2,669,000 | 3,135,000 | 1,921,000 | 2,164,000 | 1,536,000 | 2,578,000 | 2,402,000 | 936,000 | 992,920 | 623,325 | |
Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Retained Profit | 1,309,000 | 2,669,000 | 3,135,000 | 1,921,000 | 2,164,000 | 1,536,000 | 2,578,000 | 2,402,000 | 936,000 | 992,920 | 623,325 | |
Employee Costs | 17,175,000 | 16,582,000 | 16,210,000 | 14,303,000 | 12,747,000 | 11,784,000 | 9,170,000 | 10,482,000 | 8,886,000 | 5,397,872 | 2,830,948 | |
Number Of Employees | 318 | 324 | 319 | 317 | 271 | 216 | 181 | 189 | 159 | 120 | 68 | |
EBITDA* | 2,528,000 | 4,361,000 | 4,718,000 | 2,768,000 | 3,110,000 | 2,233,000 | 3,835,000 | 2,262,000 | 1,031,000 | 1,676,115 | 955,945 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | |
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Tangible Assets | 1,658,000 | 2,026,000 | 2,182,000 | 1,084,000 | 1,203,000 | 1,049,000 | 825,000 | 824,000 | 241,000 | 199,323 | 63,555 | 0 |
Intangible Assets | 0 | 13,375,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investments & Other | 20,565,000 | 90,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 9,422,000 | 9,422,000 | 9,422,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,896,000 | 2,560,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Fixed Assets | 31,645,000 | 24,913,000 | 11,657,000 | 1,137,000 | 1,256,000 | 1,102,000 | 10,774,000 | 3,437,000 | 294,000 | 199,323 | 63,555 | 0 |
Stock & work in progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Debtors | 20,391,000 | 33,405,000 | 21,698,000 | 35,990,000 | 20,025,000 | 17,783,000 | 21,596,000 | 17,106,000 | 14,225,000 | 14,439,196 | 8,838,541 | 0 |
Group Debtors | 32,261,000 | 15,677,000 | 19,830,000 | 28,747,000 | 22,896,000 | 13,189,000 | 1,275,000 | 51,000 | 702,000 | 290,397 | 125,054 | 0 |
Misc Debtors | 24,686,000 | 20,153,000 | 3,404,000 | 5,493,000 | 8,102,000 | 2,132,000 | 3,140,000 | 2,110,000 | 1,067,000 | 1,458,922 | 4,164,820 | 0 |
Cash | 1,122,000 | 29,819,000 | 5,514,000 | 8,313,000 | 1,957,000 | 6,840,000 | 4,730,000 | 1,338,000 | 3,694,000 | 3,728,153 | 1,142,582 | 0 |
misc current assets | 0 | 505,000 | 24,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total current assets | 78,460,000 | 99,559,000 | 50,470,000 | 78,543,000 | 52,980,000 | 39,944,000 | 30,741,000 | 20,605,000 | 19,688,000 | 19,916,668 | 14,270,997 | 0 |
total assets | 110,105,000 | 124,472,000 | 62,127,000 | 79,680,000 | 54,236,000 | 41,046,000 | 41,515,000 | 24,042,000 | 19,982,000 | 20,115,991 | 14,334,552 | 0 |
Bank overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bank loan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Creditors | 15,993,000 | 20,959,000 | 26,777,000 | 47,878,000 | 31,219,000 | 22,293,000 | 20,389,000 | 7,242,000 | 6,764,000 | 4,903,351 | 1,667,199 | 0 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 28,669,000 | 13,974,000 | 6,831,000 | 6,378,000 | 275,000 | 2,977,000 | 653,000 | 1,342,000 | 256,000 | 541,187 | 2,109,935 | 0 |
other short term finances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other current liabilities | 15,088,000 | 51,975,000 | 10,204,000 | 10,339,000 | 9,502,000 | 4,407,000 | 6,983,000 | 8,219,000 | 7,011,000 | 5,555,207 | 1,285,367 | 0 |
total current liabilities | 59,750,000 | 86,908,000 | 43,812,000 | 64,595,000 | 40,996,000 | 29,677,000 | 28,025,000 | 16,803,000 | 14,031,000 | 10,999,745 | 5,062,501 | 0 |
loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,675,000 | 0 | 2,000,000 | 7,500,000 | 8,648,725 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other liabilities | 28,666,000 | 17,170,000 | 633,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
provisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total long term liabilities | 28,666,000 | 17,170,000 | 633,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,675,000 | 0 | 2,000,000 | 7,500,000 | 8,648,725 | 0 |
total liabilities | 88,416,000 | 104,078,000 | 44,445,000 | 64,595,000 | 40,996,000 | 29,677,000 | 31,700,000 | 16,803,000 | 16,031,000 | 18,499,745 | 13,711,226 | 0 |
net assets | 21,689,000 | 20,394,000 | 17,682,000 | 15,085,000 | 13,240,000 | 11,369,000 | 9,815,000 | 7,239,000 | 3,951,000 | 1,616,246 | 623,326 | 0 |
total shareholders funds | 21,689,000 | 20,394,000 | 17,682,000 | 15,085,000 | 13,240,000 | 11,369,000 | 9,815,000 | 7,239,000 | 3,951,000 | 1,616,246 | 623,326 | 0 |
Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 1,672,000 | 3,519,000 | 3,935,000 | 2,184,000 | 2,526,000 | 1,779,000 | 3,428,000 | 2,044,000 | 902,000 | 1,626,235 | 947,839 | |
Depreciation | 856,000 | 842,000 | 783,000 | 584,000 | 584,000 | 454,000 | 407,000 | 218,000 | 129,000 | 49,880 | 8,106 | |
Amortisation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tax | -374,000 | -844,000 | -801,000 | -553,000 | -508,000 | -651,000 | -948,000 | 586,000 | 171,000 | -317,597 | -204,132 | |
Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Debtors | 8,103,000 | 24,303,000 | -15,876,000 | 19,207,000 | 17,919,000 | -2,803,000 | 14,080,000 | 5,833,000 | -194,515 | 3,060,100 | 13,128,415 | 0 |
Creditors | -4,966,000 | -5,818,000 | -21,101,000 | 16,659,000 | 8,926,000 | 1,904,000 | 13,147,000 | 478,000 | 1,860,649 | 3,236,152 | 1,667,199 | 0 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -36,887,000 | 41,771,000 | -135,000 | 837,000 | 5,095,000 | -2,576,000 | -1,236,000 | 1,208,000 | 1,455,793 | 4,269,840 | 1,285,367 | 0 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash flow from operations | -47,802,000 | 15,167,000 | -1,443,000 | 504,000 | -1,296,000 | 3,713,000 | 718,000 | -1,299,000 | 4,712,957 | 5,804,410 | -9,424,036 | |
Investing Activities | ||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -185,788 | -71,661 | ||||||||||
Change in Investments | 20,475,000 | 37,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
cash flow from investments | -185,788 | -71,661 | ||||||||||
Financing Activities | ||||||||||||
Bank loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 14,695,000 | 7,143,000 | 453,000 | 6,103,000 | -2,702,000 | 2,324,000 | -689,000 | 1,086,000 | -285,187 | -1,568,748 | 2,109,935 | 0 |
Other Short Term Loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Long term loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3,675,000 | 3,675,000 | -2,000,000 | -5,500,000 | -1,148,725 | 8,648,725 | 0 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other long term liabilities | 11,496,000 | 16,537,000 | 633,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
share issue | ||||||||||||
interest | 11,000 | -6,000 | 1,000 | 290,000 | 146,000 | 408,000 | 260,000 | 49,000 | -137,000 | -315,718 | -120,382 | |
cash flow from financing | 26,188,000 | 23,717,000 | 549,000 | 6,317,000 | -2,849,000 | -925,000 | 3,244,000 | 21,000 | -4,523,433 | -3,033,191 | 10,638,279 | |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||||
cash | -28,697,000 | 24,305,000 | -2,799,000 | 6,356,000 | -4,883,000 | 2,110,000 | 3,392,000 | -2,356,000 | -34,153 | 2,585,571 | 1,142,582 | 0 |
overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
change in cash | -28,697,000 | 24,305,000 | -2,799,000 | 6,356,000 | -4,883,000 | 2,110,000 | 3,392,000 | -2,356,000 | -34,153 | 2,585,571 | 1,142,582 | 0 |
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Forward 3d Limited Competitor Analysis

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forward 3d limited Ownership
FORWARD 3D LIMITED group structure
Forward 3D Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
FORWARDPMX GROUP LLC
#0124845
2 parents
FORWARD 3D LIMITED
07717216
forward 3d limited directors
Forward 3D Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr James Townsend (Jul 2020) and Mr Matthew Adams (May 2024).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr James Townsend | England | 45 years | Jul 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Matthew Adams | United Kingdom | 47 years | May 2024 | - | Director |
Sandy Roberts | United States | 58 years | May 2024 | - | Director |
Mr Paul Keeble | England | 44 years | May 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2022turnover
26.2m
+3%
operating profit
1.7m
-52%
gross margin
23.6%
+0.68%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2022net assets
21.7m
+0.06%
total assets
110.1m
-0.12%
cash
1.1m
-0.96%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
forward 3d limited company details
company number
07717216
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
73110 - Advertising agencies
incorporation date
July 2011
age
14
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Audit Exemption Subsidiary
last accounts submitted
December 2022
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
-
address
110 southwark street, london, SE1 0SU
Bank
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK
Legal Advisor
-
forward 3d limited Charges & Mortgages
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