
Company Number
14458617
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
agribriefing limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Other information technology and computer service activities
Registered Address
gloucester house, unit q, bourne end business park, cores, bourne end, bucks, SL8 5AS
Website
-Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of TROPICAL RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED at £1.8m based on a Turnover of £1.7m and 1.07x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of TROPICAL RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-138.8k and a 7.26x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of TROPICAL RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-491.6k and 2.25x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Tropical Research Services Limited is a live company located in bourne end, SL8 5AS with a Companies House number of 14458617. It operates in the other information technology service activities sector, SIC Code 62090. Founded in November 2022, it's largest shareholder is agribriefing limited with a 100% stake. Tropical Research Services Limited is a startup, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £1.7m with unknown growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Tropical Research Services Limited a 1.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 2 measures and has 7 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
2 Strong
0 Regular
7 Weak
Size
annual sales of £1.7m, make it smaller than the average company (£7.4m)
£1.7m - Tropical Research Services Limited
£7.4m - Industry AVG
Growth
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- Tropical Research Services Limited
- - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 92.4%, this company has a lower cost of product (51.7%)
92.4% - Tropical Research Services Limited
51.7% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -29.4% make it less profitable than the average company (3.5%)
-29.4% - Tropical Research Services Limited
3.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 1 employees, this is below the industry average (43)
1 - Tropical Research Services Limited
43 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £171.1k, the company has a higher pay structure (£74.4k)
£171.1k - Tropical Research Services Limited
£74.4k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £1.7m, this is more efficient (£178.1k)
£1.7m - Tropical Research Services Limited
£178.1k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 86 days, this is later than average (52 days)
86 days - Tropical Research Services Limited
52 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Tropical Research Services Limited
- - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Tropical Research Services Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 1 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)
1 weeks - Tropical Research Services Limited
14 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 115.5%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (64.7%)
115.5% - Tropical Research Services Limited
64.7% - Industry AVG
Tropical Research Services Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £1.7 million and the company has net assets of -£491.6 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, Tropical Research Services Limited has 1 employee and maintains cash reserves of £116.5 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | |
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Turnover | 1,676,594 |
Other Income Or Grants | |
Cost Of Sales | 128,058 |
Gross Profit | 1,548,535 |
Admin Expenses | 2,041,810 |
Operating Profit | -493,275 |
Interest Payable | |
Interest Receivable | |
Pre-Tax Profit | -493,275 |
Tax | 1,658 |
Profit After Tax | -491,618 |
Dividends Paid | |
Retained Profit | -491,618 |
Employee Costs | 171,067 |
Number Of Employees | 1 |
EBITDA* | -138,785 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | |
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Tangible Assets | 22,103 |
Intangible Assets | 2,428,943 |
Investments & Other | |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |
Total Fixed Assets | 2,451,046 |
Stock & work in progress | |
Trade Debtors | 395,532 |
Group Debtors | |
Misc Debtors | 201,407 |
Cash | 116,507 |
misc current assets | |
total current assets | 713,447 |
total assets | 3,164,493 |
Bank overdraft | |
Bank loan | |
Trade Creditors | |
Group/Directors Accounts | 3,604,708 |
other short term finances | |
hp & lease commitments | |
other current liabilities | 51,401 |
total current liabilities | 3,656,109 |
loans | |
hp & lease commitments | |
Accruals and Deferred Income | |
other liabilities | |
provisions | |
total long term liabilities | |
total liabilities | 3,656,109 |
net assets | -491,617 |
total shareholders funds | -491,617 |
Dec 2023 | |
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Operating Activities | |
Operating Profit | -493,275 |
Depreciation | 12,486 |
Amortisation | 342,004 |
Tax | 1,658 |
Stock | |
Debtors | 596,939 |
Creditors | |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 51,401 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | |
Cash flow from operations | -682,665 |
Investing Activities | |
capital expenditure | |
Change in Investments | |
cash flow from investments | |
Financing Activities | |
Bank loans | |
Group/Directors Accounts | 3,604,708 |
Other Short Term Loans | |
Long term loans | |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |
other long term liabilities | |
share issue | |
interest | |
cash flow from financing | 3,604,709 |
cash and cash equivalents | |
cash | 116,507 |
overdraft | |
change in cash | 116,507 |
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TROPICAL RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED group structure
Tropical Research Services Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
FIVE ARROWS PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS IV
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2 parents
TROPICAL RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED
14458617
Tropical Research Services Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Spencer Wicks (Apr 2023) and Mr Mark Ashworth (Apr 2023).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Spencer Wicks | England | 58 years | Apr 2023 | - | Director |
Mr Mark Ashworth | England | 48 years | Apr 2023 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
1.7m
0%
operating profit
-493.3k
0%
gross margin
92.4%
0%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
-491.6k
0%
total assets
3.2m
0%
cash
116.5k
0%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
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company number
14458617
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
62090 - Other information technology and computer service activities
incorporation date
November 2022
age
3
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Audit Exemption Subsidiary
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
acraman 1890 limited (December 2022)
accountant
-
auditor
-
address
gloucester house, unit q, bourne end business park, cores, bourne end, bucks, SL8 5AS
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
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