A. Hingley Transport (Brierley Hill) Limited
Registered name: A. HINGLEY TRANSPORT (BRIERLEY HILL) LIMITED
Part of Hingley Brothers Holdings Ltd groupA. Hingley Transport (Brierley Hill) Limited made £11.7m revenue and £334k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
A. Hingley Transport (Brierley Hill) Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £11.7m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £334k profit and 74 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Brierley Hill; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Brierley Hill, West Midlands
- Age
- 54 yrs · since 1972
- 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
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12m | £12.2m | £12.2m | £11.7m |
| Cost of sales | £9.3m | £9.4m | £9.4m | £9.3m |
| Gross profit | £2.7m | £2.8m | £2.8m | £2.4m |
| Operating profit | £391k | £453k | £479k | £474k |
| Profit before tax | £375k | £437k | £450k | £449k |
| Profit after tax | £313k | £286k | £340k | £334k |
| Profit (best available) | £313k | £286k | £340k | £334k |
| Staff costs | £4.3m | £4.1m | £4m | £3.6m |
| Employees (average) | 74 | 79 | 76 | 74 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2.9% |
| Gross margin | 22.6% | 22.8% | 23.1% | 20.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £162k | £154k | £161k | £158k |
| Profit per employee | £4.2k | £3.6k | £4.5k | £4.5k |
| Cash conversion | −62.1% | −145.1% | −50.8% | −150.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.1% | ▼0% | ▼3.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼8.4% | ▲18.9% | ▼1.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.8% | ▼3.8% | ▼2.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.3m | £1.7m | £1.5m | £699k |
| Net assets | £2.7m | £3m | £3.4m | £3.7m |
| Fixed assets | £1.5m | £2.1m | £1.9m | £2.7m |
| Current assets | £3.9m | £4.2m | £4.2m | £4.3m |
| Debtors | £2.4m | £2.4m | £2.6m | £2.4m |
| Deferred income | — | £0 | £372k | £300k |
| Cash from operations | −£243k | −£658k | −£244k | −£713k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £158k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −150.5%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 20.2%
- 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 £3.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼55%
- Now £699k
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 74
- Deferred income
- ▼19%
- Now £300k
- Fixed assets
- ▲38%
- Now £2.7m
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
- Hingley Brothers Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- A. Hingley Transport (Brierley Hill) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £334k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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