How many employees does P.B. Donoghue (Haulage & Plant Hire) Limited have?

P.B. Donoghue (Haulage & Plant Hire) Limited reported an average of 3 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2022.

Company No. 01183879 · Incorporated 12 Sep 1974

P.B. Donoghue (Haulage & Plant Hire) Limited

Q: Is P.B. Donoghue (Haulage & Plant Hire) Limited profitable?

No — P.B. Donoghue (Haulage & Plant Hire) Limited reported a loss of £3.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2022.

Registered name: P.B. DONOGHUE (HAULAGE & PLANT HIRE) LIMITED

Part of Wilson Properties (London) Ltd group

P.B. Donoghue (Haulage & Plant Hire) Limited made a £3.8m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2022 (revenue not disclosed).

P.B. Donoghue (Haulage & Plant Hire) Limited reported a loss of £3.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2022; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 3 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles” and is based in Welwyn Garden City; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 77120Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles

Status: Active
Location: Welwyn Garden City, East of England
Age: 52 yrs · since 1974
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. From the filing: “Donoghue Cricklewood Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2022

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

−£3.8m

Growth —

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

−£1.3m

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	28 Apr 2022	31 Dec 2022
Disclosure	No P&L	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—
Profit after tax	—	£42.5k	−£3.8m
Profit (best available)	—	£42.5k	−£3.8m
Employees (average)	6	6	3
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—
Profit per employee	—	£7.1k	−£1.3m
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£482k	£5.2k	—
Net assets	£5.3m	£4.9m	£15.6m
Fixed assets	£5.6m	£5.6m	£19.5m
Current assets	£482k	£5.2k	£5.2k
Debtors	—	—	£5.2k
Deferred income	—	—	£3k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024

Derived from the latest filing

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: −£1.3m; 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.

Indirect — not revenue

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: —; Now £15.6m
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now 3
Deferred income: —; Now £3k
Fixed assets: —; Now £19.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Wilson Properties (London) Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Chase Capital Land Acquisitions Limited75–100%
Donoghue Cricklewood Limited75–100%
P.B. Donoghue (Haulage & Plant Hire) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Kerville Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Claremont Quarter Management Company LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2022 (profit −£3.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026

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