Heathrow Truck Centre Limited
Registered name: HEATHROW TRUCK CENTRE LIMITED
Part of Ballyvesey Industries Limited groupHeathrow Truck Centre Limited made £167m revenue and £4.8m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Heathrow Truck Centre Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £167m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £4.8m profit and 411 employees. The company is classified under “sale of other motor vehicles” and is based in Berkshire; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Berkshire, South East
- Age
- 39 yrs · since 1986
- 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 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £184m | £167m |
| Cost of sales | £153m | £133m |
| Gross profit | £31.1m | £34m |
| Operating profit | £5.7m | £6.5m |
| Profit before tax | £5.3m | £6m |
| Profit after tax | £3.6m | £4.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.6m | £4.8m |
| Employees (average) | 392 | 411 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| Gross margin | 16.9% | 20.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £470k | £406k |
| Profit per employee | £9.1k | £11.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼9.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲34.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £8.2m | £3.6m |
| Net assets | £17.5m | £19.3m |
| Fixed assets | £4.8m | £4.5m |
| Debtors | £8.2m | £9.7m |
| Deferred income | £412k | £471k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £406k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.8%
- 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 £19.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼55%
- Now £3.6m
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 411
- Deferred income
- ▲14%
- Now £471k
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £4.5m
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
- Ballyvesey Industries Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Ballyvesey Holdings Limited75–100%
- Heathrow Truck Centre Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (17)
- Midlands Truck & Van LimitedRev. £200m · Profit £420k
- West Pennine Trucks LimitedRev. £141m · Profit £3.7m
- Sapphire Vehicle Services LimitedRev. £36.2m · Profit £590k
- Centurion Truck Rental LtdRev. £34m · Profit −£1.3m
- Montgomery Transport LimitedRev. £25.4m · Profit £1.7m
- Construction Equipment Distribution LimitedRev. £12m · Profit −£14.5k
- Montgomery Tank Services LimitedRev. £8.3m · Profit −£909k
- Commercial Vehicle Auctions LimitedRev. £6.5m · Profit £2m
- East West Transport LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Eurofleet Rental LimitedRev. — · Profit −£9.7m
- Intercounty Truck and Van LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Midlands Warehousing LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Montgomery Transport 88 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Morrey Oils LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Norwest Plant LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
- Norwest Vehicle Systems LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sleator Plant LimitedRev. — · Profit −£87k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £4.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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