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Company No. 02786349 · Incorporated 3 Feb 1993

North East Truck & Van Limited

Registered name: NORTH EAST TRUCK & VAN LIMITED

Part of North East Truck & Van Holdings Limited group

North East Truck & Van Limited made £59.9m revenue and £63k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

North East Truck & Van Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £59.9m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £63k profit and 231 employees. The company is classified under “sale of new cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Billingham; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Billingham, North East
Age
33 yrs · since 1993
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: “North East Truck & Van Holdings Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£59.9m
Growth ▼0.7%
Profit
£63k
Growth ▼82.1%
Profit margin
0.1%
Gross 17%
Employees
231
Change ▲3.6%
Profit / employee
£273
Revenue/employee £259k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202431 Jan 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£60.3m£59.9m
Cost of sales£50.8m£49.7m
Gross profit£9.5m£10.2m
Operating profit£398k£297k
Profit before tax£275k£106k
Profit after tax£352k£63k
Profit (best available)£352k£63k
Staff costs£9.2m£9.6m
Employees (average)223231
Ratios
Profit margin0.6%0.1%
Gross margin15.7%17%
Revenue per employee£270k£259k
Profit per employee£1.6k£273
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼0.7%
Profit growth—▼82.1%
Headcount growth—▲3.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£67k£61k
Net assets£7.6m£7.6m
Fixed assets£5.9m£5.7m
Current assets£49.5m£41.4m
Debtors£9.4m£9.5m
Deferred income£5.4m£3.9m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
17%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£259k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£273
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
9.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
6.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
15.9%
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
▲1%
Now £7.6m
Cash at bank
▼9%
Now £61k
Headcount
▲4%
Now 231
Deferred income
▼27%
Now £3.9m
Fixed assets
▼3%
Now £5.7m

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

  1. North East Truck & Van Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. North East Truck & Van Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (5)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £63k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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