How many employees does M & S Logistics Limited have?

M & S Logistics Limited reported an average of 43 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is M & S Logistics Limited profitable?

Yes — M & S Logistics Limited reported a profit of £5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03597897 · Incorporated 14 Jul 1998

M & S Logistics Limited

Registered name: M & S LOGISTICS LIMITED

M & S Logistics Limited made £5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

M & S Logistics Limited reported £5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, up 35% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 43 employees. The company is classified under “sea and coastal freight water transport” and is based in Cheshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection H · Transportation and storageSIC 50200Sea and coastal freight water transport

Status: Active
Location: Cheshire, North West
Age: 28 yrs · since 1998
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: “The immediate and ultimate parent company is Sterlingwood Limited, a company registered in the British Virgin Islands and does not prepare group financial statements.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£5m

Growth ▲35.1%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▼6.5%

Profit / employee

£115k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Cost of sales	£136m	£74.4m	£75.4m	£77.1m
Profit before tax	£22.9m	£8.2m	£6.6m	£6.3m
Profit after tax	£16.8m	£5.5m	£3.7m	£5m
Profit (best available)	£16.8m	£5.5m	£3.7m	£5m
Staff costs	£4.2m	£5.4m	£3m	£2.9m
Employees (average)	52	48	46	43
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£324k	£114k	£79.8k	£115k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▼67.6%	▼32.7%	▲35.1%
Headcount growth	—	▼7.7%	▼4.2%	▼6.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£14.6m	£27.2m	£17.1m	£21.8m
Net assets	—	£27.3m	£26m	£30.2m
Fixed assets	£21.6m	£23.1m	£22.5m	£22.6m
Current assets	—	—	£37.8m	£43.8m
Debtors	£25.2m	£12.7m	£11.5m	£12.2m
Deferred income	£28.4m	£25.3m	£20.6m	£20.7m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

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: £115k; 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: ▲16%; Now £30.2m
Cash at bank: ▲27%; Now £21.8m
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 43
Deferred income: ▲1%; Now £20.7m
Fixed assets: ▲0%; Now £22.6m

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

Sterlingwood Ltd (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent50–75%
M & S Logistics Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Multistar Leasing LimitedFigures not disclosed
Quay Chemicals 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 FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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