How much does Les Smith Haulage Limited make?

Les Smith Haulage Limited reported revenue of £9.7m and £378k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Les Smith Haulage Limited have?

Les Smith Haulage Limited reported an average of 70 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Is Les Smith Haulage Limited profitable?

Yes — Les Smith Haulage Limited reported a profit of £378k in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Company No. 06972530 · Incorporated 25 Jul 2009

Les Smith Haulage Limited

Registered name: LES SMITH HAULAGE LIMITED

Part of Les Smith Haulage Ltd Disc Trust group

Les Smith Haulage Limited made £9.7m revenue and £378k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Les Smith Haulage Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £9.7m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £378k profit and 70 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Swindon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road

Status: Active
Location: Swindon, South West
Age: 17 yrs · since 2009
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageBoring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£9.7m

Growth ▲12.7%

Profit

£378k

Growth ▲643.1%

Profit margin

3.9%

Gross 24.1%

Employees

Change ▲4.5%

Profit / employee

£5.4k

Revenue/employee £138k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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 Jul 2022	31 Jul 2023	31 Jul 2024	31 Jul 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£7.8m	£8.2m	£8.6m	£9.7m
Cost of sales	£6.1m	£6.3m	£6.8m	£7.3m
Gross profit	£1.8m	£1.9m	£1.8m	£2.3m
Operating profit	£704k	£844k	£359k	£812k
Profit before tax	£624k	£684k	£96.3k	£525k
Profit after tax	£401k	£549k	£50.9k	£378k
Profit (best available)	£401k	£549k	£50.9k	£378k
Staff costs	£3.1m	£3.1m	£3.5m	£3.7m
Employees (average)	65	65	67	70
Ratios
Profit margin	5.1%	6.7%	0.6%	3.9%
Gross margin	22.8%	23.2%	20.6%	24.1%
Revenue per employee	£121k	£126k	£128k	£138k
Profit per employee	£6.2k	£8.5k	£759	£5.4k
Cash conversion	−110.9%	−160.7%	−158.6%	−169.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲4.3%	▲4.9%	▲12.7%
Profit growth	—	▲37.1%	▼90.7%	▲643.1%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲3.1%	▲4.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£667k	£452k	£850k
Net assets	£3.6m	£4.1m	£4.2m	£4.5m
Fixed assets	£5.5m	£6.6m	£8m	£7.7m
Current assets	£2.9m	£2.4m	£2.3m	£2.8m
Debtors	£1.5m	£1.5m	£1.5m	£1.6m
Deferred income	£220k	£136k	£129k	£140k
Cash from operations	−£781k	−£1.4m	−£570k	−£1.4m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024	Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 24.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £138k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £5.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −169.4%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 79.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.4%; 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: ▲9%; Now £4.5m
Cash at bank: ▲88%; Now £850k
Headcount: ▲4%; Now 70
Deferred income: ▲8%; Now £140k
Fixed assets: ▼4%; Now £7.7m

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

Les Smith Haulage Ltd Disc Trust (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Les Smith Haulage 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £378k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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