S J Bargh Group Limited
Registered name: S J BARGH GROUP LIMITED
S J Bargh Group Limited made £51.1m revenue and £426k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text
S J Bargh Group Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £51.1m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £426k profit and 533 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Lancaster; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lancaster, North West
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £52.3m | £53.2m | £51.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | £43.4m | £42.8m | £41.3m |
| Gross profit | — | £9m | £10.3m | £9.9m |
| Operating profit | — | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.3m | £1.2m | £637k |
| Profit after tax | £1.1m | £1.1m | £849k | £426k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.1m | £1.1m | £849k | £426k |
| Employees (average) | 505 | 539 | 548 | 533 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.8% |
| Gross margin | — | 17.1% | 19.4% | 19.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £97.1k | £97k | £95.9k |
| Profit per employee | £2.1k | £2k | £1.5k | £799 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲1.6% | ▼3.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲3.9% | ▼22.9% | ▼49.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.7% | ▲1.7% | ▼2.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £919k | £1.4m | £373k | £459k |
| Net assets | £20.9m | £21.7m | £22.3m | £22.5m |
| Fixed assets | £23.2m | £23.2m | £23.3m | £23.2m |
| Current assets | £970k | £1.6m | £1.5m | £2m |
| Debtors | £8.5k | £54.9k | £56.2k | £37k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 19.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £95.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £799
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 45.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £22.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲23%
- Now £459k
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 533
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £23.2m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- S.j.bargh LimitedRev. £39.1m · Profit £11.2k
- Bassetts Transport LimitedFigures not disclosed
- R G Bassett & Sons LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £426k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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