Kelly European Freight Services Limited
Registered name: KELLY EUROPEAN FREIGHT SERVICES LIMITED
Kelly European Freight Services Limited made £12.1m revenue and £972k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Kelly European Freight Services Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £12.1m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £972k profit and 54 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Lisburn; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lisburn, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 2000
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £10.8m | £12.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £7.1m | £7.6m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £3.7m | £4.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £686k | £1.3m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £703k | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £487k | £972k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £487k | £972k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £2.2m | £2.3m |
| Employees (average) | 47 | 52 | 54 | 54 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 4.5% | 8.1% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 34.4% | 37.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £200k | £223k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £9k | £18k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 253.9% | 139.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲11.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲99.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10.6% | ▲3.9% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.1m | £1.6m |
| Net assets | £3.3m | £3.8m | £4.3m | £5.2m |
| Fixed assets | £1.6m | £1.9m | £3.2m | £3.7m |
| Current assets | £3m | £3.1m | £3.2m | £3.4m |
| Debtors | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.7m | £1.5m |
| Deferred income | £85.4k | £175k | £168k | — |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £1.7m | £1.8m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 37.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £223k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £18k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 139.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 31.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12.7%
- 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
- ▲22%
- Now £5.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲41%
- Now £1.6m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 54
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲18%
- Now £3.7m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £972k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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