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Company No. SC463202 · Incorporated 6 Nov 2013

F.H. Bertling Logistics Aberdeen Limited

Registered name: F.H. BERTLING LOGISTICS ABERDEEN LIMITED

Part of F.H. Bertling International Gmbh group

F.H. Bertling Logistics Aberdeen Limited made £43.7m revenue and a £78k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

F.H. Bertling Logistics Aberdeen Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £43.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £78k and 68 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Aberdeen; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Aberdeen, Scotland
Age
12 yrs · since 2013
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 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageBoring industry
Revenue
£43.7m
Growth ▼5.1%
Profit
−£78k
Growth ▼106.5%
Profit margin
−0.2%
Gross 19.8%
Employees
68
Change ▼13.9%
Profit / employee
−£1.1k
Revenue/employee £642k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£36.5m£46m£43.7m
Cost of sales£27.9m£36.1m−£35m
Gross profit£8.7m£9.9m£8.6m
Operating profit£549k£926k£45k
Profit before tax£767k£1.2m−£95k
Profit after tax——−£78k
Profit (best available)£767k£1.2m−£78k
Staff costs£4.8m£5.6m—
Employees (average)707968
Ratios
Profit margin2.1%2.6%−0.2%
Gross margin23.7%21.5%19.8%
Revenue per employee£522k£583k£642k
Profit per employee£11k£15.2k−£1.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲26.1%▼5.1%
Profit growth—▲56.8%▼106.5%
Headcount growth—▲12.9%▼13.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.3m£1.2m—
Net assets£3.4m£4.3m—
Current assets£8.7m£12.6m—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−0.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
19.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£642k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£1.1k
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼14%
Now 68
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. F.H. Bertling International Gmbh (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. F.H. Bertling Logistics Aberdeen 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

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£78k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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