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Industry benchmark · SIC 52241

Cargo handling for water transport activities

1,084 active companies are registered under this code; 11 publish a P&L we can benchmark.

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Median revenue
£8.8m
Median profit
£778k
Profitable
100%
Median staff
27
Median margin
11.7%
Top-quartile margin
20.8%
Median gross margin
36%
Median profit / staff
£26.2k
Profit margin: typical vs top quartile
Median
11.7%
Top quartile (p75)
20.8%

Median revenue growth: ▲2.1%

Ranked by profit

Top cargo handling for water transport activities businesses

Top companies in Cargo handling for water transport activities
#CompanyRevenueProfitMarginStaff
1Sharpness Dock Limited
Plymouth · Cargo handling for water transport activities
£8.8m£1.8m21%33
2Port of Boston Limited
Lincolnshire · Cargo handling for water transport activities
£8.7m£1.8m20.6%68
3Victoria Wharves Limited
Plymouth · Cargo handling for water transport activities
£13.7m£1.6m11.7%56
4William Reid Limited
Belfast · Cargo handling for water transport activities
£5.7m£964k16.9%13
5Southampton Cargo Handling Limited
Southampton · Cargo handling for water transport activities
Operating leverage
£11.6m£882k7.6%462
6Dan Shipping and Chartering Limited
Hessle · Cargo handling for water transport activities
£1.6m£778k49.6%12
7Shipco Transport Limited
South Woodford · Cargo handling for water transport activities
Capital-lightCash flow filed
£17.3m£619k3.6%39
8K C Group Shipping Limited
Glasgow · Cargo handling for water transport activities
IndependentCapital-light+1
£11.1m£409k3.7%27
9My Builder Group Ltd
Wembley · Cargo handling for water transport activities
IndependentSmall team+3
£894k£235k26.3%2
10Baldan Limited
London · Cargo handling for water transport activities
IndependentSmall team
£3.1m£149k4.8%6

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