How much does Welch's Transport Limited make?

Welch's Transport Limited reported revenue of £17m and £244k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Welch's Transport Limited have?

Welch's Transport Limited reported an average of 151 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Welch's Transport Limited profitable?

Yes — Welch's Transport Limited reported a profit of £244k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00343359 · Incorporated 12 Aug 1938

Welch's Transport Limited

Registered name: WELCH'S TRANSPORT LIMITED

Part of Welch's Group Holdings Limited group

Welch's Transport Limited made £17m revenue and £244k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Welch's Transport Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £17m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £244k profit and 151 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Cambridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Cambridge, East of England
Age: 88 yrs · since 1938
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. From the filing: “Welch's Group Holdings Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageBoring industry

Revenue

£17m

Growth ▲13%

Profit

£244k

Growth ▲67.1%

Profit margin

1.4%

Gross 23%

Employees

151

Change ▲4.9%

Profit / employee

£1.6k

Revenue/employee £112k

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 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£15.3m	£14.8m	£15m	£17m
Cost of sales	£11.7m	£11.4m	£11.8m	£13.1m
Gross profit	£3.6m	£3.4m	£3.2m	£3.9m
Operating profit	£720k	£342k	£175k	£297k
Profit before tax	£720k	£348k	£192k	£320k
Profit after tax	£634k	£272k	£146k	£244k
Profit (best available)	£634k	£272k	£146k	£244k
Staff costs	£5.6m	£5.9m	£6.4m	£7m
Employees (average)	146	141	144	151
Ratios
Profit margin	4.2%	1.8%	1%	1.4%
Gross margin	23.3%	23.1%	21.4%	23%
Revenue per employee	£104k	£105k	£104k	£112k
Profit per employee	£4.3k	£1.9k	£1k	£1.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼2.7%	▲1.1%	▲13%
Profit growth	—	▼57%	▼46.5%	▲67.1%
Headcount growth	—	▼3.4%	▲2.1%	▲4.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£916k	£876k	£1.3m
Net assets	£2.9m	£2.9m	£3.1m	£3.1m
Fixed assets	£613k	£989k	£1.5m	£2.2m
Current assets	£4.1m	£3.4m	£4m	£4.8m
Debtors	£2m	£1.9m	£1.9m	£2.2m
Deferred income	£168k	£112k	£462k	£1.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 23%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £112k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £1.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 12.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 9.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12.8%; 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: ▼0%; Now £3.1m
Cash at bank: ▲43%; Now £1.3m
Headcount: ▲5%; Now 151
Deferred income: ▲251%; Now £1.6m
Fixed assets: ▲43%; Now £2.2m

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

Welch's Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Welch's Transport Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (2)

JPS Installs LtdFigures not disclosed
TwentyfortyFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (2)

Welch Group Garages Ltd.Figures not disclosed
Welchs (Crane Hire) LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Dec 2025 (profit £244k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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