How much does John Truswell & Sons (Garage) Limited make?

John Truswell & Sons (Garage) Limited reported revenue of £12.2m and £254k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2022, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does John Truswell & Sons (Garage) Limited have?

John Truswell & Sons (Garage) Limited reported an average of 80 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2022.

Is John Truswell & Sons (Garage) Limited profitable?

Yes — John Truswell & Sons (Garage) Limited reported a profit of £254k in the year to 31 Jul 2022.

Company No. 00362763 · Incorporated 10 Aug 1940

John Truswell & Sons (Garage) Limited

Registered name: JOHN TRUSWELL & SONS (GARAGE) LIMITED

Part of Otif Distribution Limited group

John Truswell & Sons (Garage) Limited made £12.2m revenue and £254k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2022. read from filing text

John Truswell & Sons (Garage) Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £12.2m in the year to 31 Jul 2022, with £254k profit and 80 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Liverpool; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: In Administration
Location: Liverpool, North West
Age: 86 yrs · since 1940
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 Jul 2022

Key figures

Doing more with lessBoring industry

Revenue

£12.2m

Growth ▲14.1%

Profit

£254k

Growth ▼30.9%

Profit margin

2.1%

Gross 19.2%

Employees

Change ▼14.9%

Profit / employee

£3.2k

Revenue/employee £152k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Jun 2021	31 Jul 2022
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£10.7m	£12.2m
Cost of sales	£8.9m	£9.8m
Gross profit	£1.8m	£2.3m
Operating profit	£461k	£595k
Profit before tax	£430k	£388k
Profit after tax	£367k	£254k
Profit (best available)	£367k	£254k
Staff costs	£3.4m	£4m
Employees (average)	94	80
Ratios
Profit margin	3.4%	2.1%
Gross margin	16.4%	19.2%
Revenue per employee	£114k	£152k
Profit per employee	£3.9k	£3.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲14.1%
Profit growth	—	▼30.9%
Headcount growth	—	▼14.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£536k	£39.3k
Net assets	£5m	£5.3m
Fixed assets	£5.9m	£6m
Current assets	£2.5m	£7.8m
Debtors	£1.7m	£1.7m
Deferred income	£300k	£192k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 19.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £152k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 49.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.7%; 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: ▲7%; Now £5.3m
Cash at bank: ▼93%; Now £39.3k
Headcount: ▼15%; Now 80
Deferred income: ▼36%; Now £192k
Fixed assets: ▲2%; Now £6m

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

Otif Distribution Limitedultimate parent75–100%
John Truswell & Sons (Garage) Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

John Truswell & Sons(Haulage)limitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Kenyon Road Haulage LimitedIn AdministrationFigures 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 accounts for the year to 31 Jul 2022 (profit £254k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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