How much does John Raymond Transport Limited make?

John Raymond Transport Limited reported revenue of £10.4m and a loss of £592k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does John Raymond Transport Limited have?

John Raymond Transport Limited reported an average of 115 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is John Raymond Transport Limited profitable?

No — John Raymond Transport Limited reported a loss of £592k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 00400527 · Incorporated 14 Nov 1945

John Raymond Transport Limited

Registered name: JOHN RAYMOND TRANSPORT LIMITED

Part of Opera Capital Limited group

John Raymond Transport Limited made £10.4m revenue and a £592k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

John Raymond Transport Limited’s revenue fell 43% to £10.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £592k and 115 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Bridgend; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Bridgend, Wales
Age: 80 yrs · since 1945
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 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£10.4m

Growth ▼42.6%

Profit

−£592k

Growth —

Profit margin

−5.7%

Gross 0.8%

Employees

115

Change ▼17.3%

Profit / employee

−£5.1k

Revenue/employee £90.6k

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£26.2m	£18.1m	£10.4m
Cost of sales	£24.4m	£17.4m	£10.3m
Gross profit	£1.8m	£766k	£77.8k
Operating profit	£775k	−£121k	−£657k
Profit before tax	£776k	−£111k	−£633k
Profit after tax	£576k	−£91.6k	−£592k
Profit (best available)	£576k	−£91.6k	−£592k
Staff costs	£4.7m	£4.7m	£4m
Employees (average)	148	139	115
Ratios
Profit margin	2.2%	−0.5%	−5.7%
Gross margin	6.9%	4.2%	0.8%
Revenue per employee	£177k	£131k	£90.6k
Profit per employee	£3.9k	−£659	−£5.1k
Cash conversion	−126.5%	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼30.7%	▼42.6%
Profit growth	—	▼115.9%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼6.1%	▼17.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	−£126k	£538k	£512k
Net assets	£2.8m	£2.7m	£2.1m
Fixed assets	£1.1m	£861k	£713k
Current assets	£6m	£5.2m	£3.1m
Debtors	£3.8m	£2.5m	£1.7m
Cash from operations	−£980k	£573k	£147k
Source	Reports and Financial Statements · bulk data Sep 2024	Reports and Financial Statements · bulk data Sep 2024	Reports and Financial Statements · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −5.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 0.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £90.6k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£5.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 6.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.1%; 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: ▼22%; Now £2.1m
Cash at bank: ▼5%; Now £512k
Headcount: ▼17%; Now 115
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼17%; Now £713k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Opera Capital Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Swift Haulage Solutions Limited75–100%
John Raymond Transport Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Truck Resources (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from Reports and Financial Statements for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£592k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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