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Company No. 00448689 · Incorporated 28 Jan 1948

Centurion Truck Rental Ltd

Registered name: CENTURION TRUCK RENTAL LTD

Part of Ballyvesey Industries Limited group

Centurion Truck Rental Ltd made £34m revenue and a £1.3m loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Centurion Truck Rental Ltd’s revenue grew 19% to £34m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £1.3m and 411 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Manchester; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehiclesSIC 77120Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles
Status
Active
Location
Manchester, North West
Age
78 yrs · since 1948
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 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£34m
Growth ▲19.5%
Profit
−£1.3m
Growth ▼1503%
Profit margin
−3.7%
Gross 14.8%
Employees
411
Change ▲4.9%
Profit / employee
−£3.1k
Revenue/employee £82.6k
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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£28.4m£34m
Cost of sales£24.8m£28.9m
Gross profit£3.6m£5m
Operating profit£2.6m£3.4m
Profit before tax£498k£663k
Profit after tax£89.9k−£1.3m
Profit (best available)£89.9k−£1.3m
Employees (average)392411
Ratios
Profit margin0.3%−3.7%
Gross margin12.7%14.8%
Revenue per employee£72.5k£82.6k
Profit per employee£229−£3.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲19.5%
Profit growth—▼1503%
Headcount growth—▲4.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.6m£5.3m
Net assets£18.8m£10.6m
Fixed assets£58.3m£104m
Debtors£3.8m£7.5m
Deferred income£681k£2.1m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−3.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
14.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£82.6k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£3.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
305.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
6.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
22.2%
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
▼43%
Now £10.6m
Cash at bank
▲109%
Now £5.3m
Headcount
▲5%
Now 411
Deferred income
▲202%
Now £2.1m
Fixed assets
▲78%
Now £104m

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

  1. Ballyvesey Industries Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Ballyvesey Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. Centurion Truck Rental Ltdthis company

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

Sister companies (17)

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 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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