How much does J.long & Sons(Haulage)limited make?

J.long & Sons(Haulage)limited reported revenue of £20m and a loss of £296k in the year to 30 Nov 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does J.long & Sons(Haulage)limited have?

J.long & Sons(Haulage)limited reported an average of 112 employees in the year to 30 Nov 2025.

Is J.long & Sons(Haulage)limited profitable?

No — J.long & Sons(Haulage)limited reported a loss of £296k in the year to 30 Nov 2025.

Company No. 00704013 · Incorporated 25 Sep 1961

J.long & Sons(Haulage)limited

Registered name: J.LONG & SONS(HAULAGE)LIMITED

Part of Vantage Point Logistics Limited group

J.long & Sons(Haulage)limited made £20m revenue and a £296k loss in the year to 30 Nov 2025. read from filing text

J.long & Sons(Haulage)limited’s revenue was £20m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with a loss of £296k and 112 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Bradford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 65 yrs · since 1961
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: “During the period and after its acqusition of 100% shareholding of the company from J. Long & Sons (Holdings) Limited, t”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Nov 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightBoring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£20m

Growth —

Profit

−£296k

Growth —

Profit margin

−1.5%

Gross 13.4%

Employees

112

Change —

Profit / employee

−£2.6k

Revenue/employee £179k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Sep 2022	30 Sep 2023	30 Sep 2024	30 Nov 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£20.7m	£19.9m	£18.5m	£20m
Cost of sales	£17.8m	£17.2m	£16.3m	£17.3m
Gross profit	£2.8m	£2.8m	£2.3m	£2.7m
Operating profit	£409k	£357k	−£141k	−£364k
Profit before tax	£357k	£343k	−£139k	−£355k
Profit after tax	£298k	£367k	−£110k	−£296k
Profit (best available)	£298k	£367k	−£110k	−£296k
Staff costs	—	£5.7m	£6m	£6m
Employees (average)	148	158	156	112
Ratios
Profit margin	1.4%	1.8%	−0.6%	−1.5%
Gross margin	13.7%	13.9%	12.3%	13.4%
Revenue per employee	£140k	£126k	£119k	£179k
Profit per employee	£2k	£2.3k	−£706	−£2.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼3.6%	▼6.9%	—
Profit growth	—	▲23.3%	▼130%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲6.8%	▼1.3%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£658k	£715k	£685k	£177k
Net assets	£2.3m	£1.3m	£1.1m	£357k
Fixed assets	£2.7m	£1.3m	£748k	£503k
Current assets	£5.2m	£4.7m	£4.4m	£4m
Debtors	£3.2m	£2.8m	£2.8m	£2.8m
Deferred income	£536k	£1.1m	£260k	£276k
Cash from operations	—	—	−£203k	£932k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 13.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £179k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£2.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.1%; 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: —; Now £357k
Cash at bank: —; Now £177k
Headcount: —; Now 112
Deferred income: —; Now £276k
Fixed assets: —; Now £503k

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

Vantage Point Logistics Limitedultimate parent75–100%
J.long & Sons(Haulage)limitedthis company

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

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 Nov 2025 (profit −£296k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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